by Kyra Laubacher | Jun 5, 2023 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments Mathilde Froustey in Balanchine’s Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet....
by As Told To Zoe Phillips | Aug 4, 2021 | Career, Company Life
Mathilde Froustey has always wanted to be a mother. “I never saw myself just as a dancer,” says the San Francisco Ballet principal. “Backstage, onstage, even when I was getting ready for a show, I knew something was missing. And I knew what it was.”Now almost nine...
by Jennifer Stahl For Dance Magazine | Mar 27, 2019 | Profiles
Before Mathilde Froustey met her now-fiancé, she invited him to come watch her dance—even though he’d never been to a ballet. He’s now seen every single performance she’s given since that night. “Even when I did six...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 25, 2019 | Career
On a crisp day in late October, the studio air is thick and hot as dozens of sweaty dancers finish up grand allégro at New York City Center. Despite the fact that many of them are jet-lagged, there is a palpable, positive energy throughout the studio. Teaching class...
by Julia Rosica | Oct 3, 2018 | Profiles, TBT
The Paris Opéra Ballet, Swan Lake and the dance of Les Petite Cygnets—could anything in ballet be more iconic? Factor in four beloved French ballerinas dancing as the four little swans and we think not. In this 2006 performance, Fanny Fiat, Myriam Ould-Braham,...
by Claudia Bauer | Apr 19, 2018 | Career
Photography by Christian Peacock Summer is always a lively time at San Francisco Ballet, as the dancers return from vacation and launch into rehearsals for the upcoming season. But last July through September felt absolutely electric with creativity as the company...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Mar 16, 2016 | Company Life
Mathilde Froustey on the roof of the Palais Garnier. Photo by Erik Tomasson. There’s no applause at the end of this solo. Instead, Mathilde Froustey’s performance in Manon’s second act party variation is met with critical whispers. This clip is from...
by Laura Cappelle | Mar 27, 2014 | Features, Inside PT, Profiles
This is Pointe’s April/May 2014 Cover Story. This past January, a standing ovation greeted San Francisco Ballet’s newest Giselle, Mathilde Froustey, when she took her bows. As she made her debut in the ultimate French Romantic ballet, the former Paris...