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Dance

San Francisco Ballet, Sadler's Wells

29 May 19 – 08 Jun 19, 19:30 mats Sun 2 June 16:00, Sat 8 June 14:00 Dur.: varies according to programme

Surely one of the most anticipated visitors of 2019, the vibrant San Francisco Ballet returns to Sadler’s Wells with four mouth-watering programmes

By Teresa Guerreiro on 30/5/2019

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San Francisco Ballet, Ratmansky's Shostakovich Trilogy (c) Erik Tomasson
San Francisco Ballet, Ratmansky's Shostakovich Trilogy (c) Erik Tomasson
San Francisco Ballet, Sadler's Wells San Francisco Ballet, Sadler's Wells Teresa Guerreiro
Even by the vibrant standards of the best American ballet companies, San Francisco Ballet is particularly electrifying. The United States’ first professional ballet company, it really hit its stride under the Artistic Direction of Helgi Tomasson, who brought in exacting technical standards and an ability to extend the repertoire to include much loved classics alongside cutting edge modern works.


San Francisco dancers have extraordinary attack and versatility. To quote the Washington Post critic, Sarah L Kaufman, ‘… the company stands apart in being so consistently forward-looking (and -thinking), from the unified technical finesse and sporty ease of its dancers throughout the ranks, to the sleek modernism they bring to the stage.’



Last seen at Sadler’s Wells in 2012, San Francisco Ballet is not a frequent visitor to these shores; so ballet enthusiasts – and indeed newbies – should grab this opportunity to see them.


There are four programmes to choose from, all equally enticing, so you may well be tempted to go for all four.


Programme A (29, 30 May, 2 June) is choreographer Alexei Ratmansky’s homage to Shostakovich (pictured up top). One of the most highly-rated choreographers working today, Ratmansky pays homage to his fellow Russian composer’s life and work with a triptych of ballets choreographed on Symphony #9, Chamber Symphony and Piano Concerto #1.


Programme B (31 May, 1 June) brings together three very different works for an evening of many moods. The British choreographer Cathy Marston’s narrative piece Snowblind is based on Edith Wharton’s haunting tale of adultery, Ethan Fromme. Edwaard Liang’s The Infinite Ocean, on a score by the British composer Oliver Davis, was likened to “a living prayer” by the Washington Post. And the maverick Arthur Pita chose the music of Björk for his eponymous Björk Ballet.


Programme C (5,8 June) features a “love letter to ballet” by Stanton Welch on a score by Bach, alongside Justin Peck’s Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming and Liam Scarlett’s Hummingbird on music by Philip Glass.




San Francisco Ballet in Liam Scarlett's Hummingbird, (c) Erik Tomasson
Peck is one of America’s most assured and promising young choreographers; the Royal Ballet’s Liam Scarlett has created some unforgettable one act pure dance works for this home company, and the sheer energy of his Hummingbird absolutely suits the zest of San Francisco Ballet’s dancers.


Programme D (6,7 June) features Bound to, a work by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist, Christopher Wheeldon (in great demand on both sides of the Atlantic), veteran David Dawson’s Anima Animus, and Trey McIntyre’s Your Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem, which is billed as inhabiting the eccentric world of his grandfather.


Pick one, or pick all four - but don’t miss San Francisco Ballet at Sadler’s Wells.

by Teresa Guerreiro

What San Francisco Ballet, Sadler's Wells
Where Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN | MAP
Nearest tube Angel (underground)
When 29 May 19 – 08 Jun 19, 19:30 mats Sun 2 June 16:00, Sat 8 June 14:00 Dur.: varies according to programme
Price £15-£60
Website Click here to book via Sadler's Wells website



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