List of San Francisco Ballet 2017 repertory
San Francisco Ballet dances each year at the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, and tours; this is the list of 2017 San Francisco Ballet repertory season with ballets and casts[1] beginning with the opening night gala, Thursday, January 19, 2017. The 2017 season is the company's 84th. The Nutcracker is danced the year before.
2017 Gala "Ever Magical"
[edit]Thursday, January 19, 2017,
The program for the gala[2]
- Foragers by Myles Thatcher
- Pas de deux from Promenade Sentimentale by Liam Scarlett
- Pas de trois from Agon by George Balanchine
- Valses Poeticos by Helgi Tómasson
- World Premiere Presentce by Trey McIntyre
- Pas de deux from Flames of Paris by Vasili Vainonen
- World Premiere The Chairman Dances by Benjamin Millepied
- "Purple" from Terra Firma by James Kudelka
- "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (of Company B)" from Company B by Paul Taylor
- Pas de deux from La Cathedrale Engloutie by Stanton Welch
- Diamonds by George Balanchine
Programs
[edit]Program one, Jan 24 - Feb 4 Mixed program "The Joy of Dance"
[edit]- Haffner Symphony by Helgi Tomasson
- Fragile Vessels, a world premiere by Jiří Bubeníček [cs]
- In The Countenance of Kings by Justin Peck
Program two, Jan 26 - Feb 5 Mixed program "Modern Masters"
[edit]- Seven Sonatas by Alexei Ratmansky
- Optimistic Tragedy, a world premiere by Yuri Possokhov
- Pas/Parts 2016 by William Forsythe
Program three, Feb 17 - Feb 26 Full-Length "Frankenstein"
[edit]Program four, Mar 7 - Mar 18 Mixed program "Must-See Balanchine"
[edit]Each piece choreographed by George Balanchine
Program five, Mar 9 - Mar 19 Mixed program "Contemporary Voices"
[edit]- Fusion, by Yuri Possokhov
- Salome, a world premiere by Arthur Pita
- Fearful Symmetries, by Liam Scarlett
Program six, Mar 31 - Apr 12 Full-Length "Swan Lake"
[edit]Program seven, Apr 5 - Apr 18 Mixed Program "Made for SF Ballet"
[edit]- Trio by Helgi Tomasson
- Ghost in the Machine, a world premiere by Myles Thatcher
- Within the Golden Hour© by Christopher Wheeldon
Program eight, Apr 28 - May 7 Full length "Cinderella"
[edit]2017 Company Roster
[edit]The company of the San Francisco Ballet:
Changes from 2016 season
[edit]Promotions and Additions
[edit]- In May 2016, the company announced the following promotions and additions:[3][4][5]
- Soloist Carlo Di Lanno was promoted to principal dancer.
- Corps de Ballet members Francisco Mungamba, Julia Rowe, Wei Wang, and WanTing Zhao became soloists.
- Apprentice Blake Kessler joined the corps de ballet.
- Aaron Robison, formerly a soloist with Houston Ballet, joined as principal dancer.
- Angelo Greco joined as soloist. Greco previously danced with La Scala Ballet. Greco was subsequently promoted to principal in February 2017.
- Elizabeth Mateer (from Pennsylvania Ballet II and Natasha Sheehan (from the San Francisco Ballet Trainee program) joined as corps de ballet members.
- Ludmila Bizalion, formerly Ludmila Campos returned to the corps de ballet. Bizalion was with the San Francisco Ballet as an apprentice in 2006 and a member of the corps de ballet from 2007 to 2010. Before returning, she danced with Royal Ballet of Flanders, Hong Kong Ballet, Diablo Ballet, and Smuin Ballet.
- Five SF Ballet School Trainees were promoted to the rank of apprentice: Alexandre Cagnat, Shené Lazarus, Davide Occhipinti, Nathaniel Remez, and Isabella Walsh.
- Former corps members Gaetano Amico III and Grace Shibley were removed from the company roster.
- Former corps member Kristine Butler joined Bucharest National Opera Ballet Company of Romania.[6]
- Megan Amanda Ehrlich returned to the Company in 2017 after leaving to dance with Grand Rapids Ballet in 2016.[7]
- Former corps member Aaron Renteria joined The Joffrey Ballet in 2016.[8]
- Five former apprentices moved on from the company:
- Chisako Oga joined Cincinnati Ballet[9][10]
- Grace Choi joined Tulsa Ballet II.[11]
- Haruo Niyama joined The Washington Ballet.[12]
- Anastasia Kubanda and Francisco Sebastião were removed from the company roster.
