SAN FRANCISCO BALLET AT 75: San Francisco International Airport celebrates 75th Anniversary of America’s Oldest Ballet Company
18 November 2007
Lynda Meyer and Vane Vest in Lew Christensen/Michael Smuin’s Cinderella
Photo by Arne Folkedal, 1973
San Francisco International Airport is pleased to present San Francisco Ballet at 75.
Cynthia Gregory and Robert Gladstein in Lew Christensen’s Beauty and the Beast
Photo Courtesy of the San Francisco Ballet Archives/San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum, 1964
This new exhibition celebrates the seventy-fifth anniversary of America’s oldest professional ballet company, San Francisco Ballet, by presenting lavish costumes, historical photos and artifacts from the company’s diverse repertory.
Gonzalo Garcia in Lar Lubovitch’s Elemental Brubeck
Photo © Erik Tomasson, 2005
The eighteen ballets showcased in the exhibition - ranging from classical works such as Lew Christensen and Michael Smuin’s Cinderella (1973), to more contemporary choreography such as Lar Lubovitch’s Elemental Brubeck (2005) - reflect both SF Ballet’s deeply rooted classical foundation and its ability to take chances with innovative programming and commissioned work.
Lew Christensen in Filling Station
Photo © The Estate of George Platt Lynes, 1938
The exhibition also includes objects and photographs from many of SF Ballet’s artistic “firsts,” including the first American productions of Swan Lake (1940) and Nutcracker (1944).
Lorena Feijoo and Maureen Choi in Yuri Possokhov’s Reflections Photo © Chris Hardy, 2005
San Francisco Ballet at 75 is located pre-security in the International Terminal Main Hall.
Kristin Long and Pierre-Francois Vilanoba in William Forsythe’s The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude
Photo © Erik Tomasson, 2006
The exhibition is on view 24 hours a day, free of charge, through May 11, 2008.
Yuan Yuan Tan in Mark Morris’ Sylvia
Photo © Erik Tomasson, 2006
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