Through diligent collaboration with the team at the War Memorial and Performing Arts Center and the City of San Francisco, we are delighted to be able to safely share this holiday tradition with San Franciscans and visitors alike.” “In preparing for in-person performances, the health and safety of our audiences, dancers, musicians, and staff were a foremost priority.

“We are thrilled to be reunited with our community for this joyous return to Nutcracker and the in-person 2022 Season, celebrating Helgi Tomasson’s dedicated leadership,” added Interim Executive Director Danielle St.Germain-Gordon. It is in a similar spirit that we approach this year’s Nutcracker and the 2022 Season as our Company, staff, and audiences emerge from this period of historic change.” “Setting this production in 1915, I wanted to capture the hope, progress, and civic pride felt by San Franciscans following the 1906 earthquake. “It is with great pleasure that we return to live performances of Nutcracker after 21 months away from our home stage,” said Tomasson. cultural organization to cancel performances due to the pandemic. These performances mark SF Ballet’s return to performing for in-person audiences in the newly restored War Memorial Opera House since SF Ballet became the first U.S. With this production, SF Ballet honors the Golden City as it emerges from months of COVID-19 restrictions and all who have supported the Company for nearly 90 years.

Tomasson, who is celebrating the final season of his 37-year tenure leading one of the world’s leading ballet companies, set his Nutcracker in San Francisco as a tribute to the Company’s hometown. SAN FRANCISCO, CA, October 13, 2021-This December, San Francisco Ballet, the Company and School that has been a trailblazer in dance since its founding in 1933, returns to the War Memorial Opera House from December 10–30 for 29 performances of Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson’s beloved Nutcracker.

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