- Soloist Sasha De Sola was promoted to principal dancer, effective January 1, 2017.[13]
- San Francisco Ballet announced the following mid-season promotions:[14]
- Soloist Jennifer Stahl was promoted to the rank of principal dancer, effective July 1, 2017
- Max Cauthorn was promoted to soloist
- Isabella DeVivo, Jahna Frantziskonis, Esteban Hernandez, and Steven Morse were promoted to soloists, effective July 1, 2017.
Dancers
[edit]Principal Dancers
[edit]| Name | Nationality | Training | Other Companies | Principal Since | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dores André |  Spain
|
Estudio de Danza de Maria Avila | 2015 | |||
| Jaime Garcia Castilla | Spain
|
Royal Conservatory of Professional Dance | 2008 | |||
| Frances Chung |  Canada
|
Goh Ballet Academy | 2009 | |||
| Sasha De Sola |  United States
|
Kirov Academy of Ballet | 2017 | |||
| Carlo Di Lanno |  Italy
|
La Scala Ballet School | La Scala Ballet Staatsballett Berlin |
2016 | ||
| Taras Domitro |  Cuba
|
Cuban National Ballet School | National Ballet of Cuba | 2008 | ||
| Lorena Feijoo | Cuba
|
Cuban National Ballet School | National Ballet of Cuba Royal Ballet of Flanders Joffrey Ballet |
1999 | ||
| Mathilde Froustey |  France
|
Marseille National School of Ballet Paris Opéra Ballet School |
Paris Opéra Ballet | 2013 | ||
| Angelo Greco | Italy
|
La Scala Ballet Academy | La Scala Ballet | 2017 | Won the Erik Bruhn Prize in 2016 | |
| Tiit Helimets |  Estonia
|
Tallinn Ballet School | Estonian National Ballet Birmingham Royal Ballet |
2005 | ||
| Luke Ingham |  Australia
|
Australian Ballet School | The Australian BalletHouston Ballet | 2014 | ||
| Davit Karapetyan |  Armenia
|
Armenian School of Ballet Schweizerische Ballettberufsschule |
Zurich Ballet | 2005 | Named John and Barbara Osterweis Principal Dancer | |
| Maria Kochetkova |  Russia
|
Moscow State Academy of Choreography | The Royal Ballet English National Ballet |
2007 | Named Herbert Family Principal Dancer | |
| Vitor Luiz |  Brazil
|
The Royal Ballet School | Birmingham Royal Ballet | 2009 | ||
| Carlos Quenedit | Cuba
|
Cuban National Ballet School | Cuban National BalletMiami City Ballet | 2014 | ||
| Aaron Robison |  Great Britain
|
Institut del Teatre | Birmingham Royal Ballet | 2016 | ||
| Sofiane Sylve | France
|
Centre de Danse l’Académie | Dutch National Ballet New York City Ballet |
2008 | ||
| Yuan Yuan Tan |  China
|
Shanghai Dance School
John Cranko School |
1997 | Named Richard C. Barker Principal Dancer | ||
| Sarah Van Patten | United States
|
Ballet Workshop of New England Massachusetts Youth Ballet |
Royal Danish Ballet | 2007 | Named Diana Dollar Knowles Principal Dancer | |
| Joseph Walsh | United States
|
Walnut Hill School of the Arts Houston Ballet II |
Houston Ballet | 2014 | ||
| Vanessa Zahorian | United States
|
Kirov Academy of Ballet Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet |
Mariinsky Ballet | 2002 | Named Diane B. Wilsey Principal Dancer |
Principal character dancers
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Soloists
[edit]Corps de Ballet
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Apprentices
[edit]These SF Ballet School Trainees were promoted to the rank of apprentice:
- Alexandre Cagnat
- Shené Lazarus
- Davide Occhipinti
- Nathaniel Remez
- Isabella Walsh
Artistic Staff
[edit]Source:[15]
- Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
- Ballet Master & Assistant to the artistic director: Ricardo Bustamante
- Ballet Masters
- Felipe Diaz
- Betsy Erickson
- Anita Paciotti
- Katita Waldo
- Company Teachers
- Helgi Tomasson
- Ricardo Bustamante
- Felipe Diaz
- Choreographer in Residence: Yuri Possokhov
- Music Director and Principal Conductor: Martin West
- Other Artistic Staff
- Caroline Giese, Artistic Administrator
- Alan Takata-Villareal, Logistics Manager
- Abby Masters, Assistant to the Artistic Staff
Music Director and Musicians
