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 Steve Sucato | Jun 25, 2018 | News, Profiles
James Sofranko, longtime San Francisco Ballet soloist, will succeed Patricia Barker as Grand Rapids Ballet’s new artistic director, effective July 1. Sofranko topped a list of 40 applicants from around the world to become only the fifth artistic director in...
by Steve Sucato | Jan 4, 2018 | News, Profiles
Today Grand Rapids Ballet announced that longtime San Francisco Ballet soloist James Sofranko will succeed Patricia Barker as its new artistic director, effective July 1, 2018. The 38-year-old, now in his 18th season with SFB, topped a list of 40 applicants from...
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...