Bachtrack logo
What's on
All eventsConcertsOperaDanceKids eventsMasterclassesCompetitionsFestivals
Reviews
All reviewsConcert reviewsOpera reviewsDance reviews
Articles
All articlesFeaturesInterviewsOpinionPlaylists
News
Video
Video homeAll videoStreamed eventsConcertsOperaDanceKids eventsMasterclassesPublishers
Site
About usContact usLink to usConditions of useCookiesPrivacy
Young artists
Travel
EventsReviewsArticlesVideo

San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker ushers in the holiday

By Terez Rose, 19 December 2015
Loading, please wait...
See full listing
“There is nothing San Francisco Ballet can’t do with great ease, ballet’s greatest illusion.”
Reviewed at War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco on 16 December 2015
Programme
The Nutcracker (Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov, Helgi Tomasson)
Performers
San Francisco Ballet
More Dance reviews
José Martínez unveils his latest Don Quichotte in Palermo
Vito Lentini, 29th March
José Martínez has envisioned a Don Quichotte that recalls the original 19th century choreography while also acknowledging some of the notable 20th century versions and it's splendid looking.
****1
Dutch National Ballet's reimagined La Bayadère triumphs
Mark Vicente, 26th March
Dutch National Ballet's new production of La Bayadère does away with the ballet’s problematic gestures and movements, allowing the choreography to truly shine.
****1
American Ballet Theatre's double bill is short and sweet in New York
Ivy Lin, 15th March
American Ballet Theatre presents Balanchine's Raymonda: Grand Pas Hongrois and Ratmansky's Firebird which showcases the company well and provides a strong contrast.
****1
Mejia debuts in a sumptuous Sleeping Beauty at New York City Ballet
Carla Escoda, 12th February
Roman Mejia and a raft of soloist debuts galvanized Peter Martins' Sleeping Beauty. An elegant production with some incidental messiness and the structural liability of a princess' dependence on a kiss.
****1
Dutch National Ballet brings much needed heat to this winter season
Mark Vicente, 10th February
The Dutch National Ballet helped shake off those winter blues with a mixed programme that highlighted ballet’s love affair with Latin rhythms and movement.
****1
NYCB: Balanchine + Ratmansky program warms the audience
Ivy Lin, 20th January
NYCB has a winning triple bill with its Balanchine + Ratmansky program. Excellent dancing and contrasting works sends the audience home in buoyant mood.
*****
More reviews...
Read reviews of
Helgi TomassonLev IvanovMarius PetipaPyotr Ilyich TchaikovskySan Francisco BalletThe Nutcracker
Related articles
Loading image...
Sugar rush: Sofia Liñares on Birmingham Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker
Loading image...
Ten unmissable full-length world premieres for the 2025–26 dance season
Loading image...
The trials and tribulations of a veteran Nutcracker junkie
Loading image...
Traces and scratches: the magical world of composers’ handwriting
More by Terez Rose
Loading image...
A timely new Eugene Onegin opens the San Francisco Ballet season
Loading image...
Scarlett’s Frankenstein returns to the San Francisco Ballet stage
Loading image...
A Manon premiere opens San Francisco Ballet’s 2025 season
Loading image...
Broken Wings soars in SF Ballet’s Dos Mujeres
Terez Rose
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.