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San Francisco Ballet February 2009 E-news |
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Thursday, 19 February 2009 |
Take a peek at the new Swan Lake on high definition video!
| |  | | | All-New Swan Lake Opens February 21
Helgi Tomasson's all-new production of Swan Lake has its premiere this Saturday, February 21 at 8pm. Featuring all-new scenery and costumes, Tomasson has created a fresh approach to one of the most famous classical ballets. This new Swan Lake was the subject of an article by Rachel Howard in the San Francisco Chronicle. Read San Francisco Ballet's Daring New Swan Lake.
Read the Swan Lake Program Notes.
Purchase Tickets to Swan Lake. | |  | | | | | | |
| Swan Lake – Sneak a Peek!
Can't wait until your performance of Swan Lake? Take a sneak peek of Helgi Tomasson's all-new production in this high-definition video on SF Ballet's YouTube Channel. While you're there, subscribe to the channel to receive notifications when new SF Ballet videos are posted, including footage of performances and exclusive previews of the 2009 Repertory Season. Also, check out video highlights from the 2009 Opening Night Gala in HD. | |  | | | | | | |
| Principal Dancer Maria Kochetkova Wins Gold
On the January 26 season finale of NBC's "Superstars of Dance," SF Ballet Principal Dancer Maria Kochetkova was awarded the gold medal in the soloist category. The Moscow-born dancer competed as part of the Russian team, performing solo variations from Don Quixote and Le Corsaire. For more information, visit the show's website. Congratulations, Maria! | |  | | | | | | |
| 2009 Visiting Scholar Lecture, Dr. Janice Ross
The Visiting Scholar Program brings nationally known scholars to SF Ballet to lecture on a variety of topics that are meant to educate and inspire balletomanes of all levels and ages. This year, SF Ballet welcomes Stanford University's Professor Janice Ross, Ph.D. Today, February 18, Dr. Ross will present her lecture "Rethinking The Ballerina" at the Koret Auditorium at the Main Library, 6:30-7:30pm. Join us for a thought-provoking lecture on how the ballerina has been rethought and remade from the 19th to the 21st centuries, in relationship to changing cultural, social, and aesthetic agendas. Following the lecture Dr. Ross will sign her book San Francisco Ballet at Seventy-Five.
Dr. Ross will also host the February 25 Pointes of View Lecture with Artistic Director and Choreographer Helgi Tomasson. | |  | | | | | | |
| Principal Dancer Tina LeBlanc Announces Retirement
After 27 years of professional dancing—17 with SF Ballet—Tina LeBlanc has announced that she will retire at the end of the 2009 Repertory Season. Performing in a wide range of roles from Juliet in Tomasson's Romeo & Juliet to principal roles in numerous Balanchine ballets, LeBlanc has also had roles created on her by David Bintley, Mark Morris, and Tomasson. As a tribute to her career and achievements as a dancer, SF Ballet will host a final performance in the evening on Saturday, May 9. Subscribers and donors will have priority access to tickets, and any remaining seats will be made public. | |  | |
| | | | | | | | Think Green: Take Public Transportation
If dance moves you, let Muni take you there.
SF Ballet encourages its patrons to take public transportation to the ballet. For Muni route, schedule, fare, and accessible services information anytime, call 311 or visit sfmta.com.
Photos from top: San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson's Swan Lake (© Erik Tomasson); San Francisco Ballet rehearses Tomasson's Swan Lake (© Erik Tomasson) ; Maria Kochetkova in Tomasson's On a Theme of Paganini (© Erik Tomasson); Tina LeBlanc in Balanchine's "Rubies" (Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust, photo © Erik Tomasson) |
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