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2015 Souvenir Program
A uniquely San Francisco Nutcracker.
2014
JEWEL CITY
ART FROM SAN FRANCISCO’S
PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
FINAL WEEKS!
CLOSES JAN 10, 2016
HERBST EXHIBITION GALLERIES
de Young
GOLDEN GATE PARK
A monumental world’s fair, a city reborn, and an art exhibition on the grandest
scale. A century after the 1915 Exposition that inaugurated San Francisco as a
cultural capital on the West Coast, experience 200 works from the fair, including
examples by John Singer Sargent, Claude Monet, and Edvard Munch.
This exhibition is organized by the Fine Arts Museums of
San Francisco. President’s Circle: Lisa and Douglas
Goldman Fund. Benefactor’s Circle: National Endowment
for the Arts. Supporter’s Circle: Marianne H. Peterson.
Community Partner: Ghirardelli Chocolate Company.
This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the
Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
BENEFACTOR’S CIRCLE
MEDIA SPONSOR
Arthur Frank Mathews, The Victory of Culture over Force (Victorious Spirit) (detail), 1914. Oil on canvas. San Francisco War Memorial
December 2015
Volume 93, No. 1
Paul Heppner
Publisher
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Production Artists and Graphic Design
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DEC 16–31, 2015
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Contents
Brett Hamil
Online Editor
San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Jonathan Shipley
Associate Online Editor
Jonathan Shipley
Ad Services Coordinator
Carol Yip
Sales Coordinator
Board of Trustees &
Endowment Foundation Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
The Story of Nutcracker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Artists of the Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Members of the Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Paul Heppner
President
Children & Supernumerary Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Mike Hathaway
Vice President
San Francisco Ballet Season Sponsors . . . . . . 46
Marty Griswold
Director of Business & Community Development
Clara’s 1915 Dream City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Genay Genereux
Accounting
Nutcracker Under the Dome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sara Keats
Marketing Coordinator
Corporate Office
425 North 85th Street Seattle, WA 98103
Nutcracker Interactive Storybook App . . . . . 53
San Francisco Ballet Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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Coloring & Activity Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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COVER: SAN FRANCISCO BALLET IN TOMASSON’S NUTCRACKER © ERIK TOMASSON)
COMPOSER Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
CHOREOGRAPHY Helgi Tomasson
SCENIC DESIGN Michael Yeargan
COSTUME DESIGN Martin Pakledinaz
LIGHTING DESIGN James F . Ingalls
PROJECTION DESIGN Wendall K . Harrington
MUSIC Casse-Noisette (The Nutcracker), Op . 71
PREMIERE (Current Production)
December 17, 2004
San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
UNITED STATES PREMIERE (Full-length)
December 24, 1944
San Francisco Ballet, War Memorial Opera House; San Francisco, California
Choreography for this production by Willam Christensen
WORLD PREMIERE (Full-length)
December 17, 1892
Shchelkunchik (original Russian title)
Imperial Ballet, Maryinsky Theatre; St . Petersburg, Russia
Choreography for this production by Lev Ivanov, libretto by Marius Petipa
The 2004 premiere of Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker was made possible by Lead Sponsors The Herbert Family and
The Swanson Foundation, and Sponsors Yurie and Carl Pascarella, Kathleen Scutchfield, and The Smelick Family .
PRODUCTION CREDITS: “Nutcracker” by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Additional Children’s Rehearsal Assistants: Jeffrey Lyons, Tina LeBlanc, and Kristi DeCaminada.
Assistant to the Lighting Designer: Lisa J. Pinkham. Costumes constructed by Barbara Matera, Ltd., New York, New York; Parsons-Meares Ltd., New York, New
York; Tricorne, Inc., New York, New York; Ann Beck Dance and Specialty Costumes, San Francisco, California; Seams Unlimited, Racine, Wisconsin and Paul Chang’s
Custom Tailor, Chicago, Illinois; Studio Rouge, New York, New York. Religious Sisters’ Habits constructed by Brother Anthony Mary Fidelis, OSF, and the Franciscans
of Divine Providence, Little Rock, Arkansas. Fabric dyeing by Gene Mignola, Inc., New York, New York and printing by Dye-Namix, Inc., New York, New York. Fabric
painting by Mary Macy, Margaret Peot, Charlotte Stahlbush-Haule, for Parsons-Meares, Ltd. Madame Le Cirque structure constructed by Jon Gellman Effects,
Jersey City, New Jersey. Dragon constructed by Marian Hose, New York, New York. Special thanks to the San Francisco Police Department. Masks, Millinery and
Head Dressing by Rodney Gordon, Inc., New York, New York; Lynne Mackey Studio, New York, New York and Arnold S. Levine, Inc., Theatrical Millinery and Crafts,
New York, New York. Wigs by Robin Church, Morgan Hills, California. Footwear by J.C. Theatrical, New York, New York; Capezio, New York, New York; Pluma, Portland,
Oregon and Celebrity Dance Shoes, Sun Valley, California. Assistants to Martin Pakledinaz: Janine McCabe, Courtney Logan, Matthew Pachtman, Shura Pollatsek,
Sydney Shannon, and Brian Bustos. Magic consultation by Marshall Magoon Magic, Menlo Park, California. Projection Programmer, Paul Vershbow. Scenic construction and painting by San Francisco Ballet Carpentry and Scenic Departments, at the San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios. Susan Tuohy, San Francisco Ballet Scenic
Artist in Charge. Mannequin costumes constructed by Nina Parker, San Francisco, California. Nutcracker Doll constructed by Izquierdo Studio, New York, New York.
Hobby Horses constructed by Costume Armour, New York, New York. Fabergé Eggs constructed by R.A. Productions , Portland, Oregon. Arabian Lamp constructed
by Kreysler & Associates, American Canyon, California.
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ABOVE: SAN FRANCISCO BALLET IN TOMASSON’S NUTCRACKER (© ERIK TOMASSON)
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San Francisco Ballet Association
Board of Trustees 2015–2016
JOHN S. OSTERWEIS, Chair of the Board and Executive Committee
DAVID C. COX, President
Chris Hellman†
Chair Emeritus
Jola Anderson
Alison Mauzé
Ingrid von Mangoldt Hills
Kristen A. Avansino
Marissa Mayer
George B. James II†
Richard C. Barker†
Immediate Past Chair
Rosemary B. Baker
Deborah M. Messemer
Pamela J. Joyner†
Margaret G. Gill
Vice Chair
Karen S. Bergman
Mary Mewha
David A. Kaplan
Gary Bridge
Kurt C. Mobley
Mary Jo Kovacevich
James H. Herbert, II†
Vice Chair
Amy Burnett
Christine Russell
James J. Ludwig†
Chaomei Chen
Randee Seiger
Nancy H. Mohr
Lucy Jewett
Vice Chair
Christine Leong Connors
Christine E. Sherry
Gerald E. Napier
Susan P. Diekman
Charlotte Mailliard Shultz
Thomas J. Perkins
James D. Marver
Vice Chair
Suzy Kellems Dominik
Catherine Slavonia
Marie-Louise Pratt
Carl F. Pascarella
Vice Chair
Kate Duhamel
David Hooker Spencer
George R. Roberts
Sonia H. Evers
Fran A. Streets
Kathleen Scutchfield
Jason M. Fish
Arlene H. Sullivan
Robert M. Smelick
Julie A. Flynn
Judy C. Swanson
Susan A. Van Wagner
Jennifer J. McCall
Secretary
Shelby M. Gans
Richard J. Thalheimer
Dennis Wu
Joseph C. Geagea
Jennifer M. Walske
Akiko Yamazaki
Susan S. Briggs
Assistant Secretary
Dr. Richard Gibbs
Miles Archer Woodlief
Nancy Kukacka
Treasurer
Beth Grossman
Timothy C. Wu
Thomas E. Horn
Janice Hansen Zakin
Diane B. Wilsey
Vice Chair
Helgi Tomasson
Artistic Director & Principal
Choreographer
Glenn McCoy*
Executive Director
Donald F. Houghton
Hiro Iwanaga
James C. Katzman
Yasunobu Kyogoku
Kelsey Lamond
Irv H. Lichtenwald
Marie O’Gara Lipman
Mark G. Lopez
Stephanie Marver
Trustees Emeriti
Michael C. Abramson
Thomas W. Allen
Marjorie Burnett
Charles Dishman
Garrettson Dulin, Jr.†
Millicent Dunham
Associate Trustees
Marie Hurabiell
President, San Francisco
Ballet Auxiliary
Patricia D. Knight
President, BRAVO
Emily Hu
President, ENCORE!
