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SFB concludes its 90th season with a stirring Romeo & Juliet
There’s much to love in Helgi Tomasson’s production of Romeo & Juliet, starting with Prokofiev’s sumptuous score.
Charm and wit abound in San Francisco Ballet's Don Quixote
Helgi Tomasson and Yuri Possokhov's restaging of the 1869 Petipa classic brings a sunny smile to faces in San Francisco.
Philosophy amid movement in San Francisco Ballet’s Dance Innovations
The ballet culminates with fouettés, bravura leaps from the oversized ensemble and a rousing finish with all 44 dancers onstage. It was an exuberant end to an intelligent, satisfying production, both of thought and movement.
Visions of Classical (Re)Vision in San Francisco
“Your love affair with ballet, your time with ballet, is short,” explains Welsh about his ballet Bespoke, “Eventually you lay down, and dance keeps moving. It’s a bittersweet thing.”
A strong close to the SF Ballet season
Ulrich Birkkjaer presented an affecting portrait of a tormented Shostakovich, as he paced, leapt, slumped, was propped back to standing, and relentlessly propelled forward.
A festive, spirited Don Quixote opens San Francisco Ballet’s season
San Francisco Ballet's Don Quixote is ultimately a winning production with surprising warmth and heart.