Reviews (and arts-related articles) from 2024-25 Season

• Scarlett’s Frankenstein returns to the San Francisco Ballet www.bachtrack.com
• A re-imagined Raymonda lights up the SF Ballet stage https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1Cd
• Yuja Wang takes on Rautavaara’s Piano Concerto https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1BS
• A Manon premiere opens SF Ballet’s 2025 season www.bachtrack.com
• 10 musical reasons to love Samuel Barber www.theimaginativeconservative.org
• Nutcracker magic returns to San Francisco https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1AV
• Mussorgsky’s spooky “Night on Bald Mountain” https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1zY
• World Ballet Day 2024 https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1zA

Reviews (and arts-related articles) from 2023-24 Season

• Broken Wings soars in SF Ballet’s Dos Mujeres www.bachtrack.com
• Don’t let Esa-Pekka Salonen go! https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1xi
• Diablo Ballet 30th season jubilee brings “Stars & Stripes” https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1×1
• Tchaikovsky & San Francisco Ballet deliver an irresistible Swan Lake wp.me/p3k7ov-1wE
• The Classical Girl’s very casual Top 10 Classical Ballet list https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1aa
• SFB’s “Mere Mortals” explores myth, AI, in a sensory extravaganza www.bachtrack
• World Ballet Day returns in 2023  https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1u7

Reviews (and arts-related articles) from 2022-23 Season

• Diablo Ballet premieres a delightful Midsummer Night’s Dream https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1th
• SFB concludes its 90^th season with a stirring Romeo & Juliet www.bachtrack
• Christopher Wheeldon’s “Cinderella” comes alive in San Francisco wp.me/p3k7ov-1sU 
• 10 ballet flicks you’ll love https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1oP
• SF Ballet enchants with a winning Giselle www.bachtrack
• San Francisco Ballet presents next@90 https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1rE
• Swans, Art and Pain — an exploration of creativity and strife  https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1qN
• SF Ballet’s “Nutcracker” reassures, amid a changing time www.bachtrack
• World Ballet Day 2022! https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1pU

Reviews (and arts-related articles) from 2021-22 Season

• A stirring Swan Lake concludes SF Ballet’s season www.bachtrack
• Charm and wit abound in San Francisco Ballet’s Don Quixote www.bachtrack
• The Classical Girl’s very casual “Top 10 classical ballets” list https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1aa
• “Mrs. Robinson” kicks off a memorable season at the SF Ballet https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1lV
• Presenting Joy Womack: The White Swan  https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1iJ
• A triumphant Nutcracker: San Francisco Ballet is back!  www.bachtrack
• World Ballet Day 2021 – Who and When  https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1j4

Reviews (and arts-related articles) from 2020-21 Season

• Wooden Dimes entrances in SF Ballet’s Program 3 https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1h7
• Diablo Ballet shines in a virtual “Balanchine and Beyond” https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1gI
• 10 reasons you’ll love SFB’s “Nutcracker Online” https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1fB
• Sibling Rivalry: when your sister’s a ballet dancer too https://wp.me/p3k7ov-XY
• 2020 World Ballet Day is October 29th! https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1e1
• La Sylphide, the most important classical ballet you’ve probably never seen https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1al

Reviews (and dance-related articles) from 2019-20 Season

• Escape into SF Ballet’s magical Midsummer Night’s Dream https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1bX
• Philosophy amid movement in SF Ballet’s “Dance Innovations” www.bachtrack
• SF Ballet opens repertory season with Wheeldon’s magical Cinderella www.bachtrack
• San Francisco Ballet bursts into 2020 https://wp.me/p3k7ov-1aZ
• Smuin Contemporary Ballet dazzles in Dance Series 1 https://wp.me/p3k7ov-18H
• San Francisco Ballet Celebrates 75 Years of “Nutcracker” www.bachtrack
• Choreographer Alyssa Mitchel presents “In the Classroom” https://wp.me/p3k7ov-184

