SFB Gala 2013 ‘Moving the Compass’; photo of ‘Raymonda’ tutu from SFB’s blog
Lorena Feijoo in Nureyev’s Raymonda Act III © Erik Tomasson
SFB Corps Dancer Diego Cruz at the After Party ‘Barre’; photo: Fernando Lopez
^The Gala Performances^
~and~
The After Party Celebration:
Odette is sad to report that her computer has been very ill (possibly Mad Cow Disease) since 2 days after SFB’s Gala, so the reviews of Gala & Program 1 will be posted as soon her computer is up and running. (Talk about timing! lol) In the meantime, feast your eyes on the slideshows of the Gala Performances & After Party photos.
Odette’s apologies for any errors or omissions in this entire post, but she is not able to publish a *real* blog post or make any corrections just yet, until her PC has recuperated. These photos were already loaded with the Gala program below, so she figures you just want to see them, with or without the reviews.
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Another issue that has Odette deeply chagrined is that her wonderful readers wrote enough comments for her to qualify (again!) in the annual Finals of Dance Advantage’s ‘Top Dance Blogs’ contest (Woot!)… which is fabulous!!!
*But* (here’s where that deep chagrin enters the picture)…
The day that the final phase of the contest began-the day Odette was to inform her readers, like every other qualifying blogger, that she was even *in* the finals and that they should now make their final votes for Odette’s Ordeal in 2 categories-happened to be 1/24/13, the day of SFB’s Gala. Odette rushed home from Gala, loaded these wonderful Gala photos (which she *did* post on Facebook and Twitter, if you follow her there), began working on her review, and before she got to post that review or even *think* about a ‘Top Dance Blogs Contest’ post, asking her readers to vote…
…her computer suddenly became stricken before she could publish anything at all.
(Enter full time day job, lots of rebooting and intermittent freezing of computer processes in the eves…and in between attending Gala and Opening Night of Program 1, being up to all hours trying to unsuccessfully nurse her poor computer back to health, post on her blog, and finally getting the diagnosis and treatment plan from an actual professional techie, yada, yada, yada…)
Now it’s the actual contest deadline (midnight tonight) and she is *just* getting to publish this much for you…
…and beg you to vote for Odette’s Ordeal in the 2 categories she qualified in, if you haven’t already succumbed to her Facebook pleas, which is the only way she has been able to seek votes (using her iPhone).
*Pleeease* vote by *clicking* on (no comments needed this time) ‘Odette’s Ordeal’ in 2 different polls:
‘Your Favorite Dance Blog’ (scroll down to the gray box; ‘Odette’s Ordeal’ is 3rd) and just below that, in the ‘Speaking Dance’ category! 2 votes with 2 simple clicks & ‘Odette’ will be forever grateful! This is the final vote and she really needs your help-thanks so much for the love!
 Here’s the link:
http://www.danceadvantage.net/2013/01/24/vote-top-dance-blogs-2013/
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Happy San Francisco Ballet Season 2013!!!
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Opening Night Gala 2013
Thursday January 24, 2013: Repertory and Casting
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TARANTELLA
Composer: Louis Gottschalk
Orchestrated by: Hershy Kay
Choreography:George Balanchine
Current Staging by: Elyse Borne
Costume Design: after Karinska
Conductor: Martin West
Piano Solo: Michael McGraw
Casting: Sasha De Sola*, Pascal Molat*
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Final solo from L’ARLESIENNE
Composer: Georges Bizet
Choreography: Roland Petit
Staged by: Luigi Bonino
Scenic Design: René Allio
Costume Design: Christine Laurent
Lighting Design: after Jean-Michel Desiré
Conductor: Martin West
Casting: Pierre-François Vilanoba*
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THE FLOWER FESTIVAL AT GENZANO pas de deux
Composer: Matthias Strebinger, adapted by Holger Simon Paulli
Orchestrated by: William McDermott
Choreography: August Bournonville
Current Staging by: Helgi Tomasson
Conductor: Martin West
Casting: Clara Blanco*, Gennadi Nedvigin
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IN THE PASSERINE’S CLUTCH
Composer: Wojceich Kilar
Choreography: Myles Thatcher
Costume Design: Susan Roemer, Myles Thatcher
Lighting Design: Kevin Connaughton
Conductor: Martin West
Casting: Dores Andre*, Dana Genshaft*, Joan Boada*, Jaime Garcia Castilla*
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Raymonda’s solo from RAYMONDA ACT III
Composer: Alexander Glazunov
Choreography: Rudolph Nureyev after Marius Petipa
Reconstructed and Staged by: Grant Coyle, assisted by Bruce Sansom
Lighting Design: after John B. Read
Conductor: Martin West
Casting: Lorena Feijoo
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2nd movement of TRIO
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Scenic Design: Alexander V. Nichols
Costume Design: Mark Zappone
Lighting Design: Christopher Dennis
Conductor: Martin West
Casting: Sarah Van Patten, Tiit Helimets, Vito Mazzeo
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grand pas de deux from DON QUIXOTE, ACT III
Composer: Ludwig Minkus and Riccardo Drigo
Choreography: after Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky
Staged by: Helgi Tomasson and Yuri Possokhov
Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz
Lighting Design: after James F. Ingalls
Associate Costume Designer: Heather Lockard
Conductor: Martin West
Casting: Frances Chung, Taras Domitro
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pas de deux from ONEGIN, ACT I
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Arrangement and Orchestration: Kurt-Heinz Stolze
Choreography: John Cranko
Staged by: Reid Anderson and Jane Bourne
Scenic and Costume Design: Santo Loquasto
Lighting Design: after James F. Ingalls
Copyright Dieter Graefe
Conductor: Martin West
Casting: Maria Kochetkova, Vitor Luiz
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pas de deux from STARS AND STRIPES
Composer: John Philip Sousa
Adapted and orchestrated by: Hershey Kay
Choreography: George Balanchine
Current Staging by: Elyse Borne
Costume Design: after Karinska
Lighting Design: after Sarah Linnie Slocum
Conductor: Martin West
Casting: Vanessa Zahorian*, Davit Karapetyan*
pas de deux from AFTER THE RAIN
Composer: Arvo Pärt
Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon
Costume Design: Holly Hynes
Lighting Design: Mark Stanley
Conductor: Martin West
Violin: Roy Malan
Piano: Michael McGraw
Casting: Yuan Yuan Tan, Damian Smith
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excerpts from SUITE en BLANC
Composer : Édouard Lalo
Choreography: Serge Lifar
Staged by: Maina Gielgud
Conductor: Martin West
Casting: Sofiane Sylve*, Tiit Helimets*
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* Indicates premiere in role ^Indicated guest artist Program and casting subject to change
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WOW………..thanks for all of the goodies!! 🙂
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You are so welcome! Taking my computer in to my tech guy to have its dying disc/disk (you now I’m not a techie when I don’t know which spelling applies!) replaced at this very moment. Stay tuned for belated reviews! And it was great to see you at Gala! 🙂