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A Manon premiere opens San Francisco Ballet’s 2025 season

Cavan Conley as Lescaut in Kenneth MacMillan's Manon
© Lindsay Thomas
Max Cauthorn and Jasmine Jimison in Kenneth MacMillan's Manon
© Lindsay Thomas
Max Cauthorn and Jasmine Jimison in Kenneth MacMillan's Manon
© Lindsay Thomas
San Francisco Ballet in Kenneth MacMillan's Manon
© Lindsay Thomas
Max Cauthorn and Jasmine Jimison in Kenneth MacMillan's Manon
© Lindsay Thomas
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“tour jetés that were so artfully unbalanced and awful, I was laughing out loud”
Reviewed at War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco on 24 January 2025
Manon (Sir Kenneth MacMillan)
San Francisco Ballet
Martin West, Conductor
Nicholas Georgiadis, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Jacopo Pantani, Lighting Designer
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Max Cauthorn, Dancer
Jasmine Jimison, Dancer
Cavan Conley, Dancer
Frances Chung, Dancer
Myles Thatcher, Dancer
Nathaniel Remez, Dancer
The Royal Ballet’s Mayerling: violent, feral, tortured dance
****1
National Ballet of Japan's revival of Manon was devastatingly good
****1
Ballet superstars in Frankfurt for a night to savour
****1
ENB’s The Sleeping Beauty: disappointing cuts skew the story
***11
Ballet Nights makes an impressive and unforgettable Scottish debut
****1
Ballet Nights – Spring Into Summer a fascinating hotchpotch of dance
****1
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