Who Are The Fairytale Characters At Aurora And Desiré’s Wedding?
Well before Walt Disney adapted fairy tales to film, Charles Perrault had a similar idea. A retired bureaucrat during the […]
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 […]
Who is Harald Lander?
By Megan Anderson Book Now Danish dancer and choreographer Harald Lander (1905–71) created more than 30 ballets during […]
Instant Expert: Arranging Music for Ballet
Which came first: the ballet or the score?
A Life Cycle of Dream States: Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
by Cheryl A. Ossola In Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, choreographer Justin Peck takes us on a life-cycle journey of dream […]
Divertimento No. 15
A Jewel of a Ballet:
Divertimento No. 15
Choreographers have long known that the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is great for dancing.
Securing Ballet’s Future
SF Ballet School administrators crisscross the country holding auditions for the School's summer and year-round programs.
Your Ultimate Guide to Kaleidoscope
What is it? Three distinct takes on the classical idiom to three musical masterpieces. Who’s it for? Anyone who loves […]
Your Ultimate Guide to In Space & Time
What is it? A chance to see three very different takes on ballet: from modernist abstraction to narrative drama to […]
In the Wings: Don Quixote Photoessay
A look behind the scenes at San Francisco Ballet's Don Quixote
Insights into Don Quixote
Insights into the Tomasson/Possokhov Don Quixote.
The Story of Don Quixote
Synopsis of the Tomasson/Possokhov Don Quixote
Your Ultimate Guide to Don Quixote
What is it? This ballet is pure fun. Inspired by Cervantes’ famous (and very long) novel, the ballet Don Quixote […]
What is a Driad?
Classical ballets are populated with all kinds of mystical creatures: sylphs, wilis, nymphs, shades, driads. If it’s a female supernatural […]
Instant Expert: The Kitri Jump
One of the distinctive features of Don Quixote’s choreography is the “Kitri jump.” In this step, Kitri jumps into the […]
A Sensory-Friendly Nutcracker Experience: SF Ballet Partners with Autism Fun Bay Area
For the past three years, San Francisco Ballet has partnered with Autism Fun Bay Area to provide sensory-friendly ballet workshops for children and young […]