by Claudia Bauer | Apr 11, 2022 | Profiles, The Latest
Sarah Van Patten is a rarity among ballet dancers. Not only has she enjoyed a career of more than 20 years, she has spent most of it with one company—San Francisco Ballet—and has become a beloved artist in the Bay Area. Van Patten’s retirement performance on April 16...
by Kyra Laubacher | Mar 28, 2022 | The Latest
This month has brought exciting new promotions, retirements and leadership changes. Read on to learn the latest! Jillian Vanstone and Sonia Rodriguez Say Goodbye at National Ballet of Canada Jillian Vanstone and Harrison James in Christopher Wheeldon’s After the...
by Barry Kerollis | Dec 29, 2021 | Career, Company Life
Never before has the dance community experienced such a collective return to the stage as during the pandemic. In celebration of our industry’s triumphant—although staggered—return to in-person performances, Pointe asked experienced pros to reflect on their...
by Sarah Van Patten | Jul 28, 2010 | Company Life
My dance training has had many phases. My mother danced into her 20s and knew how difficult a professional career could be. So to save me from heartbreak, she steered me towards gymnastics when I was 6. But that summer I attended a camp that included ballet—and loved...
by Pointe Magazine | Dec 1, 2009 | Company Life
Dancer: Sarah Van Patten Company: San Francisco Ballet Ballet: Marius Petipa’s Swan Lake San Francisco Ballet principal Sarah Van Patten always commands the stage in roles that call for dramatic depth and musicality. But because she is not usually thought of as...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
When Sarah Van Patten first danced the lead in a Royal Danish Ballet production of Romeo and Juliet, it felt like a cinch. Just 16 years old, she was an apprentice in the company and it seemed very real. “I didn’t even think about acting,” she says....