San Francisco Ballet

Nothing more fitting for tonight's blue moon than Balanchine's Serenade. 💙 🌕

(📸 Kamryn Baldwin and Myles Thatcher, Jasmine Jimison, and SF Ballet in Balanchine's Serenade // Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust; Photo © San Francisco Ballet, by Lindsey Rallo)

A look back at a very memorable curtain call. Katherine Barkman's promotion to Principal Dancer was filled with tears and cheers. We're still not over it.

(📸 Katherine Barkman and SF Ballet after Barkman's promotion to Principal Dancer // © San Francisco Ballet, photos by Lindsey Rallo)

Last night we brought ballet to the pitcher’s mound! Principal Dancer threw the first pitch in honor of Chinese Heritage Night at . With that performance the strike zone didn’t stand a chance!

When reviewing Don Quixote this Season, The Bold Italic put it best: "I would say that this is why we are at the ballet and not the movies....As classical repertoire goes, Don Quixote counts among the liveliest. It played out like an actual silent film with lots of physical comedy. The dancers, as always, were extraordinary, but so were the costumes. The sets. A spinning windmill, a cart that gets destroyed, a live horse and a pony."

(📸 Nikisha Fogo and Joshua Jack Price, Fernando Carratalá Coloma, Jasmine Jimison, Nathaniel Remez, and Julia Rowe in Tomasson/Possokhov's Don Quixote // © San Francisco Ballet, photo by Lindsey Rallo)

Artistic Director Tamara Rojo is a forward-thinking leader who is breaking barriers and driving meaningful change. She's redefining what ballet leadership looks like for the next generation. NPR's latest profile is a must-read.

How Tamara Rojo is remaking ballet From championing women choreographers to upending classics, the former Royal Ballet star turned artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet doesn't play it safe.

Last week our Dance Class for People with Parkinson’s and Other Movement Disabilities gave a class demonstration at the Parkinson’s Foundation Moving Day. Our Team raised over $10,000 to support the Parkinson’s Foundation Community Grants!

We're opening up the pointe shoe room for a special 2-day Surplus Shoe Sale with proceeds benefitting the artists of SF Ballet! This Friday and Saturday at SF Ballet HQ: 455 Franklin Street, San Francisco. Details ⬇️

* Day 1 (Fri, May 22 | 2PM–8PM): Presale for San Francisco Ballet School students, friends, & family.
* Day 2 (Sat, May 23 | 10AM–4PM): Open to the General Public
* Shop Online: https://pointeshoeroom.com/

THE DEALS:
* New Unworn Pointe Shoes: $50–$80
* New Unworn Flat Shoes: $10–$20 (Men & Women)
* Bulk Discounts
* Accessories: Toe pads, ribbons, elastics, sewing kits, etc.

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(📸 © Erik Tomasson)

We're bringing the bling to the Berkshires! Jacob's Pillow is in for a real treat this summer with two separate programs on their stages August 5–9 including Balanchine's exquisite Diamonds pas de deux. https://bit.ly/4wzfr5L

(📸 Sasha De Sola and Harrison James in Balanchine's Diamonds // Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust; Photo © Lindsay Thomas)

This season our incredible Hair and Make-up Team led by Lisa Ruth Zomer, Thomas Richards-Keyes, and Timothy Santry won the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Award for Best Hair and Makeup for Theatrical International and Broadway Tours for our Orange County tour of Frankenstein!

(📸 Lisa Ruth Zomer, Thomas Richards-Keyes, Timothy Santry after accepting their award, Joshua Jack Price in Scarlett's Frankenstein // © San Francisco Ballet, photo by Lindsey Rallo - Sasha De Sola and Joshua Jack Price in Scarlett's Frankenstein // © San Francisco Ballet, photo by Lindsey Rallo - Wei Wang in Scarlett's Frankenstein // © San Francisco Ballet, Lindsey Rallo)