SF Ballet announces 2024 season, including work by Floating Points
The San Francisco Ballet has announced its 90th repertory season; its first fully planned out by Artistic Director Tamara Rojo.
Programs include a commission led by composer Floating Points, world premiere commissions from choreographers Aszure Barton and Arielle Smith, who along with Annabelle Lopez Ochoa will reimagine the myths of Pandora, Carmen and Frida Kahlo; and two classic British ballets rarely performed in the U.S.
Floating Points and renowned choreographer Aszure Barton will reimagine Pandora’s Box through an immersive sensory experience melding dance, electronic music and design, brought to life by a global collective of artists, in “Mere Mortals.”
“Carmen” will be retold by Olivier-award winning choreographer Arielle Smith, while Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s “Broken Wings” is a colorful exploration of Frida Kahlo’s life. Kenneth MacMillan’s “Song of the Earth” and Frederick Ashton’s “Marguerite and Armand” are considered iconic British works.
Additionally, there will be three selections from SF Ballet’s next@90 festival: Yuri Possokhov’s “Violin Concerto,” Nicolas Blanc’s “Gateway to the Sun” and Danielle Rowe’s “MADCAP,” the latter of which will also be performed at Frost Amphitheater as part of Stanford Live Arts Festival.
Balanchine’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will return for the first time since before the pandemic in 2020, as will encore performances of “Swan Lake.”
The season will run from Jan. 25 to May 5. It will be preceded in December by Helgi Tomasson’s “Nutcracker.”
“From engaging with technology in new and intriguing ways to offering exciting interpretations of two Latina heroines to the creation of new, contemporary scores, this season we will showcase the broad talents of our world-renowned company while expanding what the War Memorial Opera House, its audiences, and ballet itself can look like,” Rojo said in a written statement.
Also in 2024, San Francisco Ballet will launch a new professional development initiative, the SF Ballet ChoreoLab Series, with the intent to open and nurture a dialogue between visiting artists and emerging choreographers in the company and its ballet school.
For more information, visit the SF Ballet website or call Ticket Services at 415-865-2000, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.