Reviews (and dance-related articles) from 2018-19 Season
- San Francisco Ballet’s “Nutcracker” Proudly Carries on the Tradition (Bachtrack URL forthcoming – check https://bachtrack.com/find-reviews/category=3 after 12/16)
- Smuin Opens its 25th Anniversary Season with a Winner https://wp.me/p3k7ov-102
Reviews (and dance-related articles) from 2017-18 Season
- SFB’s Unbound Festival promises and delivers in Program B www.backtrack.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://backtrack.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
- “When Life Calls for a Plan B” www.griercooper.com – guest post
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”
- http://www.theclassicalgirl.com/silicon-valley-ballet-director’s-choice
- San Francisco Ballet’s Swan Lake
http://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 http://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
- 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 http://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 http://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 http://www.theclassicalgirl.com/san-francisco-ballets-program-6/
- Thumbs’ up for San Francisco Ballet’s Program 4 http://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