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San Francisco Ballet gala stylish and substantive

San Francisco Ballet
The San Francisco Ballet got its 80th season off to a start with a gala performance Thursday at the War Memorial Opera House that pleasantly included popular selections and substantial pieces in equal measure. Among the old favorites were the third-act grand pas de deux from “Don Quixote” in which Frances Chung and Taras Domitro danced with brilliance and affecting musicality. Read More

S.F. Ballet gala performance stylish, substantive

San Francisco Ballet got its 80th season off to a start with gala performance on Thursday at the War Memorial Opera House that pleasantly included popular selections and substantial pieces in equal measure. Read More

'Nut'-elicious from first bite to last

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"Wow!" said 8-year-old Lorenzo Rodriguez, a first-time “Nutcracker” patron. "Wow!" I said at my 31st San Francisco Ballet “Nutcracker”-season opener. We weren’t responding to the paper-snow falling on us as we entered the jam-packed Opera House from Van Ness Avenue, although the dislocation was interesting. It was just a few degrees above freezing, and it took a minute to figure out that it wasn't the real stuff. Read More
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