SF Ballet Blog

SF Ballet Blog


Latest Episodes

Meet the Artist: Betsy Erickson and Tina LeBlanc on Sandpaper Ballet
February 22, 2020

Choreographer Mark Morris has had a long relationship with San Francisco and San Francisco Ballet, having created more works for […]

To the Pointe: Dance Innovations
February 09, 2020

Join Associate Director of Audience Development, Jennie Scholick, PhD for a deep dive into the three ballets on Program 3: […]

Betsy Erickson, Ballet Master, on Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella
February 08, 2020

Host Andi Yannone interviews Ballet Master Betsy Erickson and discusses how Cinderella is rehearsed and put together.  In particular, they […]

To The Pointe: David Rosenthal on “The Typewriter”
February 07, 2020

Gong, chimes, woodblocks…. typewriter? In this special edition of To The Pointe, David Rosenthal, SF Ballet Orchestra’s Principal Percussionist, discusses […]

To the Pointe: Classical (Re)Vision
February 07, 2020

Join Associate Director of Audience Development, Jennie Scholick, PhD for an exploration of the ballets on Program 2: Classical (Re)Vision. […]

Kelly Tweeddale, Executive Director, on her First SF Ballet Season
February 06, 2020

Host Andi Yannone interviews Executive Director Kelly Tweeddale.  They talk about her journey to SFB, her initial impressions of the […]

SF Ballet Production Staff on Cinderella
February 05, 2020

Members of the Production Staff discuss the demands of their positions as they “create the magic” of a fairy tale […]

To the Pointe: Cinderella
January 08, 2020

Join Jennie Scholick, PhD for a quick overview of Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella©. Hear about the ballet’s creation, both in Soviet […]

To the Pointe: 2020 Season Preview
July 01, 2019

Join SF Ballet’s Jennie Scholick for a surprise summer season preview. Learn what SF Ballet’s up to this summer and […]

Sofiane Sylve, Principal Dancer, on Shostakovich Trilogy
May 22, 2019

Sofiane Sylve on dancing, teaching, and the Shostakovich Trilogy