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San Francisco Ballet's popular pre-performance Meet the Artist Interviews (MTAs) spotlight a work to be performed that afternoon/evening. These informative talks feature artists and choreographers in conversation with a moderator and take place before Friday evening and Sunday matinee performances during the San Francisco Ballet season.

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San Francisco Ballet's popular pre-performance Meet the Artist Interviews (MTAs) spotlight a work to be performed that afternoon/evening. These informative talks feature artists and choreographers in conversation with a moderator and take place before Friday evening and Sunday matinee performances during the San Francisco Ballet season.

    SF Ballet Principal Dancer Esteban Hernández

    SF Ballet Principal Dancer Esteban Hernández

    SF Ballet Principal Dancer Esteban Hernández talks with Jennifer French Kovacevich on April 14, 2024 about Dos Mujeres as part of the 2024 Season.



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    Header Image: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and San Francisco Ballet rehearsing Lopez Ochoa's Broken Wings // © San Francisco Ballet, photo by Lindsey Rallo

    • 22 min
    SF Ballet Rehearsal Director Tina LeBlanc

    SF Ballet Rehearsal Director Tina LeBlanc

    SF Ballet Rehearsal Director and former SF Ballet Principal Dancer Tina LeBlanc talks with Dance Educator Claire Sheridan on April 7, 2024 about the next@90 Curtain Call, part of the 2024 Season.



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    Header Image: Tina LeBlanc and Sasha De Sola rehearsing Tomasson's Swan Lake // © Erik Tomasson.

    • 28 min
    SF Ballet Principal Dancer Wei Wang

    SF Ballet Principal Dancer Wei Wang

    SF Ballet Principal Dancer Wei Wang talks with San Francisco Ballet's Senior Director of Leadership Giving Kristin Bertrand on April 5, 2024 about next@90 Curtain Call and Mere Mortals as part of the 2024 Season.



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    Header Image: Wei Wang in Aszure Barton and Sam Shepherd's Mere Mortals // © Chris Hardy.

    • 29 min
    SF Ballet Soloist Cavan Conley

    SF Ballet Soloist Cavan Conley

    SF Ballet Soloist Cavan Conley talks with San Francisco Ballet School Associate Director of Administration Molly LeBeau on March 22, 2024 about A Midsummer Night's Dream in Program 4 of the 2024 Season.



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    Header Image: Cavan Conley in Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream // Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust; Photo © Lindsay Thomas

    • 25 min
    SF Ballet Principal Dancer Jennifer Stahl

    SF Ballet Principal Dancer Jennifer Stahl

    SF Ballet Principal Dancer Jennifer Stahl talks with Dance Educator Mary Wood on March 15, 2024 about A Midsummer Night's Dream in Program 4 of the 2024 Season.



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    Header Image: San Francisco Ballet in an excerpt from Act II of Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream // Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust; Photo © Chris Hardy.

    • 30 min
    SF Ballet Principal Dancer Nikisha Fogo

    SF Ballet Principal Dancer Nikisha Fogo

    SF Ballet Principal Dancer Nikisha Fogo talks with Dance Educator Mary Wood on March 3, 2024 about Swan Lake in Program 3 of the 2024 Season.



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    Swan Lake returns for encore performances April 30th through May 5th.



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    Header Image: Nikisha Fogo and Aaron Robison in Tomasson's Swan Lake // © Lindsay Thomas

    • 24 min

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4.8 out of 5
18 Ratings

18 Ratings

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