SF Ballet’s Jennie Scholick, PhD dives deep into Program 05: Lyric Voices. Learn about Trey McIntyre’s Your Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem, Christopher Wheeldon’s Bound To©, and Yuri Possokhov’s “…two united in a single soul…” and find out what to look for in these ballets!
Header image: Dores André and Benjamin Freemantle in Wheeldon’s Bound To © // Photo © Erik Tomasson
Join SF Ballet’s Jennie Scholick, to learn about Program 06: Space Between. From Justin Peck’s Rodeo, to Liam Scarlett’s Die Toteninsel, to Arthur Pita’s Björk Ballet, this program has something for everyone. Hear about the creative process, the music, and what to look for in these three ballets.
Header image: Dores André in Pita’s Björk Ballet // © Erik Tomasson
Join Jennie Scholick, PhD for a quick overview of The Sleeping Beauty‘s creation, story, and choreography. Learn what to look and listen for, and discover some fun facts along the way!
Header image: San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson’s The Sleeping Beauty // © Erik Tomasson
Join SF Ballet’s Jennie Scholick, PhD to learn all about Program 3: In Space and Time. This episode covers Helgi Tomasson’s neoclassical The Fifth Season, Cathy Marston’s dramatic Snowblind, and Harald Lander’s thrilling Etudes–and you’ll get a peak behind the scenes as we talk to Cathy Marston about her ballet and to repetiteur Johnny Eliasen about Etudes. If you like minimalist music, 19th-century literature, or Degas paintings, this program may have something for you.
Header image: Mathilde Froustey and Ulrik Birkkjaer in Marston’s Snowblind // © Erik Tomasson
Join SF Ballet’s Jennie Scholick, PhD to learn all about Program 2: Kaleidoscope. From George Balanchine’s classical Divertimento no. 15, to Benjamin Millepied’s romantic Appassionata, to Justin Peck’s contemporary Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, this program has something for everyone.
Header Image: Dores André and Joseph Walsh in Peck’s Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming // © Erik Tomasson
Join Jennie Scholick, PhD for a deep dive into Don Quixote, appearing at San Francisco Ballet in January 2019. Learn about this iconic ballet’s history, story, and what to look for.
Header Photo: Jim Sohm in Tomasson/Possokhov’s Don Quixote // © Erik Tomasson
Join Jennie Scholick, PhD for an exploration of Unbound D. Learn about these three new works from Edward Liang, Dwight Rhoden, and Arthur Pita and find out what to look and listen for when you’re in the Opera House.
Header Image: WanTing Zhao // © Erik Tomasson
Join Jennie Scholick, PhD for an exploration of Unbound C. Learn about these three new works from Stanton Welch, Trey McIntyre, and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and find out what to look and listen for when you’re in the Opera House.
Header Image: Wei Wang // © Erik Tomasson
Join Jennie Scholick, PhD for an exploration of Unbound B. Learn about these three new works from Myles Thatcher, Cathy Marston, and David Dawson and find out what to look and listen for when you’re in the Opera House.
Header Image: Lonnie Weeks and Daniel Deivison-Oliveira // © Erik Tomasson
Join Jennie Scholick, PhD for an exploration of Unbound A. Learn about these three new works from Alonzo King, Christopher Wheeldon, and Justin Peck and find out what to look and listen for when you’re in the Opera House.
Header Image: Miranda Silveira // © Erik Tomasson
sfballet.wordpress.com 