Follow ballet and the Bay Area’s many independent dance companies here. Artist Spotlight Brenda Way Drives ODC/Dance Past the Half-Century Mark Victoria Looseleaf - April 4, 2022 The choreographer talks about the groundbreaking work she and her group have done and what makes them distinctive. Review Strange Bedfellows, Well Met Janice Berman - March 17, 2022 SF Ballet’s pairing of the venerable La Sylphide with an Alexei Ratmansky premiere is a roaring success. Review A Transformative St. Matthew Passion at LA Opera Victoria Looseleaf - March 15, 2022 Choreographer John Neumeier stages Bach’s masterful oratorio with the dancers of the Hamburg Ballet. Review Joffrey Ballet Leaps From Chicago to Berkeley, Screen to Stage Janice Berman - March 8, 2022 The West Coast premiere of Nicolas Blanc’s Under the Trees’ Voices stands out among works first premiered digitally in 2021. Feature Martha Graham Dance Company Unveils a World Premiere at The Soraya Victoria Looseleaf - March 7, 2022 Inspired by a lost dance from 1952, this major new work is set to a score by jazz pianist/composer Jason Moran, performed live by Wild Up on March 19. Review Don Quixote: Full Tilt Janice Berman - March 1, 2022 SF Ballet’s production melds the classic story with terrific music, astonishing dancing, and splendid staging. Don’t miss it. Review The Forsythe Saga Continues at SF Ballet Janice Berman - February 11, 2022 Dancers go toe-to-toe with the unknowable in William Forsythe’s absorbing Blake Works I. Feature Camille A. Brown Inspires Transformation Through Dance Emily Wilson - January 31, 2022 The dynamic dancer/choreographer/educator brings her company to the Hammer Theatre Feb. 4. Feature Classical Dance and Hip-Hop Step in Time at Peninsula Ballet Theatre Emily Wilson - January 24, 2022 The San Mateo company made a name for itself with a hip-hop rendition of Nutcracker. Its 21st-century takes on Guys and Dolls and Cinderella premiere this spring. Music News Tamara Rojo Named Artistic Director of San Francisco Ballet Janos Gereben - January 11, 2022 The celebrated dancer has a 10-year run of success as head of English National Ballet on her resume. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 … Next › Next page Last » Last page