Starry Nights
SF Ballet returns to Starry Nights at Stanford Live with a full evening of repertory ranging from classical to contemporary showcasing the dynamic range of SF Ballet’s impressive roster of dancers.
The program includes Act II of Helgi Tomasson’s deeply moving Swan Lake. This quintessential classical ballet features the visually stunning corps de ballet of swans and the tender White Swan pas de deux.
These performances mark the SF Ballet premiere of Ben Stevenson’s Three Preludes. Set to Sergei Rachmaninoff's piano compositions, this captivating work blends technical prowess with emotional depth and invites the audience on a journey through the complexities of the human soul.
The evening closes with a tribute to the Dutch choreographer Hans van Manen whose hallmark inventive style will be on full display with Variations for Two Couples, Solo, and 5 Tango’s set to a score by the maestro of nuevo tango, Astor Piazzolla.
This will be a memorable evening of traditional favorites and exciting company premieres that showcase classical and contemporary themes and celebrate the dynamic range of our dancers. To view the full casting for Starry Nights, click here.
Program
Conductor: Ming Luke
Swan Lake Act II
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson, after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Cello: Eric Sung
Violin: Ani Bukujian
Odette: SASHA DE SOLA
Prince Siegfried: AARON ROBISON
Von Rothbart: NATHANIEL REMEZ
Cygnets: Katherine Barkman, Norika Matsuyama, Carmela Mayo, Julia Rowe
Swan Maidens: Rebecca Blenkinsop and Jacey Gailliard
Swans: Sofia Albers, Juliana Bellissimo, Maya Chandrashekaran, Jihyun Choi, Thamires Chuvas, Carlota Cruz, Katharine Lee, SunMin Lee, Elizabeth Mateer, Swane Messaoudi, Rimi Nakano, Pemberley Ann Olson, Hui-Wen Peng, Leili Rackow, Tyla Steinbach, Juliana Wilder, Juliette Windey, Seojeong Yun
Intermission
San Francisco Ballet Premiere
Three Preludes
Choreographer: Ben Stevenson
Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano: Mungunchimeg Buriad
JASMINE JIMISON*, HARRISON JAMES*
Variation for Two Couples
Choreographer: Hans van Manen
Composers: Benjamin Britten, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Steven Kovacs Tickmayer, Astor Piazzolla
FRANCES CHUNG, JOSEPH WALSH
SASHA MUKHAMEDOV, AARON ROBISON
Solo
Choreographer: Hans van Manen
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
CAVAN CONLEY*, VICTOR PRIGENT*, ALEXIS FRANCISCO VALDES*
Intermission
San Francisco Ballet Premiere
5 Tango’s
Choreographer: Hans van Manen
Composer: Astor Piazzolla
DORES ANDRÉ*, ESTEBAN HERNÁNDEZ*
Kamryn Baldwin, Victor Prigent
Thamires Chuvas, Fernando Carratalá Coloma
Jihyun Choi, Nathaniel Remez
SunMin Lee, Simone Pompignoli
Anatalia St. Clair, Rubén Cítores Nieto
Seojeong Yun, Dylan Pierzina
*Denotes premiere in the role
Stanford Live Arts Festival Sponsor:
The San Francisco Ballet’s performances are generously supported by Sue & John Diekman and Jerry Yang & Akiko Yamazaki.
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