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Articles by Ann Murphy
Joseph Walsh, top, and Esteban Hernandez dazzled in San Francisco Ballet’s production of Balanchine’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” (Courtesy Erik Tomasson)
Balanchine, Shakespeare’s charming ‘Dream’ at SF Ballet
By Ann Murphy Special to S.F. Examiner

Bard’s comedy comes to life in lovely, funny dance version

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Cellist Maya Beiser and dancer Wendy Whelan appear in “The Day” at Herbst Theatre. (Courtesy Hayim Heron)
Dance in ‘The Day’ lacks urgency
By Ann Murphy Special to S.F. Examiner

Beiser, Whelan, Lang, Childs collaboration feels self-couscious

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San Francisco Ballet dancers Luke Ingham and Mathilde Froustey appear in Helgi Tomasson’s “Nutcracker” at the War Memorial Opera House. (Courtesy Erik Tomasson)
San Francisco Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ goes deep
By Ann Murphy

Added nuance welcomed in 2019 edition of holiday favorite

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The famed Mariinsky corps de ballet executes “La Bayadère’s” Act 3 with stunning precision. (Courtesy Natasha Razina)
Mariinsky Ballet dazzles with technical virtuosity
By Ann Murphy Special to S.F. Examiner

Cal Performances presents Russian troupe in classic ‘La Bayadère’

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Benjamin Freemantle was in the spotlight on Trey McIntyre’s “Your Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem” on San Francisco Ballet’s Unbound Program C.  (Courtesy Erik Tomasson)
SF Ballet’s Unbound fest reveals ties that bind
By BY

Contemporary ballet requires dancers to shift from rapid off-center neoclassicism to soft romantic geometry to rhythmically complex club dance in…

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Cathy Marston’s timeless “Snowblind” is a highlight of San Francisco Ballet’s Unbound Program B. (Courtesy Erik Tomasson)
San Francisco Ballet loosens up in ‘Unbound’
By BY

There are social uprisings going on, from #MeToo to Black Lives Matter. Has San Francisco Ballet gotten the news? “Unbound,”…

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San Francisco Ballet in Miles Thatcher’s “Ghost in the Machine.” (Courtesy Erik Tomasson)
SF Ballet boasts a distinct new crop of...
By BY

Thursday night in the opening of “Distinctly SF Ballet” at the War Memorial Opera House, three San Francisco Ballet choreographers…

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San Francisco Ballet performs George Balanchine’s “Serenade.” (Courtesy Erik Tomasson)
SF Ballet’s ‘Bright Fast Cool Blue’ stutters
By BY

San Francisco Ballet artistic director Helgi Tomasson has a nose for putting a show together but he’s less adept at…

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