Stewart McDowell Brady,
Patrice Lovato
Co-Chairs, Allegro Circle
J. Stuart Francis†
Sally Hambrecht
San Francisco Ballet Endowment Foundation
Board Of Directors 2015–2016
JAMES D. MARVER, President
John S. Osterweis
President Emeritus
Laura Simpson‡
Secretary
Nancy Kukacka
Hank J. Holland
Vice President
Elizabeth Lani‡
Assistant Secretary
Larissa K. Roesch
Thomas E. Horn
Treasurer
Richard C. Barker
Directors Emeriti
Susan S. Briggs
Kim Ondreck Carim‡
Chief Financial Officer
Chris Hellman
J. Stuart Francis
George B. James II
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Hilary C. Pierce
‡ Non-Director
† Past Chair
*ex officio
‘Tis the Season for Science
November 25 through January 3
The reindeer are back! Meet our Arctic friends and learn
how they adapt to extreme conditions in this one-of-a-kind
interactive exhibit. Plus, enjoy indoor snow flurries, music,
and other festivities at our annual holiday exhibit.
Get tickets at calacademy.org
THE STORY OF
IN TWO ACTS
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ACT I
In his shop on a foggy
Christmas Eve in 1915,
a toymaker, Drosselmeyer, puts the finishing
touches on a magical nutcracker doll. It will be a
gift for his relatives, the Stahlbaum family, whose
home he will visit that evening. Customers drop by,
searching for last-minute Christmas gifts. Outside
the Stahlbaum house, as people hurry home to
their Christmas revelries, Drosselmeyer arrives
with his beautifully wrapped present.
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INSET: RUBÉN MARTÍN CINTAS IN TOMASSON’S NUTCRACKER
In the sitting room of the Stahlbaum house, a tree
trimming party is under way. Clara and Fritz,
followed by their friends, arrive downstairs to see
the tree lit, for the very first time in their lives, by
electric lights! The children dance with glee. Soon
it is time to open gifts. As the children settle down
to play with their presents, Dr. Stahlbaum invites
his guests to dance. Clara joins the adults.
INSET: SAN FRANCISCO BALLET IN TOMASSON’S NUTCRACKER (© ERIK TOMASSON)
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Drosselmeyer—
“Uncle Drosselmeyer”
to the Stahlbaums—
arrives and entertains
the families with magic .
He delights the children with a performing jack-inthe-box and a beautiful, life-sized ballerina. Clara
is captivated by them.
At last, Uncle Drosselmeyer opens his specially
wrapped gift for the family and presents her the
magical nutcracker doll. Clara, delighted, dances
with the nutcracker. Fritz looks on with envy, then
grabs the nutcracker, which falls and breaks.
Uncle Drosselmeyer bandages the doll and
returns it to Clara, who plays with it quietly. As a
close to the evening’s festivities, the revered
Stahlbaum grandparents begin their annual
holiday dance.
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TOWER
TOWEROF JEWELS
OF JEWELS
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET’S
NUTCRACKER IS SET IN 1915
SAN FRANCISCO
1915 was the year the Panama-Pacific
International Exposition (PPIE) came to
town. The PPIE celebrated the opening
of the Panama Canal, and with it, a new
age of technology and global mobility.
It was constructed on a 635-acre site,
in what is now known as the Marina
District. Its centerpiece was the Tower
of Jewels, rising 43 stories above
the Bay.
The tower was covered with 100,000
free-hanging crystals that magically
reflected light projected by 50 powerful
searchlights, one of the first such uses
of electric lighting.
ABOVE: MYLES THATCHER IN TOMASSON’S NUTCRACKER. (© ERIK TOMASSON)
INSET ABOVE RIGHT: COURTESY CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
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The hour is late, and
the guests begin their
good-byes.
Fritz and Clara go upstairs to their bedrooms, and
the house quiets down. Soon, Clara descends the
steps, searching for her nutcracker doll. As the
clock strikes midnight, she settles on the sofa and
falls asleep. As Clara dreams, her mind whirls with
the memories of the evening. Deep within her
dream, Uncle Drosselmeyer appears and mends
the nutcracker doll. Clara wakens into her dream,
and her house begins to change around her. The
Christmas tree grows large and wondrous.
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SAN FRANCISCO BALLET IN TOMASSON’S NUTCRACKER (© ERIK TOMASSON)
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Then mice appear,
frightening Clara .
But magically, the Nutcracker summons toy
soldiers from the cupboard to fend off the mice.
A tremendous battle ensues. The fierce Mouse
King arrives and engages in a duel with the
Nutcracker. Clara bravely aids the Nutcracker,
who, though victorious, is overcome by
exhaustion from the battle.
Clara is worried, but Uncle Drosselmeyer consoles
her, then transforms the Nutcracker into a dashing
Prince. Clara and the Prince embark together
on a magical journey to the Land of Snow.
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“THE ZONE”
ENTERTAINMENT
AREA, PPIE
IN 50 YEARS, SAN FRANCISCO
HAD TRANSFORMED ITSELF
FROM A FRONTIER TOWN INTO A
MAJOR WORLD CITY
Following the devastating 1906
earthquake and fire, the magnificent
“Jewel City” replaced the image of a
destroyed San Francisco in the eyes of
the world.
The PPIE brought the cultures of the
globe to the city’s doorstep with over
80,000 exhibits from more than 40
countries. Turn to page 48 to read
more about how the exotic sights of the
Exposition could have inspired Clara’s
dream, which is at the heart of the
Nutcracker story.
INSET ABOVE RIGHT: COURTESY CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Clara and the Prince arrive
and are welcomed by the
Snow King and Snow Queen .
As snow continues to fall, snowflakes begin to dance. Then
the King and Queen send Clara and the Prince off to their
next adventure in a beautiful sleigh.
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ACT I I
The scene opens
in the garden of the
Crystal Palace
where ladybugs, dragonflies, and butterflies
dance. The Sugar Plum Fairy welcomes Clara and
the Prince and asks them to tell her about the
adventure that brought them to her world. The
Prince recounts his tale of war with the Mouse
King and describes Clara’s bravery. The Sugar
Plum Fairy commands a festival, filled with
dancing, to honor her guests.
The celebration begins with Spanish flair. Colorful
Arabians, whirling dancers from China, and lovely
French Mirlitons perform for the guests.
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INSET: DORES ANDRÉ AND DANIEL DEIVISON OLIVEIRA IN TOMASSON’S NUTCRACKER (© ERIK TOMASSON)
THE PALACE
OF FINE ARTS
THE ONLY MAJOR PPIE
BUILDING THAT STILL EXISTS
IS BERNARD MAYBECK’S
PALACE OF FINE ARTS
Maybeck designed the building to
resemble a Roman ruin to “best convey
the same impression to the heart and
mind as those impressions made by the
works of art inside.” Arguably the most
beloved of the fair’s buildings, the Palace
was allowed to remain, slowly falling
into disrepair, until it was completely
reconstructed in the 1960s.
