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Born in Nuoro, Italy, Angelo Greco trained at La Scala Ballet School in Milan. He danced with La Scala Ballet before joining San Francisco Ballet as a soloist in 2016. He was promoted to principal dancer in 2017, and named Diana Dollar Knowles Principal Dancer in 2022. “This is Greco’s domain. His arresting elevation, turn aplomb and overall swagger make him perfect for a most difficult role.”—Culture Vulture Angelo Greco has danced major roles in Helgi Tomasson’s Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Nutcracker, and The Sleeping Beauty; Wheeldon’s Cinderella; and Balanchine’s Divertimento No. 15 (Lead Man and Theme) and Prodigal Son (Son). He created roles in Possokhov’s Optimistic Tragedy (Two Sailors), Rhoden’s LET’S BEGIN AT THE END and The Promised Land, Welch’s Bespoke, and Wheeldon’s Bound To. Angelo danced principal roles…

Yuan Yuan Tan was born in Shanghai, China, and trained at Shanghai Dancing School and Stuttgart’s John Cranko School. She joined San Francisco Ballet as a soloist in 1995 and was promoted to principal dancer in 1997. She was appointed Richard C. Barker Principal Dancer in 2012. “Tan seems to operate on a different plane of existence, one with different laws of gravity, with her long-limbed extensions and the way her torso remains calm even as she is being flipped around.”—Bachtrack When Yuan Yuan Tan was promoted to Principal Dancer in 1997, she made history as the youngest dancer to achieve this rank in the Company’s history. Tan’s repertory at SF Ballet is extensive. She has originated principal roles in many of previous Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson’s…

Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most important holiday for many cultures in East, South, and Southeast Asia, and is celebrated by people of Asian descent worldwide. This year’s celebration marks the 23rd anniversary of the Symphony’s signature event, which is an elegant celebration of the Lunar New Year, drawing upon vibrant Asian traditions, past and present The San Francisco Symphony celebrated the Year of the Rabbit with a concert and banquet on Sunday, February 5 at Davies Symphony Hall. Conductor Earl Lee lead the Orchestra in performing traditional folk music and works by Asian composers including An-Lun Huang, Huang Ruo, Tyzen Hsiao, and Zhou Tian. Renowned soprano Sumi Jo joined Lee and the Symphony in singing works by Du-Nam Cho, Huang Tzu, Hong-ryeol Lee, and Geung-Su Lim. The…

Isaac Hernández joined San Francisco Ballet as a principal dancer in December 2021 following his appointment as a lead principal with English National Ballet (ENB) beginning in 2015. Hernández was born in Guadalajara, Mexico in April 1990 and first trained with his father, Hector Hernández, followed by training at Philadelphia’s The Rock School for Dance Education. He performed with ABT II prior to joining San Francisco Ballet in 2008 where he was promoted to soloist in January 2011. In 2012, he went on to join the Dutch National Ballet in Holland as a second Soloist, and in 2013 was promoted to Principal Dancer before joining ENB. Lead roles at ENB have included Ali and Conrad in Le Corsaire, Romeo in Nureyev’s Romeo & Juliet, Franz in Ronald Hynd’s Coppélia, the…

Born in Winter Park, Florida, Sasha De Sola trained at the Kirov Academy of Ballet. She was named an SF Ballet apprentice in 2006 and joined the Company in 2007. She was promoted to soloist in 2012 and principal dancer in 2017. She was appointed Diane B. Wilsey Principal Dancer in 2020. “There is something [Suzanne] Farrell-esque about [De Sola] in the way we seem to watch, almost voyeuristically, as her fully entranced imagination toys with each step before our eyes.”—San Francisco Chronicle Sasha De Sola, who celebrates her 18th season with SF Ballet in 2023, has performed lead roles in Tomasson’s Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Giselle, and The Sleeping Beauty. She has also danced principal roles in Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Coppélia, Diamonds, Divertimento No. 15 (Allegro -…

Born in Stockholm, Sweden, Nikisha Fogo trained at the Kungliga Svenska Balettskolan and The Royal Ballet School. She joined the Vienna State Ballet in 2013, and was promoted to demi-soloist in 2015, soloist in 2016, and first soloist in 2018. She joined San Francisco Ballet as a principal dancer in 2020. “Though her meteoric rise has caught the eye of the ballet world, [Fogo] dances with the abandon and joy of a woman unaware of how extraordinary she is.”—Dance Magazine Nikisha Fogo created a splash in her SF Ballet debut as the Sugar Plum Fairy in Tomasson’s Nutcracker, a role she revived in 2022. At SF Ballet’s next@90 festival, celebrating the Compnay’s 90th anniversary season in January 2023, Fogo debuted in Val Caniparoli’s Emergence and has continued rehearsing the role…

