Nutcracker Preview
Preview San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker
Which Nutcracker Character Are You?
Both photos: SF Ballet in Tomasson’s Nutcracker // © Erik Tomasson
6 Surprising Nutcracker Stats (including the Heaviest Tutu)
In the Act I battle scene, the Stahlbaums’ fireplace (above, at right in the image) grows to 22 feet tall […]
The Story of Nutcracker
Your Ultimate Guide to Nutcracker
What Is It? The quintessential holiday classic, Nutcracker is the first thing most people think about when they think about ballet. And with […]
Photoessay: Nutcracker from the Wings
Erik Tomasson has been San Francisco Ballet’s photographer since 2004. Through photographing multiple performances of Nutcracker each year, he has […]
Six Steps to a Dreamy Nutcracker with Kids (with Insider Tips!)
Physically Emotional Virtuosity: Anima Anima
Reserve Tickets By Cheryl Ossola David Dawson’s first commission for San Francisco Ballet, Anima Animus, is, as he puts it, […]
Elegant Precision and Passionate Abandon: Benjamin Millepied’s Appasionata
Elegant precision becomes passionate abandon over the course of one tempestuous evening in Benjamin Millepied's Appassionata.
A Jewel of a Ballet: Divertimento No. 15
Choreographers have long known that the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is great for dancing.
Melodic Minimalism: The Fifth Season
Give a choreographer music he has never heard and often inspiration follows.
Episode 65: Patti Fitzpatrick
Planned Giving Manager Allison Groves interviews Costume Supervisor Patti Fitzpatrick. Allison and Patti discuss the creation of ballet costumes, focusing […]