San Francisco Ballet opens season with Wheeldon’s magical Cinderella

Von Terez Rose, 23 Januar 2020

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“you’d swear Cinderella was in a carriage flying through the air, her cape billowing behind her”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, am 21 Januar 2020

Cinderella (Christopher Wheeldon)

San Francisco Ballet

Martin West, Musikalische Leitung

Julian Crouch, Bühnenbild, Kostüme

San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

Natasha Katz, Kostüme

Daniel Brodie, Video

Basil Twist, Bühnenbild

Joseph Walsh, Tanz

Frances Chung, Tanz

Esteban Hernandez, Tanz

Sarah van Patten, Tanz

Elizabeth Powell, Tanz

Ellen Rose Hummel, Tanz

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***11

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Terez Rose

Terez Rose is a writer and former dancer whose work has appeared in numerous journals, anthologies and online publications. She is the author (as Terez Mertes Rose) of the Ballet Theatre Chronicles (Off Balance, Outside the Limelight, Ballet Orphans, Other Stages) and A Dancer’s Guide to Africa. Visit her at The Classical Girl where she blogs about classical music and the performing arts.

San Francisco Ballet opens repertory season with Wheeldon’s magical Cinderella