San Francisco Ballet

📢 24/25 SEASON ANNOUNCED 📢 Next season includes high-drama story ballets, inventive contemporary voices, and works rarely seen by U.S. audiences: • MacMillan's Manon • Khan's Dust • McGregor's Chroma • Wheeldon's Within the Golden Hour • An Evening of Hans van Manen • Rojo's Raymonda • Scarlett's Frankenstein • Lopez Ochoa's Broken Wings • Ashton's Marguerite and Armand Learn more: https://bit.ly/3W0EgYl We also look forward to welcoming to the company, and welcoming back, established artists and emerging talent, including the return of Dores André and Max Cauthorn as principal dancers; the promotion of SF Ballet corps de ballet members Kamryn Baldwin, Carmela Mayo, and Joshua Jack Price to Soloist; and the appointment of soloists Fernando Carratalá Coloma and Victor Prigent, both from English National Ballet. Additionally, SF Ballet Apprentices Sofia Albers, Jacey Gailliard, and Dylan Pierzina have been promoted to the corps de ballet, and Rebecca Blenkinsop (English National Ballet), Jakub Groot (Czech National Ballet), Lucas López (Joffrey Studio Company), Archie Sullivan (English National Ballet), and Juliette Windey have been appointed to the corps de ballet. Six SF Ballet School Trainees have been named apprentices for the 2024-2025 season: Maya Chandrashekaran, Carlota Cruz, Emmitt Friedman, Justin-Cooper Meeks, Ben Taber, and Juliana Wilder. Company roster details: https://bit.ly/4aAfh2t #discoversfballet

Our Raising Leaders initiative will support these two dancers as they explore beyond the boundaries of the ballet studio. “I think that one of the issues of the ballet world is that it demands a lot of focus on developing the skill set to become a ballet dancer, so you have to really unilaterally or singularly focus on that skill set as you grow,...I’m an advocate for having experiences outside of ballet that can bring new perspective into ballet.” - Tamara Rojo for San Francisco Chronicle https://bit.ly/3yLKh2b

To prepare for the audition season, Bay Area ballet students are invited to join us for our Mock Audition Workshop. This 90-minute mock audition class taught by School Director Grace Holmes will recreate the environment of an audition without the pressure of an outcome. Intermediate through advanced students ages 12-18 are welcome to register. Observers also welcome: https://bit.ly/3wfCMPj

“I love the spirit of innovation at the company and also of San Francisco...it was a good match — given my own interest in making ballet relevant, and diverse, it fit with the geographical position of the company and the city.” - Tamara Rojo for C California Style & Culture magazine https://bit.ly/46OsNyo

This season we've welcomed a familiar face into the role of Associate Artistic Director. Antonio Castilla danced with us from 1988-1995, including three years as Principal Dancer, and he began his teaching career in the School under the guidance of Lola de Avila and Aurora Bosch. He comes back to the Bay Area by way of English National Ballet where he served as a repetiteur. #discoversfballet #companynews #balletnews

Tamara Rojo's Raymonda is set against the backdrop of the 19th-century Crimean War, expertly drawing on the figure of Florence Nightingale to create a work that explores the period that redefined the role of women in wartime society. https://bit.ly/3VUOjxD #discoversfballet

A special element of bringing Raymonda to our stage is the opportunity for our dancers to work with new stagers and coaches. Huafang Zhang has been in-house teaching the choreography and coaching Tamara Rojo's masterpiece. https://bit.ly/3VUOjxD #discoversfballet

For Choreologist Daniel Kraus, it’s important to preserve the legacy of ballet history. "Without it these the work of these choreographers that would otherwise be lost....This is my small contribution to the art form." Learn more about what it means to be a choreologist and preserve the work for future generations: https://bit.ly/4bUXkvr #discoversfballet #balletnews #choreography #choreologist

Flower Piano will transform Gardens of Golden Gate Park into an alfresco concert hall where everyone is invited to play and listen. Join us Sept 13 in the Flower Piano Lounge for interactive dancing and music including a Family Dance-Along and performance by the SF Ballet Orchestra. Details: https://bit.ly/4cI2X1n Schedule: 12-1:30pm - San Francisco Ballet: Family Dance-Along Interactive family-friendly and sensory-friendly program for all ages and abilities. 5-6:30pm - San Francisco Ballet Orchestra Featuring pianist Britton Day and members of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra.

📢 Just Announced 📢 Principal Dancer Sasha De Sola & Soloist Julia Rowe are the inaugural fellows of Raising Leaders, our newest artist development initiative offering selected company dancers individually tailored curriculum to support their growth as future leaders of ballet beyond the stage. Led by Director of Artist Development Kerry Nicholls, Raising Leaders is a bespoke leadership training program designed to complement the fellows’ performance careers and guided by their professional interests. As the program’s inaugural fellows, De Sola & Rowe will receive one-on-one coaching, mentorship, and professional observation opportunities, with the goal of gaining a greater understanding of how ballet companies work as businesses and cultivating their leadership skills. To enhance the curriculum of Raising Leaders, SF Ballet is partnering with the Stanford School Of Medicine and LinkedIn to offer leadership training sessions and access to professional development specialists. #discoversfballet