Innholdsfortegnelse for January 2023 i Lavishly Style Magazine

San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet) returned to the stage with thirty-three performances of Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker, a Bay Area tradition of the past eighteen years. This year’s performances featured the complete roster of 110 SF Ballet School children dancing across the casts—returning to pre-pandemic levels—as bugs, soldiers, mice, and partygoers, returning in full following last year’s condensed number of 64 children. “This is a most joyous return to the stage for our students, many of whom have missed their favorite holiday tradition over the past three years,” says SF Ballet School Director Patrick Armand. “Nutcracker offers an invaluable opportunity to prepare a dancer for their career, to instill professional values and rigor in a supportive and fun environment—we are thrilled to be back.” Nutcracker also offered audiences the chance to…

On Friday, September 23, Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony kicked off the Symphony’s 111th season together and Salonen’s third season as Music Director, with a celebratory Opening Night Gala The Gala concert featured an imaginative performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The first performance of Midsummer night was in 1827 near Berlin and was hailed an immediate success, later altered to coordinate more with Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. For example, the Wedding March – this was composed for the Act 5 wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta; even now scarcely a formal wedding takes place without this movement. The San Francisco Symphony collaborated with the African-American Shakespeare Company, directed by L. Peter Callender. Actors from the company, along with several special guests performed scenes…

Carlisa Harris was born to be an alpha. She exceeded her parents’ expectations at home and quickly made a name for herself in her community. From sports to academics, Carlisa continued to excel in everything she touched. Raised in California, she played sports in all her grade levels. Her love for basketball and natural ability to charge her opponent landed her at point guard, where she’d often help lead her teams to victory. She took her courtside success to other arenas, including the martial arts mat. With precision and focus, she bested many opponents, was promoted over several belts and gathered many first-place trophies in tournaments. Her stamina also pushed her to the front of the class in her studies. She achieved the highest honors at both high school and…

At Dior, the models walked in a garden full of flowers It was the most anticipated show of this fourth day of Fashion Week. Head to the Val de Grâce, in the fifth arrondissement of the capital, where Kim Jones unveiled his spring-summer 2023 collection for Dior. While he continued to pay tribute to the heritage and expertise initiated by Mr. Christian Dior, the designer has designed his wardrobe in the continuity of last season’s show, which celebrated the seventy-five years of the house. Between Christian Dior and Duncan Grant “For both Christian Dior and Duncan Grant, their homes, their gardens and their personal environments were so important to their creativity. It was these meaningful, private spheres that were translated into their work and became public,” says Kim Jones. This…