VISIT OUR PPIE MINI-EXHIBITION
IN THE MAIN LOBBY
In addition to visual art, the PPIE
presented music and dance from across
the globe. SF Ballet, in collaboration with
the California Historical Society, has
produced a mini-exhibition focusing on
the colorful performing arts presented
at PPIE.
Visit one of two versions of the
exhibition during today’s performance
on the ground floor South and North
Grand Promenades of the War
Memorial Opera House.
ABOVE: VANESSA ZAHORIAN IN TOMASSON’S NUTCRACKER (© ERIK TOMASSON)
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Sharing in the festivities
are Russian entertainers
and the famous
Madame du Cirque,
who reveals many small surprises, including a
dancing bear! In the final celebratory dance, the
Sugar Plum Fairy joins in a glorious waltz with her
court of flowers, dazzling Clara and the Prince.
As the festivities draw to a close, the Sugar Plum
Fairy and Uncle Drosselmeyer grant Clara her
greatest Christmas wish by transforming her into
a beautiful ballerina, to dance in the arms of
her Prince.
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INSET: FRANCES CHUNG IN TOMASSON’S NUTCRACKER (© ERIK TOMASSON)
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It is Christmas morning .
Clara awakens, the nutcracker safe in her arms.
THE END
DEMOLITION OF
THE ARCH OF THE
RISING SUN, PPIE
THE PPIE WAS A RESOUNDING
SUCCESS, AND REMAINS ONE OF
THE MOST COLORFUL CHAPTERS
IN SAN FRANCISCO HISTORY
Nearly 450,000 people came through the
turnstiles on the Exposition’s Closing Day
on December 4, 1915. In all, nearly 19
million people had attended the fair.
Turn to page 48 to read more about how
the fair inspired some of the production’s
most memorable moments.
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INSET: COURTESY CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Artists of the Company
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & PRINCIPAL
CHOREOGRAPHER
SOLOISTS
Myles Thatcher†
Daniel Deivison Oliveira†
Mingxuan Wang†
Helgi Tomasson
Sasha De Sola
Wei Wang†
Carlo Di Lanno
Lonnie Weeks
Koto Ishihara†
Maggie Weirich†
James Sofranko
Ami Yuki†
Jennifer Stahl†
WanTing Zhao†
© CHRIS HARDY
Lauren Strongin
Anthony Vincent†
APPRENTICES
Hansuke Yamamoto
Grace Choi†
Blake Kessler†
CORPS DE BALLET
Anastasia Kubanda†
PRINCIPAL DANCERS
Gaetano Amico III†
Chisako Oga†
Dores André
Kamryn Baldwin†
Francisco Sebastião†
Joan Boada
Sean Bennett†
Frances Chung
Kimberly Braylock-Olivier†
Taras Domitro
Samantha Bristow†
Lorena Feijoo
Kristine Butler
Mathilde Froustey
Max Cauthorn†
Jaime Garcia Castilla
Thamires Chuvas†
Tiit Helimets
Diego Cruz†
Luke Ingham
Isabella DeVivo†
Davit Karapetyan
Jahna Frantziskonis
John and Barbara Osterweis
Principal Dancer
Maria Kochetkova
Herbert Family Principal Dancer
Vitor Luiz
Pascal Molat
Gennadi Nedvigin
Carlos Quenedit
Sofiane Sylve
Yuan Yuan Tan
Richard C. Barker Principal Dancer
Sarah Van Patten
Benjamin Freemantle†
Jordan Hammond†
Jillian Harvey
Esteban Hernandez
Ellen Rose Hummel†
Norika Matsuyama†
Lee Alex Meyer-Lorey†
Steven Morse†
Francisco Mungamba†
Sean Orza†
Lauren Parrott†
BALLET MASTER & ASSISTANT TO
THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Ricardo Bustamante†
BALLET MASTERS
Felipe Diaz†
Betsy Erickson†
Anita Paciotti†
Katita Waldo†
COMPANY TEACHERS
Helgi Tomasson
Patrick Armand
Felipe Diaz†
CHOREOGRAPHER IN RESIDENCE
Yuri Possokhov
Elizabeth Powell†
MUSIC DIRECTOR & PRINCIPAL
CONDUCTOR
Joseph Walsh
Alexander Reneff-Olson†
Martin West
Vanessa Zahorian
Aaron Renteria†
Diana Dollar Knowles Principal Dancer
Diane B. Wilsey Principal Dancer
PRINCIPAL CHARACTER
DANCERS
Val Caniparoli†
Rubén Martín Cintas
Anita Paciotti†
Rebecca Rhodes†
Julia Rowe†
Emma Rubinowitz†
Skyla Schreter
Grace Shibley
Henry Sidford†
Miranda Silveira†
John-Paul Simoens†
† Received training at the San Francisco Ballet School
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Principal Dancers
DORES ANDRÉ
MATHILDE FROUSTEY
Born in Vigo, Spain
Born in Bordeaux, France
Joined in 2004
Joined as Principal Dancer in 2013
Promoted to Soloist in 2012
Promoted to Principal Dancer in 2015
JOAN BOADA
JAIME GARCIA CASTILLA
Born in Havana, Cuba
Born in Madrid, Spain
Named Apprentice in 2001
Joined in 2002
FRANCES CHUNG
TIIT HELIMETS
Born in Vancouver, Canada
Born in Viljandi, Estonia
Joined in 2001
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TARAS DOMITRO
LUKE INGHAM
Born in Mount Gambier, South Australia
Joined as Soloist in 2012
LORENA FEIJOO
DAVIT KARAPETYAN
Born in Yerevan, Armenia
Appointed John and Barbara Osterweis
Principal Dancer in 2013
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Principal Dancers
MARIA KOCHETKOVA
SOFIANE SYLVE
Born in Moscow, Russia
Born in Nice, France
Appointed Herbert Family
VITOR LUIZ
YUAN YUAN TAN
Born in Juiz de Fora, Brazil
Born in Shanghai, China
Appointed Richard C. Barker
Principal Dancer 2012
PASCAL MOLAT
SARAH VAN PATTEN
Born in Paris, France
Born in Boston, Massachusetts
Appointed Diana Dollar Knowles
GENNADI NEDVIGIN
JOSEPH WALSH
Born in Rostov, Russia
Born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
CARLOS QUENEDIT
VANESSA ZAHORIAN
Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Joined in 1997
Appointed Diane B. Wilsey
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Principal Character Dancers
RICARDO BUSTAMANTE†
RUBÉN MARTÍN CINTAS
Born in Medellin, Colombia
Born in Reus, Spain
Joined in 1980
Joined in 2000
Named Principal Character Dancer in 2007
VAL CANIPAROLI†
ANITA PACIOTTI†
Born in Renton, Washington
Born in Oakland, California
Joined in 1973
Joined in 1968
DANIEL DEIVISON OLIVEIRA†
KOTO ISHIHARA†
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Born in Nagoya, Japan
Joined in 2005
Joined in 2010
SASHA DE SOLA
JAMES SOFRANKO
Born in Winter Park, Florida
Born in Marion, Indiana
Joined in 2000
Joined in 2007
Soloists
CARLO DI LANNO
JENNIFER STAHL†
Born in Napoli, Italy
Born in Dana Point, California
Joined as soloist in 2014
Joined in 2006
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LAUREN STRONGIN
HANSUKE YAMAMOTO
Born in in Los Gatos, California
Born in Chiba, Japan
Joined in 2001
ANTHONY VINCENT†
Born in Phoenix, Arizona
Joined in 2006
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GAETANO AMICO III†
KIMBERLY BRAYLOCK-OLIVIER†
Born in Salem, Oregon
Born in New York, New York
Joined in 2007
Joined in 2010
KAMRYN BALDWIN†
SAMANTHA BRISTOW†
Born in Honolulu, Hawai’i
Born in Media, Pennsylvania
Joined in 2015
Joined in 2014
SEAN BENNETT†
