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Classical ballets are populated with all kinds of mystical creatures: sylphs, wilis, nymphs, shades, driads. If it’s a female supernatural being with wings, you’ll likely find it in a ballet.In Don Quixote, the supernatural being is a driad (a less-traditional spelling of “dryad,” borrowed from the Russian word, дриада). In Greek mythology, a driad is a wood nymph who lives i...


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For anyone who has read Miguel de Cervantes’ classic novel Don Quixote or seen the musical Man of La Mancha, the name “Don Quixote” conjures an addled, would-be knight and his roly-poly counterpart, Sancho Panza, who pursue adventure in the name of chivalry. But in the ballet world’s Don Quixote, it’s a love story that takes center stage—starring Kitri, an innkeeper’s daughte...


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After 53 years with the Company, Val Caniparoli will step away from our stage to continue his focus on full-time choreography. He came to SF Ballet in 1972 after receiving a Ford Foundation Scholarship to attend SF Ballet School and soon joined the company under the co-artistic directorship of Lew Christensen and Michael Smuin, where he was later named a Resident Choreographe...


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Described as “brilliant” by the San Francisco Chronicle, and “audacious” by The New York Times, Aszure Barton received her formal dance training from Canada’s National Ballet School, where she helped originate the Stephen Godfrey Choreographic Showcase as a student. She has been creating dances for over 25 years and has collaborated with celebrated dance artists and companies...


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One of the most thrilling moments in Don Quixote is the famous “Kitri Jump”—a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it burst of athleticism and quintessential Kitri flair. Keep an eye out for this soaring step, where Kitri springs upward from two feet in a sissonne, kicking her back leg high and extending her arms long, almost as if to grab her back foot.More than a technical feat, the “Kitr...


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