[edit]- Music Director & Principal Conductor: Martin West
Strings
[edit]| Violin I | |
|---|---|
| Cordula Merks,Concertmaster | Mia Kim |
| Wenyi Shih, Associate Concertmaster** | Robin Hansen |
| Beni Shinohara, Assistant Concertmaster | Brian Lee |
| Heidi Wilcox | Mariya Borozina |
| Lev Rankov* | Carla Picchi* |
| Karen Shinozaki* | Laura Albers* |
| Violin II | |
| Marianne Wagner, Principal | Patricia Van Winkle |
| Craig Reiss, Associate Principal | Clifton Foster |
| Rebecca Jackson, Assistant Principal | Katherine Button* |
| Jeanelle Meyer** | Julie Kim* |
| Heeguen Song* | Emma Votapek* |
| Viola | |
| Yi Zhou, Principal | Caroline Lee |
| Anna Kruger, Associate Principal | Paul Ehrlich |
| Joy Fellows, Assistant Principal | Elizabeth Prior* |
| Katherine Johnk* | |
| Cello | |
| Eric Sung, Principal | Nora Pirquet |
| Jonah Kim, Associate Principal | Ruth Lane* |
| Victor Fierro, Assistant Principal | Miriam Perkoff* |
| Thalia Moore | |
| Contrabass | |
| Steven D'Amico,Principal | Jonathan Lancelle, Assistant Principal |
| Shinji Eshima, Associate Principal | Mark Drury |
| Harp | |
| Annabelle Taubl, Principal | Jieyin Wu* |
| Piano/Celeste | |
| Natal'ya Feygina* | |
Woodwinds
[edit]| Flute | |
|---|---|
| Barbara Chaffe, Principal | Julie McKenzie |
| Patricia Farrell* | |
| Piccolo | |
| Julie McKenzie | |
| Oboe | |
| Laura Griffiths, Principal | Marilyn Coyne |
| James Moore III* | |
| English Horn | |
| Marilyn Coyne | |
| Clarinet | |
| Natalie Parker, Principal | Andrew Sandwick |
| Steve Sanchez* | |
| Bass Clarinet | |
| Andrew Sandwick | |
| Bassoon | |
| Rufus Olivier, Principal | Patrick Johnson-Whitty |
| Shawn Jones* | |
| Contrabassoon | |
| Patrick Johnson-Whitty | |
Brass
[edit]| Horn | |
|---|---|
| Kevin Rivard, Principal | Keith Green |
| Brian McCarty, Associate Principal | William Klingelhoffer |
| Trumpet | |
| Adam Luftman, Principal | John Pearson* |
| Joseph Brown** | |
| Trombone | |
| Jeffrey Budin, Principal | Hall Goff |
| Bass Trombone | |
| Scott Thornton, Principal | |
| Tuba | |
| Peter Wahrhaftig, Principal | |
Percussion
[edit]| Timpani | |
|---|---|
| James Gott, Principal | |
| Percussion | |
| David Rosenthal, Principal | Tyler Mack* |
| Todd Manley* | Mark Veregge* |
| Peter Thielen* | |
*Extra Player **Season Substitute
References
[edit]- ^ "REPERTORY SEASON". SFBallet.org. 11 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ Program notes in the Ever Magical: San Francisco Ballet 2017 Opening Night Gala booklet (2017)
- ^ "Meet Our New Company Dancers: Promotions and New Members". SFBallet.org. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "San Francisco Ballet to Welcome New Company Members and Promotions!". Broadway World. 23 May 2016. p. 1. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "San Francisco Ballet to Welcome New Company Members and Promotions!". Broadway World. 23 May 2016. p. 2. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Ansamblul de balet". Opera Națională București. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "MEGAN AMANDA EHRLICH". Grand Rapids Ballet. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Aaron Renteria". Joffrey Ballet. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "CHISAKO OGA". Cincinnati Ballet. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ Chisako Oga (8 May 2016). "Chisako Oga on Instagram". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Grace Choi". Tulsa Ballet. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Haruo Niyama". The Washington Ballet. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Soloist Sasha De Sola Promoted to Principal Dancer". SFBallet.org. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Mid-season Promotions at SF Ballet". SFBallet.org. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Artistic Staff". www.sfballet.org. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