KRISTINE BUTLER
Born in San Francisco, California
Born in Buffalo, New York
Joined in 2015
Joined in 2012
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MAX CAUTHORN†
JORDAN HAMMOND†
Born in Tucson, Arizona
Born in Irvine, California
Joined in 2012
Joined in 2014
THAMIRES CHUVAS†
JILLIAN HARVEY
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Joined in 2015
Joined in 2012
DIEGO CRUZ†
ESTEBAN HERNANDEZ
Born in Zaragoza, Spain
Born in Guadalajara, Mexico
Joined in 2006
Joined in 2013
ISABELLA DEVIVO†
ELLEN ROSE HUMMEL†
Born in Great Neck, New York
Born in Greenville, South Carolina
Joined in 2013
Joined in 2012
JAHNA FRANTZISKONIS
NORIKA MATSUYAMA†
Born in Tucson, Arizona
Born in Chiba, Japan
Joined in 2015
Joined in 2014
BENJAMIN FREEMANTLE†
LEE ALEX MEYER-LOREY†
Born in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
Born in Zurich, Switzerland
Joined in 2015
Joined in 2004
Returned in 2013
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STEVEN MORSE†
AARON RENTERIA†
Born in Harbor City, California
Born in Pasadena, California
Joined in 2009
Joined in 2014
FRANCISCO MUNGAMBA†
REBECCA RHODES†
Born in Madrid, Spain
Born in Chicago, Illinois
Joined in 2011
Joined in 2009
SEAN ORZA†
JULIA ROWE†
Born in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Joined in 2013
Joined in 2008
LAUREN PARROTT†
EMMA RUBINOWITZ†
Born in Palm Harbor, Florida
Joined in 2013
Joined in 2013
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SKYLA SCHRETER
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Born in Chappaqua, New York
Joined in 2014
Joined in 2012
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GRACE SHIBLEY
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WEI WANG†
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Born in Portland, Oregon
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Born in Saitama, Japan
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Joined in 2015
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Born in Anshan-Liaoning, China
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Children and Supernumerary Roles
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Officers
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and Gentlemen
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Alexandre Cagnat
Chloe Mussche
Hana Butler
Asnakech Crosbie
Angelin Carrant
Sena Nagaoka
Jasmine Chu
Renee De Jarnatt
Beau Chesivoir
Sarah Drake
Lily Peta
Asnakech Crosbie
Amanda Earl
Evan Connolly
Isaac Fukumura-White
Mia Snape
Esteban Cuadrado
Chloe Treanor
Natasha Earl
Christina Hecht
Parker Daley
Sofia Scalisi
Sarah Golden
Blake Johnston
Elias Frantziskonis
Suzanne Knott
James Beckman-Maldonado
Esmé Lee-Gardner
Sally Meeks
Mirabella Marchiorlatti
Andrea Kohlruss
Maxwell Behrman-Rosenberg
Julian Mendosa
Max Berenshteyn
Irenie Melin-Gompper
Joan Kwansa
Larkin Miller
Noah Berggren
Sadie Rosenthal
Helen Lahey
Yuki Nishizawa
Priscilla Lore
Myles Crawford
Natalie Roy
Chloe Saephan
Davide Occhipinti
Isidore Lu
Calder Feinstein
Kanjin Ota
Nicholas Kosanovich-Ware
Katherine Shagalov
Dosia Matthews
Jessica Ousterhout
Preston Kuan
Isabella Soo-Hoo
Larkin Miller
Benjamin Pearson
Elias Myers
Tai Lum
Ann Stegall
Emily Ternynck
Kei Pleinnikul
Theodore O’Brien
Marcello Marca
David Preciado
Quincy Paul
Esmé Tsirkas
Nathaniel Remez
Michael Shagalov
Braeden Wilcox
Sophie Silnicki
Nicholas Yurkevich
Don Stoddard
Catherine Stoehr
Isabella Walsh
Joseph Warton
Sophia Wheeler
Karen Wiel
Steve Wiel
Paul Wongsupreekul
Artillery
Alexandra Berenshteyn
Ainsley Dellinger
Vitesse Disney
Anoushka Dadlani
Lillyana Jaramillo
Emma Johnson
Sophia Wheeler
Vivian Zerkle
Nathaniel Remez
Mattia Santini
Jacob Seltzer
Noah Sobel
Serafina Stechman
Lenin Valladares
Emily Wagner
Dao Wang
Noah Wang
Cavalry Guards
Brian Warkentien
Daniel Bales
Joseph Warton
Anteneh Crosbie
Schuyler Wijsen
Isaac Fukumura-White
Adrian Zeisel
Isidore Lu
Elias Myers
Theodore O’Brien
Christopher Sanchez
Michael Shagalov
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Victor Prigent
Paul Wongsupreekul
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ACT II
Horsemen
Ladybugs, Butterflies,
Pages
Mother Ginger’s Buffoons
Gavin Abercrombie
and Dragonflies
Daniel Baldwin
Sophia Aldrich
Tommaso Beneventi
Isabella Abasolo
Tommaso Beneventi
Sabina Barrolaza
Tanner Bleck
Mai Arai
Tanner Bleck
Charlotte Ferraro
Zachary Boresow
Audrey Armacost
Zachary Boresow
Emma Gravel
Beau Chesivoir
Angela Asprer
Alexandre Cagnat
Isabella Infosino
Esteban Cuadrado
Erica Bell
Angelin Carrant
Michaela Ousterhout
Larkin Miller
Annabel Bourgon
Beau Chesivoir
Christina Pedersen
Yuki Nishizawa
Megan Caber
Evan Connolly
Malia Peterson
Kanjin Ota
Ava Cabreza
Elias Frantziskonis
Amelia Rakhlin-D’Almeida
Benjamin Pearson
Abby Cannon
Larkin Miller
Kaylia Roark-Hernandez
Nathaniel Remez
Camille Capelle
Yuki Nishizawa
Grace Tanner
Mattia Santini
Emily Chen
Davide Occhipinti
Karina Thendean
Jacob Seltzer
Katie Choi
Kanjin Ota
Nadirah Vander Linden
Noah Wang
Sienna Clark
Benjamin Pearson
Anika Wagner
Brian Warkentien
Annette Darren
David Preciado
Karrisa Yan
Joseph Warton
Francesca Diaz
Victor Prigent
Sara Yoffie
Daisy Feinstein
Mattia Santini
Raisa Gagas
Jacob Seltzer
Alia Hobart
Lenin Valladares
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Brian Warkentien
Scarlett Hollenbeck
Annabelle Hustace
Anna Javier
Emilie Jeffrey
Celeste Lau
Esmé Lee-Gardner
Kayla Li
Zoe Lucich
Diana Malakhov
Isabella Marca
Estelle McGuinness
Irenie Melin-Gompper
Pemberley Olson
Calista Peta
Kendra Peterson
Sofia Scalisi
Daisy Traina
Esmé Tsirkas
Neve Wilcox
Dasha Yurkevich
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Clara’s
1915
Dream City
By Laura A. Ackley
Author, San Francisco’s Jewel City:
The Panama-Pacific International
Exposition of 1915
San Francisco’s Special Nutcracker
San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker is a memorable interpretation of the traditional
holiday ballet. Its fictional characters, including Clara Stahlbaum and her family, are
placed in the real world setting of 1915. That year, San Francisco hosted its greatest
World’s Fair, the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE). The designers of the
Fair created a beautiful city within The City. While the Exposition lasted less than a year,
it was an unforgettable event for all who attended. Had there been a real Clara, what
she would have seen at the PPIE might very well have inspired her Christmas Eve
dream, which is the heart of the Nutcracker story.
