Podcasts by San Francisco Ballet - Meet the Artist
San Francisco Ballet’s Popular Pre-Performance Meet the Artist Interviews spotlight a work to be performed that afternoon/evening. These informative talks feature artists and choreographers in conversation with a moderator.
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Pointes of View: Debra Sowell, PhD from 2021-05-19T22:00
Visiting Scholar, Debra H. Sowell, PhD, offers a lively description of America’s first full-length Swan Lake, produced by the San Francisco Ballet in 1940, and choreographed by Artistic Director, W...
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Meet the Artist: Debra Sowell, PhD from 2021-05-19T22:00
On America’s first full-length Swan Lake
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Meet the Artist: Helgi Tomasson and Mathilde Froustey from 2021-05-02T12:00
Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson and Principal Dancer Mathilde Froustey talk Romeo&Juliet.
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Meet the Artist: Martino Pistone from 2021-05-02T10:00
On sword fighting, fencing, and performing in Romeo&Juliet
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Meet the Artist: Cathy Marston and Sarah Van Patten from 2021-04-22T01:49:54
Choreographer Cathy Marston and Principal Dancer Sarah Van Patten discuss Snowblind and the creative process
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Jennifer Stahl on Snowblind and Appassionata from 2021-04-22T01:00:49
Principal Dancer Jennifer Stahl on inhabiting a role
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Meet the Artist: Tina LeBlanc from 2021-03-25T09:00
Former SFB principal dancer on teaching, training, and Balanchine’s Rubies
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Meet the Artist: Rufus Olivier from 2021-03-24T23:00
Balanchine and Prokofiev from the principal bassoon player's perspective
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Meet the Artist: Orchestra Members Steven D’Amico and Shinji Eshima from 2021-02-28T14:21:26
On their careers and Shostakovich Trilogy
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Meet the Artist: Yuri Possokhov and Shinji Eshima from 2021-02-28T10:45
On the new ballet, Swimmer
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Meet the Artist: Soloist Lucas Erni from 2020-09-23T16:24:32
On his path to SF Ballet and his life during shelter-in-place
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Meet the Artist: Soloist Diego Cruz from 2020-09-16T17:15:20
On starting Worldwide Ballet Class and his life during shelter-in-place
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Meet the Artist: Soloist and Choreographer Myles Thatcher from 2020-09-02T17:06:31
On his career, choreography, and his life during shelter-in-place
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Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Max Cauthorn from 2020-08-25T18:44:14
On highlights from the 2020 Season and his life during shelter-in-place
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Meet the Artist: Soloist Ellen Rose Hummel from 2020-08-19T15:56:40
On her recent promotion and life during shelter-in-place
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Meet the Artist: Angelo Greco, Cordula Merks, and Martin West from 2020-08-07T00:10:26
What’s it like to conduct a ballet? And what’s it like to be conducted in a ballet?
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Meet the Artist: Imani Rupert-Gordon (NCLR), Kris Hayashi (TLC), and Arthur Pita from 2020-08-05T20:00:11
A conversation with National Center for Lesbian Rights Executive Director Imani Rupert-Gordon, Transgender Law Center Executive Director Kris Hayashi, and choreographer Arthur Pita for Pride Month
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Meet the Artist: SF Ballet Orchestra Member Marilyn Coyne from 2020-06-15T16:00
On her life during shelter-in-place and what makes SF Ballet Orchestra special
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Meet the Artist: Jeffrey Lyons from 2020-06-01T16:00:15
SF Ballet School Leadership and Alumni celebrate Jeffrey Lyons’ 20th Anniversary at SF Ballet School
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Meet the Artist: Dana Genshaft and Pemberley Ann Olson from 2020-05-29T16:00:32
In honor of SF Ballet School’s Annual Spring Festival, Dana Genshaft and Pemberley Ann Olson call in from Shelter-in-Place.
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Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Wona Park from 2020-05-22T17:29:18
On her recent promotion and her life during shelter in place
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Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Dores André from 2020-05-20T16:00:29
On Justin Peck’s Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.
