by Toba Singer | Oct 11, 2022 | Career
SFDanceworks could have chosen to be a miniature model of a large dance company. Instead, from its founding in 2014 by former San Francisco Ballet soloist James Sofranko, the project-based company has been less defined by the number of its dancers (13) than by the...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 31, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. The Washington Ballet Presents Three World Premieres April 3-7 , The Washington Ballet presents three never before seen works. The first is Ethan Stiefel’s Wood Work. This...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jul 25, 2018 | News, Profiles
Each year, the Princess Grace Foundation, honoring the legacy of Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco, offers awards to distinguished artists spanning the fields of theater, film and, of course, dance. The 2018 winners were just announced and include nine dancers and...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Jun 20, 2016 | Company Life
The Bay Area dance scene continues to grow, and San Francisco Ballet soloist James Sofranko has added his voice to the mix. His new company, SFDanceworks, was founded in 2014 and presents its debut season this week at the ODC Theater in San Francisco. The U.S. has a...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Jun 1, 2015 | Career, Profiles
This story originally appeared in the August/September 2015 issue of Pointe. By Dana Genshaft, as told to Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone My earliest training was at the School of American Ballet, from ages 9 to 11. But I received the bulk of my training at the Kirov...
by Alexis Branagan | Nov 28, 2010 | Company Life
Ballet dancers have a complex relationship with what’s under their feet. Different venues, shoes and choreography all affect how dancers “feel the floor.” Whether it’s slippery or raked, new or old, wood or marley, each ballet dancer has her own way of making herself...