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In fall 2009, San Francisco Ballet made its first trip to the People's Republic of China, with performances in Shanghai and Beijing. In 2012, San Francisco Ballet embarked on the longest tour in the company's history, with engagements in London and Washington, DC, as well as first-time visits to Hamburg, Germany; Moscow; and Sun Valley, Idaho.
The San Francisco Ballet Building, located in San Francisco, California, was designed by architect Beverly Willis and completed in 1984. The New York Times identified it as "the first building in the United States to be designed and constructed exclusively for the use of a major ballet company."
San Francisco Ballet School was founded in 1933 as part of the San Francisco Operatic and Ballet School when Gaetano Merola, the founder of the San Francisco Opera, perceived a need for an institution where dancers could be trained to perform in opera productions.
San Francisco Ballet Premiere: April 5, 2016; Shostakovich Trilogy; Souvenir D'Un Lieu Cher. World Premiere: February 16, 2012 - Dutch National Ballet; San Francisco Ballet Premiere: January 22, 2015 [2] Stravinsky Violin Concerto by George Balanchine [4] World Premiere: June 18, 1972 — New York City Ballet, New York State Theater; New York ...
An abridged version of the ballet, performed by the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo, was staged in New York City in 1940 by Alexandra Fedorova [4] - again, after Petipa's version. [2] [3] The ballet's first complete United States performance was on 24 December 1944, by the San Francisco Ballet, staged by its artistic director Willam Christensen. [3]
Willam Farr Christensen (August 27, 1902 – October 14, 2001) [1] was an American ballet dancer, choreographer and founder of the San Francisco Ballet and Ballet West in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is known for bringing the complete version of the Russian ballet The Nutcracker to the United States, as well as staging the first American ...
S. List of San Francisco Ballet 2010 repertory; List of San Francisco Ballet 2011 repertory; List of San Francisco Ballet 2012 repertory; List of San Francisco Ballet 2013 repertory
Smuin Contemporary Ballet, formerly known as Smuin Ballet, [1] is a touring ballet company based in San Francisco, California. [2] Smuin Ballet performs its season in multiple venues: the Dean Lesher Center in Walnut Creek, [3] [4] the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts in Mountain View, the Sunset Center in Carmel, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and The Palace of Fine Arts ...