NEXT@90 FESTIVAL The next@90 festival presented 9 world premiere ballets by 9 innovative, international choreographers, centering the innovation of the dance world right here in San Francisco. Next@90 festival featured new works by Nicolas Blanc, Bridget Breiner, Val Caniparoli, Robert Garland, Yuka Oishi, Yuri Possokhov, Jamar Roberts, Danielle Rowe, and Claudia Schreier. GISELLE One of the greatest Romantic ballets, Giselle tells the poignant tale of a peasant girl with a gentle heart and a passion for dance. First love and a shocking revelation lead to a tour de force moment for the title character: Giselle’s mad scene. This magnificent production takes audiences on an unforgettable journey, from joyous celebrations in a Rhineland village to forest glade haunted by the ethereal spirits of maidens doomed to spend eternity dancing through the…

On January 28, 2023, the Banana Republic boutique in San Francisco’s iconic 2 Folsom location hosted a luxurious and elegant party to celebrate the entrance of the new year. The event was thrown in honor of Victoria Tai, Principal at Winward Home, a high-end home decor destination with a focus on the finest faux floral designs. Victoria recently appeared on the cover of Luxury Trending Magazine, styled by fashion icon and jewelry designer Rosalina Lydster and captured by the whimsical lens of the brilliant fashion and editorial photographer Vincent Gotti. Lydster invited fashion film director Antonio Contreras who recently has worked with supermodel Pat Cleveland and couturier Jean Paul Gaultier, to outfit Victoria in a few looks for the editorial using clothing curated from Banana Republic’s latest collection. The event…

Born in Osaka, Japan, Misa Kuranaga trained at Jinushi Kaoru Ballet School and School of American Ballet. She was named an SF Ballet apprentice in 2001, then joined Boston Ballet where she became a principal dancer. She joined SF Ballet as a principal dancer in 2019. “Misa Kuranaga stopped our hearts when, at top speed, she stopped a fast pirouette dead, still on pointe, facing the back corner, then opened to a new position with the bent leg behind her—and then melted out of that at top speed and repeated the combination exactly.”—Bay Area Reporter Since returning to San Francisco Ballet in 2019, Kuranaga has danced in lead roles—to mention only a few—such as Wheeldon’s Cinderella, Tomasson’s Swan Lake and Don Quixote, and the divertissement principal in Balanchine’s A Midsummer…

Tiit Helimet was born in Viljandi, Estonia and trained at the Tallin Ballet School. After dancing with the Estonian National Ballet and the Birmingham Royal Ballet he joined SF Ballet as principal dancer in 2005. Helimet received an Award for Outstanding Performance for The Sleeping Beauty and Romeo and Juliet, Estonia, 2008. In 2015, he received an Isadora Duncan Dance Award for Outstanding Performance for Tomasson’s Giselle (Albrecht). Helimet has performed worldwide. He produced and performed in the dance film “Sequentia,” in April 2020 and performed Possokhov’s Firebird at Nevada Ballet Theatre, Las Vegas, 2019. In 2015 he performed at the 50th Anniversary Gala at San Jose Dance Theatre, San Jose, California, and danced Black Swan Pas de Deux from Swan Lake with Frances Chung at Allen Civic Ballet Fête…

The Opening Night Gala at the War Memorial Opera House and San Francisco City Hall – two of the city’s iconic buildings - celebrated the SF Ballet’s 90th Repertory Season, with the theme Next@90. Betsy Linder, the Gala Chair, elegant in a white draped gown by Tadashi Shoj, accessorized in stunning turquoise chandelier earrings along with décor chair Courtney Dallaire and dinner chair Michelle Curtis Harris enthusiastically greeted the crowd of ballet performance and gala enthusiasts at the Opera House Red Carpet arrival. The “Sparkling Stroll” – lots of bubbly in an elegant central bar-was followed by a performance of excerpts from Next@90. The new, much anticipated artistic director, Tamara Rojas, was introduced by Danielle St. Germain SFBallet’s Executive Director (read in features). The petite Tamara Rojas, took to stage…