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The Setting
Artistic Director & Principal
Choreographer Helgi Tomasson’s
unique production of Nutcracker
displays subtle references to
1915, revealed in costumes, sets,
and some of the technological
innovations featured at the fair.
In the first act, as Uncle
San Francisco
in 1915
The real San Francisco was truly ready
to celebrate in 1915. The city wanted
to invite all the nations of the world to
help rejoice in its recovery from the
Great Earthquake and Fire only nine
years before and to honor the newly
opened Panama Canal.
airplanes turned loops in the sky, and
a real, small-scale assembly line turned
out Model T Ford automobiles. Many
of the exhibits showed movies, a
recently developed entertainment
medium, to demonstrate products
or portray states or countries. While
cross-country phone calls had
previously been impossible, 1915
PPIE patrons could pick up a telephone
Drosselmeyer makes his way
to a party at the home of the
Stahlbaum family, he passes
performers costumed in the
fashions of that era. The women
are wearing long skirts topped
with jackets that end below the
waist. In exterior scenes, both
men and women are wearing hats.
Those of some of the wealthy
women are ornamented with
long feathers.
Uncle Drosselmeyer arrives at the
Stahlbaum’s large Victorian house,
which features fancy “gingerbread”
woodwork. Inside the home, he
mingles with men in fashionable
1915 eveningwear. They are
attired in three-piece suits, their
stiff shirt collars attached with
buttons. The women are clad
in evening gowns; slim, layered
chiffon dresses embellished with
embroidery, lace, and shining
beads. The hemlines of these fancy
frocks show the ankles, a style
that would have been considered
too daring just a few years earlier.
The younger girls, including the
ballet’s main character, Clara, wear
dresses with dropped waists and
knee-length skirts, while the boys
are in suits with short pants.
The annual spectacle of the
Christmas tree lighting is
especially exciting in 1915
because for the first time, Clara’s
father draped the boughs with
new electric candles. The excited
children gather around and point
because indoor electricity was
quite new in most homes and
certainly a novelty on a holiday tree.
At left: An illustration of the Tower of Jewels at night, illuminated by the “Great Scintillator;” Photo
courtesy California Historical Society. Above: PPIE staff play with the bear cub ”mascot” in the Joy
Zone’s Yellowstone Park exhibit. Photo courtesy Chuck Banneck Collection
The view from the Stahlbaum’s
picture window would have
stretched from Angel Island to the
Golden Gate Strait, not yet spanned
by a bridge. The several years
preceding 1915 also would have
provided a view of the construction
of the PPIE. As the fair’s grand
buildings rose, the excitement in the
household would have increased
along with that of the whole city.
Finally, on February 20, 1915, the
Stahlbaums probably would have
joined more than a quartermillion people who finally entered the
completed Exposition on Opening Day.
The PPIE featured elegant palaces
that contained the world’s exhibits.
For the first time at a World’s Fair,
receiver and hear a newsboy reading
headlines from New York City dailies as
they were transmitted over the newly
finished transcontinental telephone line.
The loftiest building at the fair was the
seven-tiered Tower of Jewels, which
stood 43-stories tall. On it hung more
than 100,000 faceted glass jewels
called “Novagems.” The Novagems
were almost as wide as a child’s palm,
but looked tiny on the tower as they
swung and sparkled in the bayside
breezes. These glimmering decorations
gave the Exposition its nickname, the
“Jewel City.”
Several nights a week a brilliant fan
of colored lights called “The Great
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Scintillator” swept across the sky,
coloring the buildings and the hills
beyond. On these nights, Clara’s
family would have gathered at their
window to see this fantastic show.
Clara Visits
the Exposition
The PPIE ended on December 4, 1915,
just three weeks before Christmas.
And, during the ballet, we can imagine
that reminiscences about the fair
color Clara’s dreams. Knowing what
real families encountered at the PPIE,
it is possible to imagine what the
Stahlbaum family in Nutcracker might
have witnessed.
As prosperous San Franciscans,
the Stahlbaums would have
purchased “season ticket booklets”
that let them attend the Exposition
any time they liked. Most fairgoers
who owned these booklets visited
the fair an average of 70 times
during the celebration’s 288-day
run. Thus, Clara and her family
likely visited the Exposition
many times.
Every time Clara arrived, she
would have walked beneath tall
arches made of living plants,
then emerged in front of a giant,
splashing globe-shaped fountain
topped with a statue of a man on
horseback. The sprays of water
splashed among creatures in a pool
below that represented the oceans
of the world. Beyond the great
arch of the Tower of Jewels lay
opulent courtyards and colonnades
decorated with murals, statues,
fountains, and plants.
Thousands of spectacular flowers
bloomed in the PPIE’s gardens.
Several times during the year,
their colors changed overnight.
John McLaren, who was also the
superintendent of Golden Gate
Park, used his tremendous skill to
achieve these seemingly magical
transformations. The most delicate
blossoms flourished under the
grand, iridescent glass-and-steel
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dome of the Palace of Horticulture.
Day after day, we can imagine that
Clara and her family explored the
aisles of the huge palaces, strolling
among exhibits featuring the newest
technology or the most beautiful
handicrafts. Inside the Palace of
Fine Arts, they would have admired
more than 11,000 works of art, from
dozens of countries.
The Stahlbaum children would have
begged to make daily visits to the
midway, known as the “Joy Zone.”
It featured buildings shaped like
amazing characters and places.
There were two huge clowns, several
castles, a colossal Buddha, and
even a theater with its entrance
straddled by an immense horse.
All the rides and fun shows were
drawn to the two toy soldiers,
fifty feet tall, that guarded Toyland,
a place filled with huge versions
of children’s playthings, and at the
Yellowstone Park replica she would
have adored the little bear cub
serving as its mascot.
Dancing at the
World’s Fair
Graceful Clara would have been
especially entranced by the variety
of international dances performed
in the Jewel City. Many performers
were children. Mademoiselle La Gai, a
French ballerina, taught her students
dances from Russia and Spain, while
others interpreted the movements of
butterflies, honeybees, and roses. At
the Independence Day celebration,
other children entertained with the
50-foot toy soldiers guarded the entrance to “Toyland.” The attraction was located in the fair’s
midway, which was known as the “Joy Zone.” Photo courtesy Laura A. Ackley
there, as were delicacies like “orange
blossom candy,” peanuts, ice cream,
Ghirardelli chocolate, and cotton
candy, which was called “candy floss”.
On the Zone, the family could have
folk dances of Egypt, Poland, Spain,
Italy, Scotland, Japan, Greece, France,
and England. On another day, for the
dedication of the Chinese pavilion,
young Chinese girls wove around one
another in a time-honored dance.
ridden roller coasters, a merry-goround, and a simulated submarine;
or toured re-creations of a Japanese
village, a Gold Rush town, and the
Grand Canyon. Clara might have felt
Of course, many dancers were adults.
