San Francisco Ballet launch their London season at London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre this evening, and until September 23 they will be presenting three mixed-bill programs. That’s 10 works over nine performances, featuring works by George Balanchine, Edwaard Liang, Mark Morris, Ashley Page, Christopher Wheeldon, SF Ballet chief Helgi Tomasson, as well as their Choreographer in Residence Yuri Possokhov.
Tomasson is pleased to be back in London,
London is a favourite tour destination for our Company and we’re delighted to be returning after eight years. We are privileged to work with some of the best choreographers in the world and some of their new works provide a wonderful showcase for our dancers’ broad ranges and abilities. I think London audiences will enjoy the diverse and exciting works that we’ll be presenting, almost all of which are UK premières.
That is certainly true, with Number Nine by Britain’s own Christopher Wheeldon, which he created for the company last year, being presented for the first time in the UK tonight. Wheeldon’s Ghosts, created for SFB in 2010 will début in the second programme — along with fellow Brit Ashley Page’s Guide to Strange Places - and his Within the Golden Hour, which was commissioned by the company 4 years ago, is in the last programme. In fact, the Brits go down well in San Francisco with Martin West being the company’s MD and Principal Conductor.… continue reading
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