Dance

SF Ballet’s pairing of the venerable La Sylphide with an Alexei Ratmansky premiere is a roaring success. 

Choreographer John Neumeier stages Bach’s masterful oratorio with the dancers of the Hamburg Ballet.

The West Coast premiere of Nicolas Blanc’s Under the Trees’ Voices stands out among works first premiered digitally in 2021.

Inspired by a lost dance from 1952, this major new work is set to a score by jazz pianist/composer Jason Moran, performed live by Wild Up on March 19.

SF Ballet’s production melds the classic story with terrific music, astonishing dancing, and splendid staging. Don’t miss it.

Dancers go toe-to-toe with the unknowable in William Forsythe’s absorbing Blake Works I.

The dynamic dancer/choreographer/educator brings her company to the Hammer Theatre Feb. 4.

The San Mateo company made a name for itself with a hip-hop rendition of Nutcracker. Its 21st-century takes on Guys and Dolls and Cinderella premiere this spring.

The celebrated dancer has a 10-year run of success as head of English National Ballet on her resume.

The American Modern Opera Company takes on the music (and more) directorship for the June festival.