Tamara Rojo artistic director

San Francisco Ballet’s “Mere Mortals” — love it or hate it?

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A Labor Day Weekend freebie extravaganza for you! From now through Tuesday, Sept 8th, enjoy all of the Ballet Theatre Chronicles for free! Just click on their titles below. And tell your friends and family! Off Balance,Book 1 of the Ballet Theatre Chronicles Outside the Limelight, Book 2 Ballet Orphans, Book 3 Other Stages,Book 4 … Read more

Nutcracker magic returns to San Francisco

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In 2004, San Francisco Ballet’s then-Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson took a creative leap with a new production of the perennially popular Nutcracker. Stakes were high; the San Francisco Ballet was, after all, the first U.S. company to stage and produce a full-length version (based on the Ivanov/Petipa 1892 original), which premiered on Christmas Eve, 1944, there … Read more