Click "learn more" and it tells you composer: https://www.sfballet.org/season/2020-repertory/2020-Program-3. San Francisco Ballet Association (aka San Francisco Ballet) Alexis Aiudi, Olivia Brothers, Pemberley Ann Olson, Andris Kundzins, Gregory Myles, and Alexis Valdes of San Francisco Ballet School are appointed as apprentices starting in the 2021 Season. Highlights from the 2019 Season include roles as Bluebird, Puss in Boots, and in the polonaise in Tomasson's The Sleeping Beauty. From the moment she first took class with our Company, I could see that that she is an exceptional talent and would be a wonderful fit for San Francisco Ballet. In the fall, they will dance Romeo & Juliet at the Royal Danish Opera House in Copenhagen. I can see De Sola dancing the Titania role in MND. Creature will now have its premiere in September 2021 at Sadler’s Wells, whilst Raymonda’s premiere date is to be announced. My reaction is pretty much the same as your, sf_herminator - I'd rather see Die Toteninsel return than Hummingbird, myself. Doug Fullington said in a pre-performance talk that SFB was going to use PNB's physical production, with sets and costumes by Martin Pakledinaz (RIP). 735040. Those performances will let us know who will be cast for Romeo and Juliet next season in SF. Includes season schedule, dancers biographies and events. 6/10/2019 - San Francisco Opera Establishes Department of Diversity, Equity … As these are being performed in London, I expected to see them - along with Scarlett's Hummingbird. You’ll also be able to vote for the People’s Choice award winner by text! We will launch a new digital platform this Autumn (exact date to be announced), so you can enjoy more of ENB in the comfort of your home. In addition, Nikisha Fogo, first soloist with the Vienna State Ballet, joins the Company as principal dancer in the 2021 Season. Most recently, Thatcher performed the role of Lysander in Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream and danced in a pas de trois in The Infinite Ocean, where he "conveyed an enthusiastic energy" (Dance Tabs). We are committed to moving forward with creating the 2021 Repertory Season for our dancers and our audiences in the safest and most sensitive way possible. Hummel was named an apprentice in 2011 and joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in 2012. 41 Hopewell Square, After the 2019 season concludes in early May, the dancers will take off for a whirlwind tour. Steinbach was one of ten Australians selected to compete in the 2017 Prix de Lausanne, after which she joined SF Ballet School and the SF Ballet School Trainee Program. April 17, 2019 in San Francisco Ballet, https://www.sfballet.org/season/2020-season. I'd cast Tan in the Divertissement, although she'd make a fine Titania, too. Smuin Ballet has a reputation for presenting innovative and accessible dance. Other works that will be performed throughout the spring include Mark Morris’ Sandpaper Ballet, Liam Scarlett’s Hummingbird, Harald Lander’s Etudes, Benjamin Millepied’s Appassionata, and many others. These are some of the world's best dancers," says Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson. During the 2020 Season, Lee danced as a Courtier in Wheeldon's Cinderella© and as a Butterfly during the Student Matinee performance of Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Dance has such power to explore spectrums of human emotional, psychological, and physical being. Great shot of Ellen Rose Hummel in Rubies: Ballet Alert! Thank you, Jane Simpson. It feels like time for either a new Myles Thatcher work, or the return of one of Yuri's favorites. School. Program 8: Romeo & Juliet -- May 1 - 10. In addition, Hummel danced "with verve and style" (San Francisco Chronicle) as the Fairy of Courage in Tomasson's The Sleeping Beauty in 2019. Cinderella, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, will open the season on January 21. Cauthorn also danced a principal role in Liang's The Infinite Ocean (described as "quicksilver" by San Francisco Chronicle) and as one of four Fates in Wheeldon's Cinderella©, which opened the season. I can see Yuan Yuan Tan as Titania. They’re being mentored by their peers, are rehearsing their classical pas de deux, and also working with Jeffrey Cirio, Stina Quagebeur and Mthuthuzeli November on new contemporary pieces. I loved Hummingbird, so look forward to seeing it again. Finally get to see Anima Animus and The Infinite Ocean again, along with Bespoke. Possokhov's Anna Kareinina is a co-production with The Australian Ballet so I expect it will be taken Down Under for the 2020 season. Fogo's diverse repertory includes principal roles in full-length ballets such as Legris' Sylvia, Lacotte's Coppélia, and Nureyev's Don Quixote, among others, as well as neoclassical and contemporary works such as Balanchine's Stars and Stripes, Neumeier's Le Sacre, Forsythe's The Second Detail, and Wayne McGregor's EDEN | EDEN. Oberon has to move fast and execute brilliant batterie. And Froustey as well for the pdd (it would be fun to compare her approach to Dupont's performance on video). Become a subscriber today, and join a passionate community of opera lovers in supporting opera in San Francisco… Recently, Park performed Victor Gsovsky's Grand Pas Classique with principal dancer Wei Wang during the 2020 Opening Night Gala and again in the second program of the 2020 Season; and the lead winter spirit in Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella©. Highlights of Zeisel's 2020 Season roles include Arabian in Tomasson's Nutcracker, Courtier and Russian Priest in Wheeldon's Cinderella©, and the corps de ballet in Lander's Etudes. San Francisco Ballet Chris Hellman Center for Dance 455 Franklin Street San Francisco, CA 94102. Finally, they’ll end the year with a bang: the 75th anniversary of Nutcracker which first premiered in the U.S. in San Francisco on Christmas Eve, 1944. ", Myles Thatcher's Ghost in the Machine, and Tomasson's Caprice. Look behind the curtain at San Francisco Ballet and learn more about the dancers and upcoming ballets. Program 7: Jewels-- April 15 - 21. It would be disappointing if that didn't happen. (The audience won't be weeping over this though.