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Scarlett’s Frankenstein returns to the San Francisco Ballet stage

Aaron Robison in Liam Scarlett's Frankenstein © Lindsay Thomas
Seeing Frankenstein in its 2025 incarnation feels worthy and redemptive. It’s as vivid and cinematic as ballet gets.
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An exciting buzz generated for San Francisco's Nutcracker

The Nutcracker, Act 1 © Quinn Wharton
This irresistible Nutcracker is a reliable delight in an increasingly unreliable world.
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Tomasson bows out from San Francisco Ballet with stirring Swan Lake

Swan Lake is the last program of the San Francisco Ballet’s season and of the 37-year tenure of retiring artistic director Helgi Tomasson.
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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.
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San Francisco Ballet opens season with Wheeldon’s magical Cinderella

Wheeldon’s Cinderella is the kind of production that so enthralls, you immediately want to make plans to see it again.
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A lively evening of pure dance from San Francisco Ballet

An enjoyable evening of thematic dance but without any insights into the future of ballet. 
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