San Francisco Ballet

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San Francisco Ballet, SFB
Founder: William and Harold Christensen
Founded: 1933
Hometown: San Francisco
Members: Head: Helgi Tomasson
Technology: classic ballet

San Francisco Ballet , short SFB , is in San Francisco ( California being moved) ballet company . It was founded in 1933 as part of the San Francisco Opera Ballet. The company can currently be found in the War Memorial Opera House . Since 1985 it has been led by Helgi Tomasson . The SFB is known for being the first professional ballet company in the USA, and thus also for having brought many well-known pieces to the stage there for the first time.

history

1938 to 1950

The first, more significant production of the SFB was Coppélia (1938) choreographed by Willam Christensen. In 1940, Swan Lake was first introduced to the American population. They began the tradition of performing the Nutcracker with a premiere at Christmas 1944. This piece, also choreographed by Christensen, is known as the first complete performance of Tchaikovsky's most popular piece in the United States.

In 1942 the opera ballet was divided; an independent ballet was created parallel to the opera company. The ballet half was bought by William and Harold Christensen. You also took over the artistic direction and the direction of the San Francisco Ballet School.

1951 to 1985

1951 was the next noteworthy change in the direction of the San Francisco Ballet. Lew Christensen, the first solo dancer, became co-director of William Christensen. The following year Lew took over the management completely and the SFB began to broaden its horizons, to travel and to consolidate its name as one of the great American ballet companies. The first national and international tours ensured a high level of awareness. Finally, at Christmas 1964, Lew's choreographed version of the nutcracker for the SFB was broadcast on ABC-TV.

In 1972 Lew brought his company closer to their original home, the War Memorial Opera House, by naming it as the home theater.

1985 to the present

Since 1985 Helgi Tomasson has been the artistic director and director of the San Francisco Ballet School. He has created the vast majority of his more than 40 ballets to date for the company of the SFB. In 2014 he extended his contract for another five years.

World premieres

premiere ballet choreographer soloist Remarks source
1938 Coppélia William Christensen William Christensen First performance ever
1940 Swan Lake William Christensen
December 24, 1944 The Nutcracker William Christensen William Christensen
Gisella Caccialanza 		Start of the tradition of performing the nutcracker at Christmas. For ten years this was the only complete performance in the United States
1947 Giselle Anton Dolin Jocelyn Vollmar
1976 Romeo and Juliet
1978 La Fille mal gardée Frederick Ashton Anita Paciotti
1981 The Tempest Michael Smuin Nominated for three Emmy Awards [4]
April 30, 2004 Sylvia Mark Morris Yuan Yuan Tan , Yuri Possochow

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Francisco Ballett, history, 1985, accessed July 10, 2017
  2. ^ A b c d e f McCarthy, Terrence: History of San Francisco Ballet . In: San Francisco Ballet Magazine . 71, No. 6, p. 8.
  3. ^ San Francisco Classical Voice, accessed July 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ [1]
  5. ↑ a b c d e f Renouf, Renee (2001). San Francisco Ballet history ( Memento of the original from September 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Accessed September 19, 2005. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ballet.co.uk
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  7. ↑ [3]
  8. ^ Simpson, Michael Wade (2004). Morris' 'Sylvia' forgoes showy dancing for an old-fashioned, irony-free romance. Retrieved September 19, 2005.

literature

  • Richard E. Leblond Jr., Meg Madden: From Chaos to Fragility: My Years at the San Francisco Ballet Association . Kendall / Hunt Publishing Company, Dubuque / Iowa 1988, ISBN 0-8403-5013-9 .

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