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To the Pointe: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

2024-03-11--:--

Get a quick overview of George Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream: hear about the ballet’s creation in 1960s New York, revisit the story to figure out which dancer is Hermia and which one is Helena, and find out what to look for in this magical and mystical ballet! … Source

To The Pointe: Swan Lake

2024-02-05--:--

All You Need to Know About Swan Lake Before You Go! Swan Lake may be the most iconic ballet in history. But despite its success today, the creation of Swan Lake in 19th-century Russia was far from smooth sailing. For one, Tchaikovsky bristled at the idea of being labeled a “ballet specialist” like Ludwig Minkus, who would compose bars of music to spec: 8 bars of “happy” music for an entrance… Source

To The Pointe: Romeo & Juliet

2022-05-0115:38

All You Need to Know About Romeo & Juliet Before You Go Ah, yes: star-crossed lovers, show-stopping swordsmanship, and a tragic ending for the ages. On the surface, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet seems like an easy fit for the balletic stage. But the conception of this now-classic ballet came with a host of challenges for its composer, Sergei Prokofiev. In this episode of To The Pointe… Source

To the Pointe: Nutcracker

2022-04-20--:--

All You Need to Know About Nutcracker Before You Go! Join Jennie Scholick, PhD for a deep dive into Nutcracker. Learn about this iconic ballet’s history, story, and what to look for. Like what you heard? Subscribe to our Meet the Artist podcast on Apple Podcasts to access archived episodes and have new ones delivered straight to your devices! Header Image: San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson’s… Source

To The Pointe: Program 05

2021-04-2814:58

All You Need to Know About Program 05 Before You Watch Program 05 includes three ballets made expressly for San Francisco Ballet dancers: Helgi Tomasson’s 7 for Eight, Cathy Marston’s Snowblind, and David Dawson’s Anima Animus. In this episode of To The Pointe, learn about the job of a principal choreographer, hear from Cathy Marston and Principal Dancer Sarah Van Patten in their own words… Source

To The Pointe: Jewels

2021-03-2613:23

All You Need to Know About Jewels Before You Watch George Balanchine’s Jewels comprises three ballets—Rubies, Emeralds, and Diamonds—that evoke the styles and moods of the United States, France, and Russia, respectively. Get to know a bit about Jewels, its creation in 1967, and what to look for in each ballet before this dazzling classic hits the screen during SF Ballet’s 2021 Digital Season. Source

To The Pointe: Program 03

2021-03-1119:08

All You Need to Know About Program 03 Before You Watch Get a quick overview of the three ballets that make up Program 03: Ratmansky’s Symphony #9, an abstract portrait of Shostakovich; Danielle Rowe’s Wooden Dimes, a world premiere created during the COVID-19 pandemic set in the roaring ’20s; and Yuri Possokhov’s Swimmer, which turns John Cheever’s short story into a psychedelic tour of… Source

To The Pointe: 2021 Digital Season Overview

2021-01-2721:57

All You Need to Know About the 2021 Digital Season Before You Watch! If To The Pointe is like a mini audio program note, this episode is like a mini-mini program note. Get a quick overview of the entire 2021 Season, and hear from choreographer Danielle Rowe and Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson in their own words about their works. Tune in to later episodes for deeper… Source

To the Pointe: Dance Innovations

2020-02-09--:--

All You Need to Know About Program 03 Before You Go! Join Associate Director of Audience Development, Jennie Scholick, PhD for a deep dive into the three ballets on Program 03: Dance Innovations. Hear from Edwaard Liang, Trey McIntyre, Johnny Eliason, and Lise Lander and find out what to look for in this exciting lineup of ballets. Like what you heard? Subscribe to our To the Pointe podcast on… Source

To The Pointe: David Rosenthal on “The Typewriter”

2020-02-07--:--

Gong, Chimes, Woodblocks . . . Typewriter? In this special edition of To The Pointe, David Rosenthal, SF Ballet Orchestra’s Principal Percussionist, discusses his role in “The Typewriter,” composer Leroy Anderson’s most famous novelty number and one of eleven pieces in Mark Morris’s Sandpaper Ballet, on the digital stage February 11–March 3, 2021. At the end of the podcast… Source

To the Pointe: Classical (Re)Vision

2020-02-0713:42

All you need to know about Program 02 before you go!

To the Pointe: 2020 Season Preview

2019-07-0114:25

A surprise summer Season preview

To the Pointe: Shostakovich Trilogy

2019-04-2226:52

All You Need to Know About Program 08 Before You Go!

To the Pointe: The Little Mermaid

2019-04-0515:48

All You Need to Know About Program 07 Before You Go!

To the Pointe: Lyric Voices

2019-03-1713:01

All you need to know about Program 05 before you go!

To the Pointe: Space Between

2019-03-1419:19

All you need to know about Program 06 before you go!

To the Pointe: The Sleeping Beauty

2019-02-2718:45

All you need to know about Program 04 before you go!

To the Pointe: In Space and Time

2019-02-0414:47

All you need to know about Program 03 before you go!

To the Pointe: Kaleidoscope

2019-02-0214:44

Everything you need to know about Program 02 before you go!

To the Pointe: Don Quixote

2018-12-2716:43

Everything you need to know about Program 3 before you go!

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