In the Russian Theater on the Joy Zone,
men in low crouches athletically kicked
their legs forward. Famous, dark-haired
“La Estrellita” clicked her castanets in
cabaret of the Spanish-themed “Streets
of Seville,” while matadors wearing
bright sashes staged mock bullfights
in the adjacent arena. On the twisting
paths in the “Streets of Cairo,” Clara
could have seen rugs and brass vessels
for sale in an Arabian marketplace,
and even ridden on a camel. Within
“Cairo’s” theater, dancers in loose, gauzy
pants, ropes of beads and fringed belts
swung their hips. Clara would have
kept close watch on the toe shoes of
several prima ballerinas and students.
Veronine Vestoff, a former principal
dancer for the Imperial Russian Ballet,
trained a group of local girls for a
series of balletic “international dances,”
which were performed at the Palace of
Fine Arts, today the only building left
today from the PPIE.
Parisian ballet dancer Louise La Gai was retained by the Victor Talking Machine Company to dance
with her corps de ballet to music played on the latest Victrola record players. Photo courtesy the
Edward A. Rogers Collection
Clara’s Dreams
butterflies, which suggest those
huge, golden egg inspired by those
At the Stahlbaum’s Christmas party,
portrayed by the French ballerina’s
Fabergé made for the imperial family
student dancers at the PPIE. In
of Russia. Like the folk dancers at the
the background, the delicate lines
PPIE, they spin and kick in traditional
Uncle Drosselmeyer presents Clara
with a toy nutcracker reminiscent of
the tall soldiers on the Joy Zone. When
she falls asleep that night, her mind
swirls with images of the eventful
holiday party, Uncle Drosselmeyer’s
magic, her love for her new nutcracker
toy, and images of the Exposition she
attended so many times. In her dreams,
Uncle Drosselmeyer uses his magic
to lead her through enchanted scenes
evocative of the PPIE.
With Drosselmeyer’s wizardry, the
Christmas tree grows to a great
height, and its sparkling electric
lights and colorful ornaments
remind Clara of the radiant Great
Scintillator and the shimmering
Tower of Jewels. As the room
becomes larger, her beloved
nutcracker toy grows into a dashing
Prince. After the prince bravely
of a glass dome evoke the stately
Palace of Horticulture. Uncle
Drosselmeyer joins them, and the
Sugar Plum Fairy honors her guests
with dances from many nations.
Uncle Drosselmeyer travels with
Clara in a silver sleigh through a
series of scenes filled with unique
dances. The characters that appear
in these scenes could have come
from Clara’s favorite remembrances
of the Exposition.
First, lively Spanish dancers take
the stage. The men wear the
embroidered jackets and red sashes
of bullfighters. Castanets snap as
ballerinas with red flowers in their
hair, like those of La Estrellita, twirl
their many-layered dresses. Men in
turbans enter, carrying an oversized,
Russian fashion. A troupe of clowns
arrives along with Madame du
Cirque, whose skirt resembles a huge
circus tent. To Clara’s delight, a bear
emerges, like the one she saw at the
Exposition’s version of Yellowstone
Park. This bear, however, can dance,
pirouette and stand on his front paws.
When the Sugar Plum Fairy and
her flower dancers reappear, Clara
recalls the masses of gorgeous
flowers she saw at the PanamaPacific International Exposition, then
the ballet’s performers return for a
last, grand dance.
Long after Clara awakens with the
nutcracker still cradled in her arms, the
dreams of her prince and the Jewel City
endure in her fondest memories.
defeats the menacing Mouse King,
brass magic lantern, which they rub
the Snow Queen and her graceful
to release an alluring genie in loose
snowflakes welcome the Prince
pants and spangled belt like those
and Clara.
seen in the Streets of Cairo exhibit.
San Francisco’s Jewel City: The
An acrobatic Chinese dancer follows
Panama-Pacific International
Clara then journeys with the
them, along with dragon dancers like
Exposition of 1915, available at The
Prince to visit the Sugar Plum
those Clara could have seen before
Shop at SF Ballet, located on the South
Fairy in her garden of dancers,
in San Francisco’s Chinatown.
Mezzanine of the War Memorial
dressed as colorful flowers and
Russian dancers emerge from a
Opera House.
Laura A. Ackley is the author of the
definitive history of PPIE,
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2015/16 SEASON MUSIC MADE VISIBLE
2016 OPENING NIGHT GALA
JAN 21, 2016
REPERTORY SEASON
JAN 24–MAY 8, 2016
PROGRAM 1
7 for Eight
Magrittomania
Pas/Parts
PROGRAM 2
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performances of Swan Lake, Coppélia, and Onegin—three
of the most popular story ballets in the repertory at 25%
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Continuum©
Fearful Symmetries World Premiere!
Rubies
PROGRAM 3
Swan Lake
PROGRAM 4
Coppélia
PROGRAM 5
Dances at a Gathering
Swimmer
PROGRAM 6
Prism
Seven Sonatas
Rush©
PROGRAM 7
Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
In the Countenance of Kings World Premiere!
Theme and Variations
PROGRAM 8
Onegin
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PHONE: 415.865.2000, Mon-Fri, 10am- 4pm
2016 SEASON MEDIA SPONSORS
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FASHIONS COURTESY OF BLOOMINGDALE’S
Nutcracker Under the Dome
WESTFIELD SAN FRANCISCO CENTRE
NOV 19–DEC 31
This 3-D multimedia experience produced by Obscura
Digital projects some of the most memorable moments
of SF Ballet’s Nutcracker onto the Centre’s historic dome,
bringing visitors a larger-than-life Nutcracker experience.
The dome show will run nightly every half hour starting at
5pm, through December 31.
See the full schedule at sfballet.org/domeshow.
PHOTO: A SCENE FROM SAN FRANCISCO BALLET’S
NUTCRACKER UNDER THE DOME AT WESTFIELD SAN
FRANCISCO CENTRE. (© ERIK TOMASSON)
Nutcracker Interactive Storybook App
See Nutcracker in a whole new way
Experience SF Ballet’s Nutcracker on
your digital tablet! This app, designed
for children and their families, features
beautiful animations, fun facts, photos,
and videos about ballet, music, and
SF Ballet’s very special production
of the holiday classic.
Key app features:
• “Listen to Story” or “Read It Myself”
modes
• Turn pages with a swipe
• Playful animations on tap
• Audio clips of the musical score
accompany each scene
• Pop-up info pages take users behind
the scenes with photos and videos
• Tutorials teach basic ballet
positions and simple choreography
• A companion micro-site features more
in-depth information about dance,
ballet, SF Ballet, and Nutcracker
Available on the App Store
today for only $4.99!
Nutcracker Interactive Storybook illustrations and story by
Kate Garchinsky; Apple, the Apple logo and iPad are trademarks
of Apple, Inc., registered in the US and other countries.
App Store is a service mark of Apple, Inc.
