My weekend with ODC/Dance Downtown
The truth is that I go to these things for the people. The art is what sneaks up on me while I'm busy having a good time....
BalletA collection of 20 posts
SF Ballet's Don Quixote Opens Tonight and I Already Know I'll Love It
There's bullfighters, knights, driads, and longing under the Spanish sun. What's not to love?...
SF Ballet finally went clubbing. It's called 'The Blake Works'
If you walked into the War Memorial Opera House expecting ballet to stay quiet and pretty and out of the conversation, you weren't paying attention to this art form....
SF Ballet will no longer perform at Kennedy Center
The board voted to pull out of its scheduled May run of Mere Mortals at the Kennedy Center. Staff confirmed the decision to The Bold Italic at tonight's opening of The Blake Works...
SF Ballet gala keeps topping itself, and we keep showing up
It’s honestly hard to pinpoint how SF Ballet does this so often, but they’ve ranked in the city’s top soirées every time I’ve gone....
Raymonda wants love and a career — SF Ballet gives her both
Feminism can take many forms; This one does it in pointe shoes....
Zac Posen’s big night out in San Francisco
After attending a capsule collection at Gap headquarters on Feb. 13, Posen dashed across town for an entirely different debut for SF Ballet....
‘Cool Britannia’ slaps like a pop anthem that belongs in a sci-fi epic
With songs from The White Stripes and aggressively sleek, this triple bill at SF Ballet redefines what dance can look like....
‘Manon’ at SF Ballet is a beautiful nightmare
I expected a period romance draped in pastels and powdered wigs. Instead, I got one of the most depraved and intoxicating stories ever staged....
A night of magic and mischief at SF Ballet’s 92nd gala
Unforgettable performances, Schiaparelli, and DIY creations. The gala was a masterclass in high and inventive fashion — and beautiful dance....
SF Ballet’s Nutcracker is a dazzling tradition that’s thankfully not going away
As the first U.S. city to perform The Nutcracker in 1944, San Francisco holds a unique connection to the ballet....
From fairytales to madness: SF Symphony’s bold new performance
A journey from Maurice Ravel’s enchanting ballet to Schoenberg’s dark opera — this weekend inspired in San Francisco....