Shostakovich Trilogy Program Notes
Reserve Tickets By Cheryl A. Ossola Often not particularly melodic, with rapid-fire shifts in tone and tempo, Dmitri Shostakovich’s music […]
Taking SF Ballet on Tour
Arthur Pita’s Björk Ballet made a splash last year with spectacular props, Marco Morante-designed costumes, and music by Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk. Join […]
Instant Expert: Why are there so many Hans Christian Andersen ballets?
Hans Christian Andersen’s stories have been the basis of many ballets—George Balanchine’s The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Bronislava Nijinska’s The Ice […]
Instant Expert: Shostakovich and Ballet
When you think ballet music, you probably think Russian. Tchaikovsky, Glazunov, Stravinsky, Prokofiev: much of the greatest ballet music of […]
Marc Brew Creates quicksilver on SF Ballet School Trainees
Marc Brew discusses creating a new work, quicksilver, on the San Francisco Ballet School Trainees.
Composer Lera Auerbach on using a Theremin in The Little Mermaid’s Score
Composer Lera Auerbach on how a theremin illustrates the mermaid's voice in her score for John Neumeier's The Little Mermaid.
“. . . two united in a single soul . . .”
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Your Ultimate Guide to Shostakovich Trilogy
Reserve Now What is it? The New York Times calls it a “a fascinating, thrilling, bewilderingly ambiguous evocation of life in […]
Your Ultimate Guide to The Little Mermaid
Reserve Now What is it? Watching John Neumeier’s The Little Mermaid is like stepping into another world, or an alternate […]
Liam Scarlett’s Die Toteninsel Program Notes
Program notes for Die Toteninsel, a world premiere ballet by Liam Scarlett set to Rachmaninoff.
Christopher Wheeldon’s Bound To Program Notes
By Cheryl A. Ossola The curtain rises on Christopher Wheeldon’s new ballet, Bound To©, to reveal the dancers mesmerized by their cellphones. […]
Program Notes for John Neumeier’s The Little Mermaid
Program Notes for John Neumeier's The Little Mermaid
Composer Daria Novo on her Score for “…two united in a single soul…”
Can you describe the score you’ve created for this ballet? Daria Novo: I took original Handel music and integrated it […]
Your Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem Program Notes
Program notes for Trey McIntyre's Your Flesh Shall Be A Great Poem, created for the Unbound festival.
Who’s Who in John Neumeier’s The Little Mermaid?
An explanation of the different character of John Neumeier's The Little Mermaid
“…two united in a single soul…” Program Notes
Program notes on Yuri Possokhov's new ballet "...two united in a single soul..."