The nutcracker 2019, west michigans favorite holiday tradition, returns to the grandeur of devos performance hall with sets by famed childrens book author and illustrator chris van allsburg the polar express, jumanji, broadwayquality set design by tony award winner eugene lee wicked, sweeney todd, saturday night live, choreography by val caniparoli, and the live music of your grand. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on the generosity of our community to help share the joy of dance with our audience, our students and the community. Though from a wide variety of backgrounds, the dancers share the same virtues of intensely elegant clarity, high refinement, and fervent commitment. Get info about this years program, audition schedule, and registration. Debuted in 1995, the show features a variety of original choreography in ballet, tap, jazz and other styles. Join us for this holiday event and you will enjoy a night of specialty cocktails, fabulous hors doeuvres, music, and more. Nov 20, 2018 the christmas ballet smuin contemporary ballet. On the program light up your holiday season with smuin s the christmas ballet. With deep concern for everyones wellbeing and the realities around us, sacramento ballet is cancelling our spring series, fast forward. With snow white classical selections set to cherished carols alongside redhot contemporary numbers set to pop favorites, this yuletide spectacular is a beloved bay area tradition.
Opening the holiday season and entertaining carson city area residents and visitors for the past 30 years has been most pleasurable and rewarding. Auditions for ballet austins 2020 summer intensive are coming to a city near you. From classical to cool and contemporary, smuin offers two acts. His choreography, entitled all i want for christmas is you, for the smuin annual holiday show, received accolades from the media. Between the talented dancers, the stream of new choreography, the impeccable ballet and the joyous holiday spirit, smuin earns their place as an integral part of any san francisco christmas tradition.
With its twoact niceandnaughty structure and seductive blend of longrunning pieces and fresh additions, smuin s christmas ballet. The ballet, set to composer antonin dvoraks sametitled work based on the sorrowful th century hymn stabat mater dolorosa, evokes the. Smuin ballet performs its season in multiple venues. Baby, its cold outside, but its sizzlin hot around the bay area when smuin kicks off the holidays with the christmas ballet. The philosophy of mystic ballets artistic existence is supported through its unique tic technique. Your generosity will help ensure were able to share the transformative power of dance this season and beyond. The montana ballet company mbc has enriched bozeman and the greater gallatin valley since its inception in 1984, bringing the fine art of live dance in collaboration with world renowned professional dancers, choreographers, conductors, composers, musicians, film makers, and set, lighting and costume designers to our community. The east bay ballet schools familyfriendly hourlong production, now in its 17th year, features diablo ballet s david fonnegra and. Administrative offices 100 south broad street, suite 2226 philadelphia, pa 19102 215. Peninsula ballet theatre was founded in 1967 by dick ford and richard gibson as the nonprofit performing vehicle for students in their ballet school, then peninsula ballet school. Ballet musicians reflect on 40 years of nutcracker.
During his seven years with smuin ballet, he recreated numerous leading roles from michaels tenure as director of san francisco ballet, as well as originating many roles created for him by michael at smuin ballet. Please consider donating the value of your unused tickets as a taxdeductible gift. Founded in san francisco in 1994 by tony and emmy awardwinning choreographer michael smuin, smuin contemporary ballet merges the diverse vocabularies of cla. Students are selected to participate in the trainee program by invitation from diablo ballets artistic director and director of the diablo ballet school, lauren jonas. She has performed featured roles in works by michael smuin, helen pickett, garrett ammon, dawn fay, darrel montreal, adam hougland, amy seiwart, val caniparoli, and jiri kylian. Dont miss the return of old favorites, including ave maria, the gloucestershire wassail, and. Smuin contemporary ballet, formerly known as smuin ballet, is a touring ballet company based in san francisco, california. Its the opposite of traditional, despite its 20th anniversary this year. Ballet musicians reflect on 40 years of nutcracker no major ballet company gets and stays that way without dancing to live music, and no pickup band will ever offer the musical. The sarasota ballet enters its 29th season with an exciting range of repertoire, including 14 ballets by some of the most celebrated and prestigious choreographers and composers of the ballet world.
Smuin ballet has a reputation for presenting innovative and accessible dance. We are committed to sharing our passion for dance through performance and outreach. I found a great ticket deal for the new smuin ballet performance the 2019 2020 holiday season. In 1978, san francisco ballet s michael smuin directed production of romeo and juliet became the first production by a west coast ballet company, and the first fulllength ballet, to be aired by the pbs great performances. Dayton ballet holds the right to release dancers from the audition after barre. For smuin ballet, the answer was to create an entirely different yuletide productionthe christmas ballet. Pennsylvania ballet is a tax exempt nonprofit and our tax identification number is 231629970. San francisco ballet auxiliary invites you to an exciting night celebrating the 75th anniversary of san francisco ballet s nutcracker. She was a member of the contra costa ballets preprofessional company for 5 years. Dance studios the louise reed center for dance 323 north broad street philadelphia, pa 19107 215. For tickets and information, call 9187496006 or visit tulsaballet. Under the leadership of iain webb, the sarasota ballet has achieved national and international critical acclaim. During her dancing career, she performed in balanchines serenade and stars and stripes, as well as prominent roles in the story of the nutcracker, swan lake, paquita, etudes, as well as works by charles anderson. Smuin ballet avoids the whole nutcracker scrum every year by doing a program they call the christmas ballet.
