Claudia Bauer

Terez Dean Orr and Brandon Alexander stand face to face onstage in front of a green backdrop during a performance. They look wistfully into each others eyes. Alexander wears a pink shirt and pants and holds a black umbrella, while Dean Orr wears a dark rain coat. A group of danders in blue and green costumes encircle them, lunging deeply and with their arms around each others waists.

Career

Smuin Contemporary Ballet Offers a Thriving Home for Creative, Collaborative Dancers

Claudia Bauer

A large group of male and female dancers hold hands and bend their torsos forward as they create a large human circle around a dance studio. Val Caniparoli, in all black, stands next to a TV and a female rehearsal director at the front of the room, their backs toward the mirror.

News

Behind the Scenes of San Francisco Ballet’s next@90 New Works Festival

Claudia Bauer

Susan Jaffe, on stage right, and Kevin McKenzie, to her left, stand onstage in front of a black curtain holding speech notes and with microphones attached to an earpiece on their right ears. Jaffe wears a long black velvet dress with a pattern of blue, purple and gold flowers. McKenzie wears a black sport coat and pants and gray buttong down shirt.

Career

Passing ABT’s Torch: A Conversation With Susan Jaffe and Kevin McKenzie

Claudia Bauer

Xander Parish soars in a Russian pas de chat onstage. He wears a white fitted t-shirt, black dance shorts, black socks and black ballet shoes.

News

Reunited in Dance: Xander Parish Brings Together Dancers Displaced by War

Claudia Bauer

Alonzo King and Steve Kerr sit in gray-blue armchairs onstage during a public interview. Between them on a small table is a large gold NBA Championship trophy. King wears a short, light-colored jacket and black pants and a gray hat, and clasps his hands together in front of his chest. Kerr, on the right, wears a dark sport coat, white button-down shirt, khaki pants and blue tennis shoes, and looks toward King with a smile.

The Latest

Ballet and Basketball: A Conversation With Alonzo King and Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr

Claudia Bauer

Sarah Van Pattan stands in parallel on pointe and leans to her right as Luke Ingham stands behind her and pulls her arms up. They both wear green costumes with a brown vertical pattern.

Profiles

Sarah Van Patten Reflects on Her Career as She Retires From San Francisco Ballet

Claudia Bauer

During an onstage performance, Michael Burfield and Jamie Kopit face each other, lunging in effacé and crossing their downstage arms over each other. Burfield wears a light blue T-shirt, black tights, white socks and white slippers, while Kopit wears a light blue dance dress, pink tights and pointe shoes.

Training

Over-Rehearsing: When Too Much Isn’t Enough

Claudia Bauer

In a palm-tree lined courtyard at night, Joseph Walsh kneels onto the ground while Sarah Van Patten stands and bends towards him, lifting his chin with her left hand and looking into his eyes. Walsh wears a white button-down shirt, while Van Patten is shown in a lacy black dress, her hair in a French twist.

Onstage

Cathy Marston Reimagines “The Graduate” for San Francisco Ballet

Claudia Bauer