San Francisco Ballet
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San Francisco Ballet is one of the oldest professional ballet companies in the United States, renowned for its innovative repertory, world-class dancers, and influential role in American ballet.
Aliases (2)
- San Francisco Ballet (at War Memorial Opera House) ×1
- San Francisco Ballet School ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ballet company
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performing arts organization → |
| alsoKnownAs |
SFB
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| artForm |
dance
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| artisticDirector |
Tamara Rojo
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| artisticFocus |
innovation in choreography
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preservation of classical ballet canon → |
| associatedEnsemble |
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
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| basedInTheatre |
War Memorial Opera House
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| cityServed |
San Francisco Bay Area
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| commissionedWorksFrom |
contemporary choreographers
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| country |
United States
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| focus |
classical ballet
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contemporary ballet → neoclassical ballet → |
| foundedIn |
1933
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| founder |
Harold Christensen
→
Lew Christensen → Willam Christensen → |
| genre |
ballet
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| hasComponent |
ballet school
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company of dancers → orchestra → |
| hasSchool |
San Francisco Ballet School
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| headquartersLocation |
San Francisco
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| influenced |
development of American ballet
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| language |
English
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| locatedIn |
California
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San Francisco → |
| musicDirector |
Martin West
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| nonProfitStatus |
nonprofit organization
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| notableChoreographerAssociated |
Christopher Wheeldon
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George Balanchine → Helgi Tomasson → Mark Morris → Yuri Possokhov → |
| performs |
full-length story ballets
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mixed repertory programs → |
| performsAt |
War Memorial Opera House
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| performsWork |
The Nutcracker
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| principalVenue |
War Memorial Opera House
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| region |
West Coast of the United States
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| reputation |
influential role in American ballet
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innovative repertory → one of the oldest professional ballet companies in the United States → world-class dancers → |
| season |
annual repertory season
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| website |
https://www.sfballet.org
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Civic Center, San Francisco
("San Francisco Ballet (at War Memorial Opera House)")
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hasCulturalInstitution |
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San Francisco Ballet
("San Francisco Ballet School")
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hasSchool |
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Scotch Symphony
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inBalletRepertoryOf |
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San Francisco War Memorial Opera House
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primaryTenant |