2021 Digital Season
San Francisco Ballet / San Francisco, California
The San Francisco Ballet was one performance into its production of George Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream before it closed last March during the pandemic lockdown. Now the performance is available to stream as part of the company's entirely virtual 2021 season. Complementing archival versions of classics like artistic director Helgi Tomasson's Romeo & Juliet and Balanchine's Jewels is a new film version of Swan Lake, as well as world premieres of work by Cathy Marston, Danielle Rowe, and Myles Thatcher, all staged specifically for both the screen and social distancing. Audiences will also have an inside look at the dancers' process through behind-the-scenes material and interviews.