Ballet originated among the nobles of italy and, later, the queens and kings of france. Tulsa ballet official site for tulsas premiere ballet. Photo courtesy sfmpd the ribbon candy dance became a showstopper for a young michael smuin pictured in rehearsal who several years later would become sf ballet s codirector. Links to the broadcast will be available on the companys facebook and instagram page, as well as through the compa. Erica is a passionate dance teacher and choreographer. After three seasons with ballet arizona, she joined smuin ballet in 2012. Utilizing our idiosyncratic artistic ideology, tic technique is an essential and unorthodox approach for todays audiences. After a long hiatus, michael smuins romeo and juliet february 1220 returns to ballet west. What do you do when your city already offers several nutcrackers. Good limited sold out not onsale dance series 2 friday april 24 2020 at. Easton began his professional career at the age of 17 with the renowned director and choreographer michael smuin.
Smuin ballet pushes the boundaries of contemporary ballet within a distinctly american style to engage and inspire diverse audiences. If you wish to browse for tickets without logging in yet. With its twoact niceandnaughty structure and seductive blend of longrunning pieces and fresh additions, smuins christmas ballet. Tulsa, ok tulsa ballet brings the magical story of dorothy and the prince of oz back to the tulsa performing arts center stage, february 16. Blending andersens poignant tale of longing and sacrifice and todays popularized childrens version, adults and children alike are sure to be entertained. Ballet musicians reflect on 40 years of nutcracker no major ballet company gets and stays that way without dancing to live music, and.
She has choreographed for smuin ballet and has taught master classes and workshops throughout the united states. Nov 25, 2019 ballet and jazz are not natural bedfellows. Between the talented dancers, the stream of new choreography, the impeccable ballet and the joyous holiday spirit, smuin earns their place as an integral part. Heather desaulniers san francisco ballet nutcracker war memorial opera house, san francisco smuin the christmas ballet yerba buena center f san franciscobay area roundup may 2016 san franciscobay area roundup may 2016 heather desaulniers liss fain dance presents in association with yerba buena center for the arts tacit. Based in menlo park, this professional ballet company is dedicated to bringing dance to audiences throughout the san francisco bay area. You can also visit our muttcracker behind the scenesouttakes album on our facebook page here. One of the countrys most entertaining, original ballet troupes, dance magazine, san franciscos smuin ballet returns to the joyce. Now in its third decade, the christmas ballet muscled its way past a phalanx of mouse soldiers by providing a little something for everyone. Includes season schedule, dancers biographies and events. Virginia johnson and students in lew christensens nutcracker romaine. She will be guesting with various companies throughout the season michal wozniak began his training in gymnastics at age seven, and his ballet training when he was 10 at the state school of ballet in warsaw, poland.
Presented by smuin contemporary ballet november 22 23, 2019 light up your holiday season with smuins the christmas ballet. Apr 29, 2008 smuin ballets dancin with gershwin runs from may 2 june 7 in san francisco, walnut creek, mountain view, and carmel. The company is currently based in the war memorial opera house, san francisco, under the direction of helgi tomasson. Youve successfully registered to receive houston ballet enews. Smuins dance series 1 features johnny cash and brubeck.
San francisco ballet is a ballet company, founded in 1933 as the san francisco opera ballet under the leadership of ballet master adolph bolm. Smuin was an early student of willam christensen and became distinguished in his own right first as a principal dancer with american ballet theatre and the san francisco ballet, later as coartistic director of the san francisco ballet alongside. Unfortunately, this ends our 20192020 performance season. Canyon concert ballet s beautiful new ballet will reimagine the classic hans christian andersen fairy tale and take you on a journey beneath the waves. Even if youre not big on ballet, youll find this san francisco bay areabased dance troupe modern, innovative, relatable, and very american. Snow white classical selections set to cherished carols top off act i, the classical christmas. The new york times contemporary ballet for the san francisco bay area. The only jarring thing was the vocals in the 1st of the production. Smuin contemporary ballet launches its 26th season with dance series 1, a fall program featuring three extraordinary works by established and rising choreographers. San francisco ballet chris hellman center for dance 455 franklin street san francisco, ca 94102. Ballet auditions for the 20202021 dayton performing arts alliance season for auditions, please bring resume and photo. Jul 29, 2019 diablo ballet school students who wish to pursue a career as a professional ballet dancer are invited to audition for our trainee program. Contra costa ballet s story of the nutcracker, nov. In 1971 the first professional dancers trained outside the school were hired to form a separate permanent company, the bay areas second oldest professional ballet.
Smuin ballet s dancin with gershwin runs from may 2 june 7 in san francisco, walnut creek, mountain view, and carmel. She will be guesting with various companies throughout the season. Nov 18, 2007 contra costa ballet s story of the nutcracker, nov. The program is playful, sexy, and completely contemporary, with a premiere this year from robert dekkers, the artistic director of post. Under the direction of helgi tomasson, san francisco ballet has long been among the worlds most elegant and refined companies.
Donation campaign donation amount program recognition anonymous. Tic favors freedom of action for the individual over the collective. On the program light up your holiday season with smuins the christmas ballet. Company archives page 2 of 8 canyon concert ballet. After seven season with smuin ballet, erica has embarked on a freelance career. It is a western white, aristocratic art form, and the prevailing sociocultural milieu from which it arose between the 15th and 17th centuries permeates the vocabulary, the music, the stories, the costumes, and the etiquette. Menlowe ballet performs works ranging from cultural to classical to contemporary. After a long hiatus, michael smuin s romeo and juliet february 1220 returns to ballet west. Called hump day ballets, the weeks repertoire is chosen by a different company member. Mar 31, 2020 smuin ballet is offering 48hour streaming access to a prerecorded performance every wednesday. Grand rapids ballet nutcracker 201920 season grand. Sep 29, 2016 michael smuin choreographed stabat mater as a powerful response to the events of 911 and is one of the most beautiful ballets of the choreographers career san francisco chronicle. You can also choreograph your own cyo season or choose our story ballet trio and receive select seats and benefits. San francisco ballet was the first professional ballet company in the united states.
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