Programs 3 and 4 are running right now at our San Francisco Ballet. See them before they leave by March 9, 2011, why not?
First up is Program 3, with dances by Possokhov, Tomasson, Forsythe.
The San Francisco Chronicle’s Allan Ulrich just loved the show. Check it. And see what San Francisco Sentinel Editor and Publisher Seán Martinfield thinks right here.
Program 3:
Classical Symphony
Composer Sergei Prokofiev
Choreographer Yuri Possokhov
Yuri Possokhov’s joyous work, inspired by ballet history and his own classical training in the Russian tradition, returns for an encore season.
Nanna’s Lied
Composers Kurt Weill, Friedrich Hollaender
Choreographer Helgi Tomasson
Underscored by the emotional songs of Kurt Weill and Friedrich Hollaender sung live, Nanna’s Lied portrays the dramatic tale of a young woman’s loss of innocence and shattered dreams of love.
By Erik Tomasson
Artifact Suite
Composers Johann Sebastian Bach, Eva Crossman-Hecht
Choreographer William Forsythe
A powerhouse of contemporary movement, this two-part work for 27 dancers is visually arresting and stunning in its complex ballet technique.
Here are your dates:
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Next up is Program 4, with dances by Tomasson and Balanchine.
All right, the alcohol is the lobby and downstairs – a very old school kind of set-up with an incredible bar down there. The tobacco is on stage, as lovely Maria Kochetkova (100,000 Twitter followers can’t be wrong) will tell you:
“I never smoked in my life, but I’m getting to smoke for the first time on stage tonight.”
And lastly, on stage are your firearms, of sorts. See?
Theme and Variations
Composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreographer George Balanchine
One of George Balanchine’s most regal and elegant ballets in the Russian tradition, Theme and Variations remains a timeless masterpiece in the twentieth century’s neoclassical ballet repertoire.
Winter Dreams
NEW SF Ballet Premiere
Composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreographer Sir Kenneth MacMillan
New to SF Ballet this season, Winter Dreams is a densely layered emotional work inspired by Anton Chekhov’s literary masterpiece Three Sisters.
Trio
NEW World Premiere
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
And here are your dates:
