Performer: Martin West

With its dazzle of exploding background (Hamill Industries) and breathtaking electronic music/soundscape from Sam Shepherd (aka Floating Points), Mere Mortals was truly an onslaught on the senses.

Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Manon is an unforgettable, stunning production – a classic well worth seeing.

There’s much to love in Helgi Tomasson’s production of Romeo & Juliet, starting with Prokofiev’s sumptuous score.

The ballet’s second act, following Giselle’s death, is set in a spooky, mystical realm, precisely the kind of thing that so intrigued its 19th century audiences and made this ballet an instant classic.

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.

Helgi Tomasson and Yuri Possokhov's restaging of the 1869 Petipa classic brings a sunny smile to faces in San Francisco.