San Francisco Ballet has announced casting for the first 2 nights of Program 5 (opening night of Edward Liang’s world premiere!) and it is currently available on their ‘Casting’ page here.
Odette is pleased to share the known casting below…
…right after she informs you that these 3 distinguished pairs will be making their debuts in Edwaard Liang’s World Premiere ballet, Symphonic Dances:
Yuan Yuan Tan & Vito Mazzeo (SFB’s newest, exciting, and gorgeously matched passionate pairing from Romeo & Juliet)
Sofiane Sylve & Tiit Helimets (one of SFB’s most glamorous & silky partnerships, theirs is usually a hold-your-breath, langorous, slow sizzle that makes one’s hair stand on end, though they also tear it up in Forsythe)
Maria Kochetkova & Vitor Luiz (as in the incredibly dramatic and thrilling Onegin opening night dream team casting of Tatiana & Onegin)
OH EM GEE, peeps! Watch the Program 5 Trailer and get tickets here or miss one of the most anticipated SFB world premieres from one of the hottest choreographers in the ballet biz, Edwaard Liang, who has undeniably bonded with the artistry of the divine Yuan Yuan Tan.
Okay, now you can check casting for the rest of the program, which includes one of Helgi Tomasson’s most poetic ballets, The Fifth Season, and the haunting beauty of Jerome Robbins’ iconic Glass Pieces to the equally haunting music of Philip Glass:
Casting
Program 5 – Wednesday, March 21, 2012 – 7:30PM
*Denotes premiere in role
In the event of injury or illness, casting is subject to change
THE FIFTH SEASON
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Composer: Karl Jenkins
Conductor: Martin West
Frances Chung*, Davit Karapetyan
Sarah Van Patten, Pierre-François Vilanoba
Yuan Yuan Tan, Damian Smith
INTERMISSION
SYMPHONIC DANCES
Choreographer: Edwaard Liang
Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff
Conductor: Martin West
Yuan Yuan Tan*, Vito Mazzeo*
Sofiane Sylve*, Tiit Helimets*
Maria Kochetkova*, Vitor Luiz*
INTERMISSION
GLASS PIECES
Choreographer: Jerome Robbins
Composer: Philip Glass
Conductor: Martin West
Courtney Elizabeth, Hansuke Yamamoto
Elana Altman, Anthony Spaulding
Dana Genshaft, Sean Orza*
Sofiane Sylve*, Pierre-Francois Vilanoba
Program 5 – Thursday, March 22, 2012 – 8:00 PM
*Denotes premiere in role
In the event of injury or illness, casting is subject to change
THE FIFTH SEASON
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Composer: Karl Jenkins
Conductor: Martin West
Frances Chung, Davit Karapetyan
Vanessa Zahorian*, Ruben Martin Cintas
Sarah Van Patten, Tiit Helimets
INTERMISSION
World Premiere
SYMPHONIC DANCES
Choreographer: Edwaard Liang
Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff
Conductor: Martin West
Yuan Yuan Tan, Vito Mazzeo
Sofiane Sylve, Tiit Helimets
Maria Kochetkova, Vitor Luiz
INTERMISSION
GLASS PIECES
Choreographer: Jerome Robbins
Composer: Philip Glass
Conductor: Martin West
Courtney Elizabeth, Hansuke Yamamoto
Elana Altman, Anthony Spaulding
Dana Genshaft, Sean Orza
Yuan Yuan Tan, Damian Smith
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Keep this SFB Casting page link handy, as you will want to be first to know when Casting for the rest of Program 5 and Opening Night of Program 6 goes up. (It’s an absolute must for any SFBalletomane; Odette will post it here, as usual, but you can’t count on Odette to not be in a darkened movie theater when they announce it!):
http://www.sfballet.org/tickets/casting
See You at the Ballet!
‘Odette’
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- Joan Boada in Tomasson’s ‘The Fifth Season’; Photo: Photo © Erik Tomasson
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- San Francisco Ballet in Robbins’ ‘Glass Pieces’; Photo © Erik Tomasson
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- Yuan Yuan Tan & Damian Smith in Tomasson’s ‘The Fifth Season’; Photo: Photo © Erik Tomasson
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