The dancing is powerful, the ensemble injecting a sense of great scale. As befits a work inspired by technological developments. the backing projections are impressive. The score by Sam Shepherd (aka Floating Points) is terrific
Set against a backdrop of the trenches and images of men going ‘over the top’, it remains incredibly haunting. The audience was totally rapt.
Marston says, she hopes to “develop and nurture a creative group of individuals, where each single dancer stands out on stage.”
Tamara Rojo to join San Francisco Ballet, where she will be its first new artistic director in nearly four decades and first woman to lead the company
Behind the scenes film, followed by senior students in three works, including two world premieres
OnlineMay 21, 2021 Charlotte Kasner What has been a hugely pleasurable digital season from San Francisco Ballet came to a close with Helgi Tomasson’s 2009 production of Swan Lake, his second for the company. His robust re-telling is well suited to modern sentiments: after all we are all familiar with women suffering coercive control (if … Read more
Including Cathy Marston’s intense and dramatic Snowblind
Three ballets that combine depth with entertainment