Reviews (and dance-related articles) from 2018-19 Season

• SF Ballet’s “Shostakovich Trilogy” brings a strong close to the season www.bachtrack
• Possokhov & Scarlett bring world premieres to the SFB stage https://wp.me/p3k7ov-137
• Diablo Ballet celebrates 25 years with Once upon a Time https://wp.me/p3k7ov-13i
• The Sleeping Beauty reawakens in San Francisco www.bachtrack.com
• SF Ballet’s Program 2 is a Kaleidoscope of Vibrant Works www.bachtrack
• A festive, spirited Don Quixote opens SF Ballet’s 86th season www.bachtrack
• 10 Don Quixote ballet trivia bits https://wp.me/p3k7ov-rF  
  
• Smuin Opens its 25th Anniversary Season with a Winner https://wp.me/p3k7ov-102
• San Francisco Ballet’s “Nutcracker” Proudly Carries on the Tradition www.bachtrack

Reviews (and dance-related articles) from 2017-18 Season

• SFB’s Unbound Festival promises and delivers in Program B www.bachtrack.com
• SFB’s Unbound: an astonishing Festival of New Works https://wp.me/p3k7ov-Vx
• Diablo Ballet is 24 years strong https://wp.me/p3k7ov-Vc
• National Ballet of Canada and “Nijinsky” come to SF http://wp.me/p3k7ov-US
• Winning Works in a “Distinctively SF” Program 3 https://bachtrack.com
• A Dazzling Return of San Francisco Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty https://bachtrack.com
• San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker an Oasis of Delight https://bachtrack.com/review
• “Requiem for a Rose” Ignites Smuin’s Dance Series ’01 http://wp.me/p3k7ov-QA
• Choreographer Marika Brussel is Creating From Shadows http://wp.me/p3k7ov-Pk

 

Reviews (and dance-related articles) from 2016-17 Season

• Wheeldon’s Cinderella in San Francisco https://bachtrack.com/review-cinderella-wheeldon-san-francisco-ballet-war-memorial-opera-house-san-francisco-april-2017
• Precision and Beauty in San Francisco Ballet’s Swan Lake https://bachtrack.com/review-san-francisco-ballet-swan-lake-kochetkova-war-memorial-opera-house-san-francisco
• Diablo Ballet Celebrates 23 Years http://wp.me/p3k7ov-LT
• Arthur Pita’s Salome is both sexy and sinister in SFB’s Program 5 https://bachtrack.com/review-san-francisco-ballet-contemporary-voices-salome-pita-war-memorial-opera-house-san-francisco-march-2017
• San Francisco Ballet’s Frankenstein well worth checking out http://wp.me/p3k7ov-L7
• Possokhov’s “Optimistic Tragedy” provokes and pleases in San Francisco Ballet’s Program 2 https://bachtrack.com/review-san-francisco-ballet-optimistic-tragedy 
  
• Smuin Kicks off its 23rd Season With “Dance Series 01 “https://bachtrack.com/review-smuin-dance-series-1-palace-fine-arts-theater-san-francisco-october-2016
  
• San Francisco Ballet brings on holiday season with Nutcracker https://bachtrack.com/review-nutcracker-san-francisco-ballet-dec-2016

Reviews of 2015-16 Season

• Diablo Ballet’s “Celebrated Masters” http://wp.me/p3k7ov-Dm
• San Francisco Ballet concludes season with Cranko’s masterful Onegin
  bachtrack.com review-onegin-san francisco-april-2016
• A weekend of ballet: SFB’s Program 6 and 7 http://wp.me/p3k7ov-Cn
• SFB’s Program 5 makes a splash with “Swimmer” and “Dances at a Gathering” https://bachtrack.com/review-san-francisco-ballet-dances-swimmer-2016
• Silicon Valley Ballet’s “Director’s Choice”
• https://www.theclassicalgirl.com/silicon-valley-ballet-director’s-choice
• San Francisco Ballet’s Swan Lake
  https://www.theclassicalgirl.com/SanFranciscoSwan Lake
• San Francisco Ballet’s Program 1 delivers elegance and whimsy https://bachtrack.com/review-san-francisco-ballet-january-2016 
• Rebranded Silicon Valley Ballet takes on Alonzo’s Cuban Giselle https://bachtrack.com/review-giselle-silicon-valley-ballet-october-2015
• San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker ushers in the holiday https://bachtrack.com/review-nutcracker-san-francisco-ballet-war-memorial-opera-house-december-2015 