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San Francisco Ballet Staff
HELGI TOMASSON, Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer
GLENN MCCOY, Executive Director
ARTISTIC
DEVELOPMENT
Ricardo Bustamante, Ballet Master &
Thomas W. Flynn, Director of Development
Assistant to the Artistic Director
Felipe Diaz, Betsy Erickson, Anita Paciotti,
Jennifer Mewha, Associate Director of
Development
Jole Mendoza, Ticketing Database
Specialist
David Clark, Box Office Supervisor
Michelle Hughes, Jericho Lindsey,
Fermin Nasol, Principal Gifts Officer
Jason Narin, Nick Valasco,
Yuri Possokhov, Choreographer in Residence
Elizabeth Lani, Planned Giving Manager
Caroline Giese, Artistic Administrator
Jim Sohm, Research Manager
Patricia Pearson, Ticket
Services Associates
Alan Takata-Villareal, Logistics Manager
Pamela Sullivan, Major Gifts Officer
Abby Masters, Assistant to the Artistic Staff
Emily Markoe, Membership Manager
FINANCE
Amy Drew, Corporate Giving Officer
Kim Ondreck Carim, Chief Financial
Officer
Katita Waldo, Ballet Masters
OPERATIONS
Debra Bernard, General Manager
Lauren Chadwick, Company Manager
Juliette LeBlanc, Production Analyst
PRODUCTION
Christopher Dennis, Production Director
Chad Owens, Technical Coordinator
Kate Share, Manager of Wardrobe, Wig,
Make-Up, and Costume Construction
Jim French, Lighting Supervisor
Jane Green, Stage Manager
Jessica Barker, Assistant Stage Manager
Nixon Bracisco, Master Carpenter
Kelly Corter Kelly, Master Electrician
Kenneth M. Ryan, Master of Properties
Kevin Kirby, Audio Engineer
John O’Donnell, Flyman
George Elvin, Wardrobe Manager
Patti Fitzpatrick, Interim Head of Women’s
Wardrobe
Richard Battle, Make-Up and Wig Supervisor
Melanie Birch, Assistant Make-Up and Wig
Supervisor
Sherri LeBlanc, Company Shoe Administrator
MUSIC
Martin West, Music Director & Principal
Conductor
Mungunchimeg Buriad, Natal’ya Feygina,
Nina Pinzarrone, Company Pianists
Tracy Davis, Orchestra Personnel Manager
& Music Administrator
Matthew Naughtin, Music Librarian
ADMINISTRATION
Cecelia Beam, Human Resources Manager
Laura Simpson, Board Relations Manager
Maja Valusek, Human Resources Generalist
Bonnie Fisk, Assistant to Senior
Executive Staff
Elisabeth Morgan, Institutional Giving
Officer
Valerie Ruban, Accounting Supervisor
Ingrid Roman, Special Events Associate
Nicole Peterson, Senior Accountant
Jonathan Levin, Development Database
Coordinator
Stephanie Golden, Staff Accountant
Nicole Lugtu, Major Gifts Associate
Jennifer Kovacevich, Lean Ops Project
Manager
Sarah Horowitz, Individual Gifts Associate
Lynn Noonan, Principal Gifts Consultant
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Eva Spillane, Staff Accountant
Hannah Simmonds, Temporary Staff
Accountant
Mary Beth Smith, Director of Marketing
& Communications
FACILITIES
Massimo Chisessi, Associate Director,
Marketing
John Velasquez, Facilities Supervisor
Betsy Lindsey, Associate Director, Ticket
and Patron Services
Todd Martin, Stanley Wong, Facilities
Assistants
Kyra Jablonsky, Associate Director,
Communications
Katharine Chambers, Nicole Drysdale,
Valerie Megas, Senior Manager,
Retail Operations
Mary Goto, Senior Manager,
Marketing and Sales
Thomas Weitz, Senior Manager,
Digital Marketing
April Johnston, Marketing and
Promotions Manager
Carol Garnett, Temporary Graphic Designer
Nathan Brito, Facilities Manager
Adrian Rodriguez, Facilities Coordinator
Tamara de la Cruz, Receptionists
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Murray Bognovitz, Director of Information
Technology
Karen Irvin, Application Administrator and
Help Desk Coordinator
Josh Marshall, Web Administrator
Jiapeng Jiang, IT Specialist
Nannette Mickle, Group Sales
Representative
FRONT OF HOUSE
Rena Nishijima, Communications Associate
Laurent Dela Cruz, Martin Dias,
James Hosking, Video Producer/Editor
Erik Almlie, Media Asset Administrator
Olivia Ramsay, Social Media Producer
Deidre Kirk, Marketing and Communications
Coordinator
TICKET SERVICES
Jennifer Peterian, Box Office Manager/
Treasurer
Mark Holleman, Sales and Service
Supervisor
Elena Ratto, Patron Services Specialist
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Natalie Quan, Controller
Ari Lipsky, Christensen Society Officer
George Windstrup, Acting House Manager
Starsky Dias, Marialice Dockus,
Karen Horvath, Elaine Kawasaki,
Eileen Keremitsis, Bill Laschuk,
Sharon Lee, Lenore Long,
Doug Luyendyk, Dale Nedelco,
Wayne Noel, Beth Norris, Jan Padover,
Julie Peck, Robert Remple, Bill Repp,
Rilla Reynolds, Joe Savin, Kelly Smith,
Tom Taffel, Richard Wagner,
Steve Weiss, JoAnne Westfall, Ushers
COMPANY PHYSICIANS
School Pianists
The artists employed by San Francisco
Richard Gibbs, M.D., Supervising Physician
Jamie Narushchen, School Pianist
Supervisor, Lee R. Crews
Ballet are members of the American Guild
Rowan Paul, M.D., Primary Care Sports
Medicine
Endowed Pianist
Kristin Wingfield, M.D., Primary Care Sports
Medicine
Ella Belilovskaya, Ritsuko Micky Kubo,
Frederic Bost, M.D., On-site Orthopedist
Billy Wolfe, School Pianists
Dance in Schools and
Communities Teaching Artists
Michael Leslie, Company Physical Therapist
Cher Anabo
Karl Schmetz, Consulting Physical Therapist
Cynthia Pepper
Active Care, Lisa Giannoni, Director,
Off-site Physical Therapy &
Conditioning Classes
Phoenicia Pettyjohn
Joti Singh
Maura Whelehan
Leonard Stein, D.C., Chiropractic Care
Henry Berg, Rehabilitation Class Instructor
Celina Mercer, Wellness Program Manager
Dance in Schools and
Communities Accompanists
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Zeke Nealy
San Francisco Ballet School
Helgi Tomasson, Director
Patrick Armand, Associate Director
School Faculty
Patrick Armand
Damara Bennett
Kristi DeCaminada
Yuko Katsumi
Tina LeBlanc
Jeffrey Lyons
Rubén Martín Cintas, Lee R. Crews
Endowed Faculty Member
Parrish Maynard
Ilona McHugh
David Frazier
Wade Peterson
Bongo Sidibe
Administration
Andrea Yannone, Director of Education
and Training
Christina Gray Rutter, Assistant
Administrative Director
Katelyn Harris, Operations Manager
Jasmine Yep Huynh, Manager of Youth
Programs and Teacher Support
The San Francisco Ballet Association is a
member of Dance/USA; American Arts
Alliance; the Greater San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce; and the San
Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Legal Services provided by Adler & Colvin;
Fallon Bixby Cheng & Lee; Fettmann
Ginsburg, PC; Epstein Becker & Green, PC;
Littler Mendelson, PC; Miller Law Group; and
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Audit
services provided by Grant Thornton LLP.
Insurance brokerage services provided by
DeWitt Stern Group.
The Centers for Sports and Dance
Medicine at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
are the official health care providers for San
Francisco Ballet School. Special thanks to
Dr. James G. Garrick, Dr. Susan Lewis, Dr.
Jane Denton, Dr. Selina Shah, Dr. Rémy
Aridizzone, Chris Corpus, Joseph Levinson,
and the Physical Therapy Department for
generously providing their services.
Jennifer Bakane, School Registrar and
Summer Session Coordinator
Cecelia Beam, Adult Education
Seminar Coordinator
Wendy Van Dyck, Trainee Program
Assistant
Tai Vogel, Administrative Associate,
Education & Training
Dana Genshaft, Contemporary Dance
Nicole Sikora, Education Assistant
Henry Berg, Conditioning
Charlie Schnitzer, School Assistant
Leonid Shagalov, Character Dance
Rob Chaitin, Residence Manager
Jamie Narushchen, Daniel Sullivan,
Emily Higginbotham, Resident Assistant
Sofiane Sylve, Principal Guest Faculty
personnel in the United States.
