by Claudia Bauer | Jan 31, 2022 | Onstage, The Latest
This is an updated version of an article that appeared in Pointe’s Winter 2020 print edition. Celebrated in her native Britain and across Europe, choreographer Cathy Marston is conquering America with her contemporary, literary story ballets. In 2019, American Ballet...
by Amy Brandt | Jan 7, 2021 | Instagram, News, The Latest
This week, San Francisco Ballet artistic director Helgi Tomasson announced that he will be leaving his post in 2022, after 37 years at the helm. Tomasson—a former dancer with Harkness Ballet, Joffrey Ballet and New York City Ballet—has led SFB since 1985,...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Nov 20, 2014 | Profiles, Show and Tell
What gets top billing in San Francisco Ballet principal Frances Chung’s dance bag? Oil. Massage oil, first of all. “I do self-massage all the time,” she says. “It’s extremely relaxing, and it really helps your muscles recover.” That...