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BecketMixed programme – San Francisco Ballet

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Beethoven, Minkus, Glazunov, Tchaikovsky, Pook, Blake
Hans van Manen; Marius Petipa; Helgi Tomasson; Tamara Rojo; George Balanchine; Akram Khan; William Forsythe; San Francisco Ballet

EdinburghMere Mortals

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Shepherd (Floating Points): Mere Mortals
Aszure Barton; San Francisco Ballet; Martin West; Hamill Industries; Michelle Jank; Jim French

LondonSan Francisco Ballet – Mere Mortals

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Shepherd (Floating Points): Mere Mortals
Aszure Barton; San Francisco Ballet; Hamill Industries; Michelle Jank; Jim French
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A timely new Eugene Onegin opens the San Francisco Ballet season

Katherine Barkman and Joseph Walsh in Yuri Possokhov's Eugene Onegin © Lindsey Rallo
Yuri Possokhov’s reimagining of the classic based on Alexander Pushkin’s iconic 19th century novel, succeeds brilliantly in a masterful season opener and world premiere for the San Francisco Ballet.
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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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A Manon premiere opens San Francisco Ballet’s 2025 season

Cavan Conley as Lescaut in Kenneth MacMillan's Manon © Lindsay Thomas
Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Manon is an unforgettable, stunning production – a classic well worth seeing.
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Broken Wings soars in SF Ballet’s Dos Mujeres

San Francisco Ballet in Arielle Smith's Carmen © Reneff-Olson Productions
Annabel Lopez Ochoa's Broken Wings is a ballet you’ll want to see again and again, one that illuminates, empowers and soars.
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Mere Mortals explores the Pandora myth in a sensory extravaganza

San Francisco Ballet in Aszure Barton and Sam Shepherd's Mere Mortals © Chris Hardy
Mere Mortals, an immersive sensory-experience ballet that merges dance, lights, visuals and sound, is clever.
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SFB concludes its 90th season with a stirring Romeo & Juliet

Angelo Greco as Romeo and Jasmine Jimison as Juliet in Helgi Tomasson's Romeo & Juliet © Lindsay Thomas
There’s much to love in Helgi Tomasson’s production of Romeo & Juliet, starting with Prokofiev’s sumptuous score.
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Latest articles

Ten unmissable dance premieres in 2025–26

S-E-D in R.o.s.e. by Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar © Johan Persson
With many new full-length dance works to look out for in the new season, we preview several anticipated new creations from leading choreographers – including a number with newly commissioned scores.

SFB's Benjamin Freemantle

Benjamin Freemantle in McIntyre's Your Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem at SFB © Erik Tomasson
Benjamin Freemantle, newly minted soloist at San Francisco Ballet, tells us about some memorable roles, about his ventures into choreography, and how he's trying to make a difference.