Elizabeth Roddy, School Programs
Coordinator
Pollyana Ribeiro
Music
professional dancers, singers, and staging
Daniel Sullivan, Galina Umanskaya,
Peter Callander, M.D., Keith Donatto, M.D.,
Jon Dickinson, M.D., Orthopedic
Advisors to the Company
of Musical Artists, AFL-CIO, the Union of
Leslie Donohue, Chris Fitzsimons,
School Physical Therapists
Joanna Berman, Pascal Molat,
Guest Faculty
Jacqueline Barrett, Monique Loudieres,
Yannick Boquin, 2015-16 Visiting
Guest Instructors
Cynthia Harvey, Larisa Lezhnina, 2016
Summer Visiting Guest Instructors
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Get all of your holiday shopping done in one stop!
Visit The Shop at SF Ballet, where you’ll find a spectacular assortment
of nutcrackers; ballet-themed ornaments, toys, and books; and beautiful jewelry and gift items
for all ages . SF Ballet fans will love our branded tote bags, wallets, apparel, and more!
Located in the War Memorial Opera House on the South Mezzanine level, the Ballet Shop
is open during intermission and one hour before and after each performance .
Always online at sfballet .org/shop .
2016 STUDENT MATINEES
Don’t miss this chance for your child’s
classroom to experience the wonder
of SF Ballet!
These engaging and educational programs provide an introduction
to classical and contemporary ballet and a behind-the-scenes look
at what it takes to stage a ballet performance.
2016 STUDENT MATINEES
WED, MAR 9, 2016
11am–12:15pm
Excerpts from Coppélia
Coppélia is a fantastic story of a mysterious inventor, his life-sized
doll, and the havoc they wreak on a young couple. This spun sugar,
candy-colored production, choreographed by George Balanchine,
is perfect fun for all school groups.
WED, APR 13, 2016
11am–12:15pm
©
Rush and other Excerpts
©
Rush , choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, is set to the
spirited Sinfonietta La Jolla by Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů,
whose inspiration was the California sea and sky. This program will
also feature additional ballets from SF Ballet’s repertory.
Each 75-minute program includes:
• An introduction to ballet as an art form
• Performances by SF Ballet professional dancers and pre-professional
Trainees from the SF Ballet School, accompanied by the
SF Ballet Orchestra
•
The opportunity to learn about what it takes to become a dancer
with SF Ballet
Tickets: $10*
Learn more at sfballet.org/studentmat
*A minimum of 10 tickets is required to qualify for the Student Matinee price
The Student Matinee Series is supported by the Gaia Fund of the
San Francisco Ballet Endowment Foundation.
Co-Lead Sponsors of San Francisco Ballet’s Education Programs
Additional support is provided by Major Sponsor Wells Fargo Foundation and
Sponsors Gap Foundation and the Zellerbach Family Foundation.
TOP: FRANCES CHUNG AND GENNADI NEDVIGIN IN
WHEELDON’S RUSH© (© ERIK TOMASSON). MIDDLE: STUDENT
MATINEE PERFORMANCE (© CHRIS HARDY). BOTTOM: SAN
FRANCISCO BALLET IN BALANCHINE’S COPPÉLIA.
(© ERIK TOMASSON).
A LIGHT
SPECTACULAR
INSPIRED BY SAN FRANCISCO
BALLET’S NUTCRACKER
Yuan Yuan Tan in Tomasson’s Nutcracker (© Erik Tomasson)
November 19 – December 31
Every Half Hour, Starting at 5PM
Free Admission
5TH & MARKET | westfield.com
SF Ballet Nutcracker
Interactive Storybook Coloring Ornaments
Are you ready to see Nutcracker? Use colors, glitter, and craft materials to
personalize the ornaments and then get a grown-up to help you cut them out. Insert a
hook and hang it in a window or on your tree!
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Download the SF Ballet Nutcracker Interactive Storybook
App: sfballet.org/nutcrackerstorybook
NUTCRACKER INTERACTIVE STORYBOOK FOR IPAD ILLUSTRATIONS AND STORY BY KATE GARCHINSKY.
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Nutcracker
Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
DOWN
1.
In Clara’s dream, the Nutcracker protects her by
fighting a duel with the
. (Hint: See page 16)
1.
Uncle Drosselmeyer uses
tricks to entertain the
party guests. (Hint: See page 12)
2.
When the children arrive at the party, they’re delighted
to see the decorated
, full of candles, lights
and ornaments. (Hint: See page 11)
3.
Clara’s brother, who breaks the nutcracker doll.
(Hint: See page 12)
4.
5.
Uncle
is the toy maker who visits the
Stahlbaums and brings Clara the Nutcracker.
(Hint: See page 10)
Uncle Drosselmeyer gives Clara a magical
a Christmas present. (Hint: See page 12)
6.
The toy
come out of the cupboard to help the
Nutcracker battle the Mouse King. (Hint: See page 16)
7.
Clara falls asleep on the sofa and has a wonderful
(Hint: See page 14)
8.
The Stahlbaum’s daughter who dreams of many
adventures with the Nutcracker. (Hint: See page 11)
9.
The name of the family that hosts the Christmas Party.
(Hint: See page 10)
10. Among the dancers in the festival at the Crystal
Palace are colorful
in beautiful, sparkly blue
costumes. (Hint: See page 20)
11. When Clara and the Prince arrive in the Land of Snow,
they are greeted by the
and the Snow King.
(Hint: See page 18)
12. In the Crystal Palace, the
holds a festival
of dancing in honor of Clara and the Prince.
(Hint: See page 20)
.
13. At the end of her dream, Clara is granted her wish:
to
in the arms of her Prince. (Hint: See page 22)
14. After the Nutcracker defeats the Mouse King,
Uncle Drosselmeyer turns him into a handsome
(Hint: See page 16)
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LEARN. GROW. DANCE.
San Francisco Ballet School
Under the leadership of Associate
Director Patrick Armand, San Francisco
Ballet School is the nation’s oldest
ballet school and the official school
of SF Ballet. The diverse curriculum,
grounded in classical technique, also
includes classes in contemporary
dance, corps de ballet, music,
conditioning/floor barre, and character dance.
The School’s studios are located in the same building
as SF Ballet, giving students daily opportunities to
observe Company classes and rehearsals. The School
plays a vital role in SF Ballet’s story ballet productions,
providing students the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
to perform in such productions as Nutcracker, Coppélia,
Swan Lake, and Swimmer.
Pre-Ballet
AGES 4 - 7 ( for 2016-17 school year)
ALL PHOTOS SAN FRANCISCO BALLET SCHOOL (© ERIK TOMASSON)
• Registration begins April 8, 2016
• No audition required
• Admissions are accepted on a first
come, first served basis
• Register online for a FREE trial class
on April 3.
Auditions for Children
AGES 8 - 11 ( for 2016-17 school year)
• Sat, June 4, 2016
San Francisco Auditions
for Summer Session
AGES 12 - 18
• Sun, Jan 10, 2016
• Sat, Jan 23, 2016
ALL PHOTOS SAN FRANCISCO BALLET SCHOOL (© ERIK TOMASSON)
For complete audition information and
to register visit: school.sfballet.org
San Francisco Ballet School is the official school of San Francisco Ballet. For more
information call +1.415.865.6700 or email [email protected]. Freed of London is
the Official Sponsor of San Francisco Ballet School’s 2016 Audition Tour.
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