SF Ballet spreads its wings in exquisite ‘Swan Lake’
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Oozing with an intangible, irresistible glamor, the San Francisco Ballet’s “Swan Lake” took opulence as an opportunity.
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San Francisco Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ is shining star atop this season’s Christmas tree
The grand spectacle of “The Nutcracker” — of the glittering costumes, lavish production design, impossibly difficult yet effortlessly executed movements — kindles a rare sense of pathos. One that lingers long after the intermission and settles in on the drive along the Bay Bridge.
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‘The Little Mermaid’ makes waves in closing weekend of San Francisco Ballet performance
Not showing your average Disney tale, San Francisco Ballet just wrapped up its seventh program of the 2019 season with a dark rendition of “The Little Mermaid” at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco on April 28. Full of elaborate light shows and a more contemporary mood than
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San Francisco Ballet’s ‘Lyric Voices’ stuns with gorgeous dancing, impressive visuals
Sporting minimalistic set design and magnificent lighting throughout, “Lyric Voices” takes the audience on trips to outer space, the glowing world of technology and a geometric interpretation of opera.
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Bay Area artists explore nuanced immigrant experiences in Chronicle Chats
On Tuesday night, the San Francisco Chronicle hosted its fourth and final Chronicle Chats event of 2018 — “Art without Borders: Immigrants and San Francisco Cultural Life” — at the Herbst Theater of the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center to tackle the evening’s designated topic: the ways
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