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📢 24/25 SEASON ANNOUNCED 📢 Next season includes high-drama story ballets, inventive contemporary voices, and works rarely seen by U.S. audiences: • MacMillan's Manon • Khan's Dust • McGregor's Chroma • Wheeldon's Within the Golden Hour • An Evening of Hans van Manen • Rojo's Raymonda • Scarlett's Frankenstein • Lopez Ochoa's Broken Wings • Ashton's Marguerite and Armand Learn more: https://bit.ly/3W0EgYl We also look forward to welcoming to the company, and welcoming back, established artists and emerging talent, including the return of Dores André and Max Cauthorn as principal dancers; the promotion of SF Ballet corps de ballet members Kamryn Baldwin, Carmela Mayo, and Joshua Jack Price to Soloist; and the appointment of soloists Fernando Carratalá Coloma and Victor Prigent, both from English National Ballet. Additionally, SF Ballet Apprentices Sofia Albers, Jacey Gailliard, and Dylan Pierzina have been promoted to the corps de ballet, and Rebecca Blenkinsop (English National Ballet), Jakub Groot (Czech National Ballet), Lucas López (Joffrey Studio Company), Archie Sullivan (English National Ballet), and Juliette Windey have been appointed to the corps de ballet. Six SF Ballet School Trainees have been named apprentices for the 2024-2025 season: Maya Chandrashekaran, Carlota Cruz, Emmitt Friedman, Justin-Cooper Meeks, Ben Taber, and Juliana Wilder. Company roster details: https://bit.ly/4aAfh2t #discoversfballet

Juneteenth, or “Freedom Day” is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Today, Juneteenth serves as a celebration for the freedoms and rights attained through the fight of many generations, and is a reminder of the work that remains to ensure a more equitable world for future generations. San Francisco Ballet honors and joins that fight during Juneteenth and beyond. #discoversfballet #juneteenth

Our adult ballet summer workshop is in full swing, this year we're welcoming 45 adults from the US, Australia, France, Mexico & Canada into our studios of technique and repertory classes taught by our acclaimed faculty along with live piano accompaniment. Details: https://bit.ly/3l5m7bZ #discoversfballet #adultballet #balletclassesforall

Check out these familiar faces of Company dancers when they were students performing in Spring Festival. Did you know over 60% of our Company are SF Ballet School alumni? This year, each show features a gala-style performance showcasing the breadth and talent of our advanced students' dancing and choreography. Programing includes Messerer's Flames of Paris, Mazillier's Paquita, and Balanchine's Symphony in C. Plus, enjoy new works from our Trainees and Corps de Ballet member Pemberley Ann Olson. School Spring Festival performances run this week: May 22–24. Tickets start at $29: https://bit.ly/4cOg8ye

“Feeling that there is a room for your culture and for your art and for your artists and for your community at the highest level — I think it’s important.” – Tamara Rojo for The New York Times https://nyti.ms/4bpHZn8

The School Spring Festival will honor our rich history and bright future by featuring different programs across three evenings of performances, including a demonstration by students, pieces selected from the School’s Choreographic Workshop, a new work from Company dancer Pemberley Ann Olson, and closing the performance will be selections from George Balanchine’s Symphony in C. See the next generation of dancers onstage May 22-24, tickets available: https://bit.ly/4cOg8ye

On behalf of our artistic and administrative staff, the dancers, musicians, crew, and volunteer teams, thank you for being a part of our SF Ballet community. Whether this season marked your first trip to the ballet, are a long-time subscriber, or if you cheered us on from across the globe, we couldn't make the magic happen without you. Thank you for joining us. As we close out our 23/24 Season, here's a look at some of our accomplishments: 🔹 2 World Premieres 🔹 3 SF Ballet Premieres 🔹 50 Years of Service from our BRAVO volunteers 🔹 76 Dancers from 17 Countries 🔹 96 Live Performances at the War Memorial Opera House 🔹 621 San Francisco Ballet School Students from 13 Countries 🔹 2,300 patrons attended our 2nd annual Sensory Friendly Performance 🔹 4,200 youth attended school field trip to see SF Ballet performances 🔹 200k audience members As we look ahead towards what's to come, we know the 23/24 Season was one you can look back on and say: " I was there when..." #discoversfballet

Today marks the final performance of the 23/24 Season! Our hardworking dancers are closing it out with Swan Lake Encore before they get a seriously deserved break!

Today we're celebrating #EducatorsAppreciationDay and recognizing the educators who teach, encourage, and inspire. We're welcoming PK–12th grade teachers, paraprofessionals, school staff, administrators, and teaching artists from schools across the Bay Area to Swan Lake today.