Now and Then: San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker
- When
- Thu Dec 18, 2008
- Where
- The Commonwealth Club SF
- Time
- 5:30pm
- Tags
- Literary Arts, Literary Arts Lectures
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Now and Then: San Francisco Ballet at 75Helgi Tomasson, Artistic Director and Choreographer, San Francisco Ballet
Janice Ross, Associate Professor of Dance History, Stanford University; Author, San Francisco Ballet at Seventy-Five
Mary Wood, Dance Scholar and Educator - Moderator
America's first "Nutcracker" production by the San Francisco Ballet, in 1944, sparked a holiday phenomenon that has brought joy to millions of dance fans of all ages. Choreographers, dance stars and production designers past and present will reflect on what the "Nutcracker" spirit is and was in contributing to the achievements of one of the world's leading ballet companies.
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