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Meet the Artist: Principal Dancers Yuan Yuan Tan and Luke Ingham from 2020-05-09T21:20:18
On The Infinite Ocean and their lives during shelter in place
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Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet Member Joshua Jack Price from 2020-04-18T16:00:55
On his favorite memories of his first season and life during shelter in place
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Meet the Artist: Soloist Madison Keesler from 2020-04-15T16:00:30
On Sandpaper Ballet, her career path, and time at SF Ballet
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Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet Member Lucas Erni from 2020-04-09T16:00:09
On Etudes and his path to SF Ballet
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Meet the Artist: Helgi Tomasson and Joseph Walsh from 2020-04-04T06:11:06
Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson and Principal Dancer Joseph Walsh discuss the role of Oberon in George Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Esteban Hernandez from 2020-04-03T16:00:15
On his childhood, career, and Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella
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Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Misa Kuranaga from 2020-03-31T16:00:03
On her path to San Francisco Ballet and the role of Cinderella
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Meet the Artist: Betsy Erickson and Tina LeBlanc from 2020-02-22T23:36:20
Learn more about Sandpaper Ballet and the life and works of choreographer Mark Morris
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Meet the Artist: Ballet Master Betsy Erickson from 2020-02-08T16:29:02
On putting together Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella
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Meet the Artist: Executive Director Kelly Tweeddale from 2020-02-06T16:20:53
On her first SF Ballet season
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Meet the Artist: SF Ballet Production Staff from 2020-02-05T16:30:31
On creating the magic of Wheeldon’s Cinderella
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Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Sofiane Sylve from 2019-05-22T21:15:35
On dancing, teaching, and Shostakovich Trilogy
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Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet Member Nathaniel Remez from 2019-05-02T17:31:44
On His Career and The Little Mermaid
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Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet Member Madison Keesler from 2019-05-01T00:27:52
On The Little Mermaid and her promotion to Soloist
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Meet the Artist: Principal Dancers Sasha De Sola and Wei Wang from 2019-04-27T17:00:39
On The Little Mermaid and how they prepare to perform Neumeier’s dramatic roles
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Meet the Artist: Soloist Lonnie Weeks from 2019-04-12T17:00:03
On his recent promotion, Your Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem, and Bound To
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Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet Member Elizabeth Mateer from 2019-04-10T17:00:58
On preparation, performing, and the Unbound Festival
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Meet the Artist: Production Director Christopher Dennis and Company Manager Juliette LeBlanc from 2019-04-08T17:00:55
On taking SF Ballet on tour
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Meet the Artist: Scenic&Lighting Designer David Finn from 2019-04-06T17:00:51
On collaboration and Scarlett's Die Toteninsel
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Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet Member Cavan Conley from 2019-04-04T23:59:19
On the process of creating Die Toteninsel
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Pointes of View: Visiting Scholar Clare Croft, PhD from 2019-04-02T01:25:17
On what makes a ballet American
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Meet the Artist: Soloist Julia Rowe from 2019-03-16T17:00:33
On her training, The Sleeping Beauty, and studying at St. Mary’s
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Meet the Artist: SF Ballet School Faculty Jeffrey Lyons from 2019-03-14T17:00:42
On teaching boys and the role of Ballet Master
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Yasmine Naghdi, Principal Dancer, The Royal Ballet from 2019-03-14T17:00:29
Royal Ballet Principal Dancer Yasmine Naghdi chats with Jennie Scholick about her career, the role of Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, […]
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Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Carlo Di Lanno from 2019-03-13T17:00:57
On his approach to Prince Desiré in The Sleeping Beauty
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Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Frances Chung and Soloist Esteban Hernandez from 2019-03-11T18:13:37
On performing the difficult variations in The Sleeping Beauty
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Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet dancer Kamryn Baldwin from 2019-02-26T19:17:01
On the ballets of In Space and Time
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Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Aaron Robison from 2019-02-24T18:00:32
On Etudes and how he prepares for the season
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Martin West, Music Director and Principal Conductor, on Program 2: Kaleidoscope from 2019-02-24T18:00:19
Martin West, SF Ballet’s Music Director and Principal Conductor, gives an engaging account about how ballet conducting requires both mind […]
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Meet the Artist: Répétiteur Johnny Eliasen and Artistic Advisor Lise Lander from 2019-02-20T18:00:18
On Etudes and its journey to the stage
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Meet the Artist: Principal Dancers Ulrik Birkkjaer and Luke Ingham from 2019-02-18T18:00:44
On the art of partnering
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Meet the Artist: Soloist Henry Sidford from 2019-02-16T18:41:29
On the ballets of Kaleidoscope
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Angelo Greco, Principal Dancer, on Don Quixote from 2019-02-07T19:00:39
Principal Dancer Angelo Greco discusses how he first encountered Don Quixote, what he enjoys about this ballet, and his love to classical ballet.