Reviews (and dance-related articles) from 2014-15 Season

• Ballet San Jose’s Cinderella casts its magic spell http://bachtrack.com/review-cinderella-ballet-san-jose-silicon-valley-may-2015
• SFB’s Program 6 offers Alexei Ratmansky’s ravishing “Shostakovich Trilogy” http://bachtrack.com/san-francisco-ballet-april-2015
• Don Quixote, San Francisco Ballet Style http://bachtrack.com/22/319/render/296/7426
• Enticing Diablo Ballet  https://www.theclassicalgirl.com/enticing-diablo-ballet/
• Classically Modern: San Francisco Ballet’s Program 3 http://bachtrack.com/review-san-francisco-ballet-program-three-war-memorial-opera-house-san-francisco-february-2015
• San Francisco Ballet commences its 2015 season
  http://bachtrack.com/22/296/view/7010
• Smuin Ballet delivers satisfying fare in its “Untamed” Dance Series http://us.bachtrack.com/review-smuin-ballet-san-francisco-october-2014
• San Francisco Ballet’s “Nutcracker” commences the holiday season http://us.bachtrack.com/review-nutcracker-san-francisco-ballet-december-2014
• “Dancers Among Us: Dance Photographer Jordan Matter” http://bachtrack.com/dance-photographers-jordan-matter

 

Reviews (and dance-related articles) from 2013-14 Season

• Giselle returns in fine form to the San Francisco Ballet https://bachtrack.com/SFballet/Giselle/
• Ballet San Jose’s “Masterworks of Movement and Theater” http://us.bachtrack.com/review-ballet-san-jose-carmen-may-2014
• SFB’s Program 7, with World Premiere of Liam Scarlett’s “Hummingbird” http://us.bachtrack.com/review-sfballet-program-7-may-2014
• San Francisco Ballet’s Triple Treat: Maelstrom, Caprice and Rite of Spring https://www.theclassicalgirl.com/SFBs-triple-treat-maelstrom-caprice-rite-spring/
• Diablo Ballet Celebrates 20 Years http://us.bachtrack.com/review-diablo-ballet-20th-anniversary-gala-march-2014
• Shades, Ghosts and Birds: San Francisco Ballet’s Program 3 https://www.theclassicalgirl.com/shades-ghosts-birds-sfbs-program-3/
• Ballet San Jose Impresses with season opener “Neoclassical to Now” http://us.bachtrack.com/review-feb-2014-ballet-san-jose-neoclassical-now
• Giselle returns in fine form to the San Francisco Ballet http://us.bachtrack.com/review-jan-2014-sfballet-giselle-san-francisco
• San Francisco Ballet Shines once again in The Nutcracker http://us.bachtrack.com/review-dec-2013-sfballet-nutcracker-san-francisco
• Ballet San Jose Gala hails the arrival of new artistic director in gala of galas http://us.bachtrack.com/review-nov-2013-ballet-san-jose-gala
• Smuin Ballet offers San Francisco Ballet fans an October treat http://us.bachtrack.com/review-san-francisco-smuin-ballet-xxtremes

 

Reviews (and dance-related article) from 2012-13 Season

• San Francisco Ballet’s Program 6  https://www.theclassicalgirl.com/san-francisco-ballets-program-6/
• Thumbs’ up for San Francisco Ballet’s Program 4 https://www.theclassicalgirl.com/thumbs-up-for-program-4/
• “How and Where to Take a Ballet Class in Paris” http://www.danceadvantage.net/take-class-in-paris/
• “Can Dance Exist Without Music?” http://bachtrack.com/can-dance-exist-without-music-terez-rose
• “What I Learned From Ballet: Beauty and Grace” http://www.theajennda.com/2014/01/what-i-learned-from-ballet-beauty-and.html
• “Zen and the Art of Ballet: 10 Tips for the Journey” http://www.danceadvantage.net/zen-and-ballet/
• “What Sends Grown-Ups to the Barre?” http://grown-up-ballet.blogspot.fi/2013/08/what-sends-grown-ups-to-barre.html