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San Francisco Ballet at 75: The American Tour
The mission of San Francisco Ballet is to share the joy of dance with the widest possible audience. The Company tours frequently, with engagements at prestigious venues such as the famed Opéra de Paris-Palais Garnier in Paris; London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre and the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden; Athens’ Megaron Theatre; Scotland's Edinburgh International Festival; and Les étes de la danse de Paris, an outdoor dance festival held in the Marais district of Paris.San Francisco Ballet at 75: The American Tour
In fall 2008, as part of its 75th Anniversary Celebration, San Francisco Ballet—America’s oldest professional ballet company—will embark on a four-city national tour with 30 performances total. The American Tour will include prestigious engagements at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Millennium Park, in Chicago (September 16–21); New York City Center in New York (October 10–18); Orange County Performing Arts Center in Costa Mesa, California (November 11–16); and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. (November 25–30).
Much of the tour’s mixed-repertory programming will feature
works from the Company’s acclaimed New Works Festival held in spring
2008. As the culmination of San Francisco Ballet’s recent 75th
Anniversary Season, the festival featured 10 new works by 10
renowned choreographers that premiered over three consecutive evenings.