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Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Angelo Greco from 2019-02-07T18:00:39
On his love for Don Quixote and classical ballet
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Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Wei Wang from 2019-02-05T18:00:23
On his early training and Don Quixote
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Helgi Tomasson Previews the 2019 Season from 2019-02-03T18:00:17
Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer, Helgi Tomasson reflects on his 34 years as Artistic Director and his commitment to serving […]
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Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Joseph Walsh from 2019-02-01T18:00:30
On his morning routine, favorite downtime activities, and Don Quixote
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Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Sasha de Sola from 2019-01-30T19:43:26
On classical roles and Don Quixote
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Season Preview with Martin West from 2019-01-19T00:33
Join SF Ballet’s Music Director and Principal Conductor Martin West as he previews the music and ballets of the 2019 […]
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Celebrating Jerome Robbins: Helgi Tomasson, Patricia McBride, Jean-Pierre Frohlich, and Ellen Sorrin [podcast] from 2018-09-14T22:42:40
In this special episode moderated by Ellen Sorrin, Director of the Balanchine Trust, San Francisco Ballet Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson is joined by ...
Celebrating Jerome Robbins from 2018-09-14T20:42:40
Helgi Tomasson, Patricia McBride, Jean-Pierre Frohlich, and Ellen Sorrin on Robbins’ legacy
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Meet the Artist: Choreographer and Dancer Myles Thatcher from 2018-05-10T04:01:39
On choreographing and dancing in the Unbound Festival
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Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Jennifer Stahl from 2018-05-09T04:17:26
On Rhoden’s world premiere ballet for Unbound
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Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Tiit Helimets from 2018-05-07T04:22:44
On classical, neoclassical, and contemporary ballet
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Meet the Artist: Soloist Lauren Strongin from 2018-05-06T04:25:09
On her life, career, and the Unbound Festival
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Meet the Artist: Choreographer Stanton Welch from 2018-05-05T04:39:25
On his history at SF Ballet and Bespoke
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Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet member Ellen Rose Hummel from 2018-03-29T05:14:27
On being a Trainee and performing character roles
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Meet the Artist: Lonnie Weeks and Esteban Hernandez from 2018-03-28T05:26:59
On Jerome Robbins and his impact
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Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Frances Chung from 2018-03-14T05:36:40
On the Unbound Festival and working with choreographers
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Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet member Benjamin Freemantle from 2018-03-02T06:46:06
On his Sunday morning routine and Project New Day
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Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet member Kimberly Marie Olivier from 2018-02-28T06:51:09
On Lady from the Sea and Ibsen’s House
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Meet the Artist: Soloist Steven Morse from 2018-02-17T07:06:49
On Ibsen’s House and the creative process for a new ballet
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Pointes of View: James Steichen, PhD from 2018-02-15T07:11:29
The stories of Balanchine's Serenade
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Meet the Artist: Corps de Ballet Member Skyla Schreter from 2017-04-30T23:00
On Wheeldon's Cinderella and the 2017 Repertory Season
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Meet the Artist: Head of Men’s Wardrobe George Elvin from 2017-04-28T23:00
On his 40 seasons with SF Ballet
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Meet the Artist: James Steichen, PhD, and Martin West from 2017-03-15T17:00
How do new compositions make it from the page to the stage?
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Meet the Artist: Principal Dancer Mathilde Froustey from 2016-04-17T22:00
On dancing Balanchine and working with Ratmansky
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Meet the Artist: Soloist Jennifer Stahl from 2016-02-05T23:00
On dancing Forsythe, Possokhov, and Scarlett
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Pointes of View: Carrie Gaiser Casey, PhD from 2015-03-25T20:00
“Fans, Fandangos, and Fouettés: An Appreciation of Don Quixote”
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Pointes of View: Rebecca Groves from 2015-02-25T21:00
“William Forsythe’s Ballets about Ballet”
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