The San Francisco Ballet at City Center

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About This Show

Celebrating its internationally recognized 75th Anniversary, America’s oldest professional ballet company returns to New York City Center for three diverse programs of incomparable artistry and innovation.

Performing to live orchestral accompaniment, San Francisco Ballet will present works by George Balanchine and Helgi Tomasson, plus New York premieres of select works from San Francisco Ballet’s highly acclaimed New Works Festival by choreographers Mark Morris, Christopher Wheeldon, Jorma Elo, Val Caniparoli, and Yuri Possokhov.

Fri, Oct 10 at 8p (Prg A)
Sat, Oct 11 at 8p (Prg B)
Sun, Oct 12 at 3p (Prg B)

Program A:

Divertimento No. 15
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Choreographer: George Balanchine

Within the Golden Hour
Composers: Ezio Bosso, Antonio Vivaldi
Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon

Fusion
Composers: Graham Fitkin, Rahul Dev Burman
Choreographer: Yuri Possokhov

Program B:

The Fifth Season
Composer: Karl Jenkins
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson

Concerto Grosso
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Composer: Francesco Geminiani after Corelli

Joyride
Composer: John Adams
Choreographer: Mark Morris

The Four Temperaments
Composer: Paul Hindemith
Choreographer: George Balanchine

“San Francisco Ballet is among the nation’s top ballet companies… a superb troupe at the top of their form…” -Clive Barnes, New York Post

Show Details

Dates: Opening Night: October 10, 2008 Final Performance: October 18, 2008