Dance

Janice Berman - September 28, 2015

The resident choreographer of Smuin Ballet premieres a confident, beautifully realized work in an evening of pleasurable surprises.

Janice Berman - June 8, 2015

The festival brings 300 Bay Area dancers and musicians representing a wide array of cultures to the Palace of the Fine Arts.

Janice Berman - May 11, 2015

The performance had all the pageantry one would expect from the classic tale, but little choreography.

Janice Berman - May 4, 2015

Fine work from the company isn’t enough to bring Shakespeare’s tragedy to life.

Janice Berman - March 30, 2015

The company, having weathered a financial emergency, emerges with a new name and a trio of imaginative pieces focusing on technology.

Janice Berman - March 23, 2015

The dancers, costumes and sets dazzle as the performance starts its 11-day run.

Janice Berman - March 23, 2015

Choreographer K.T. Nelson’s piece Dead Reckoning is a delight, while the troupe’s work based on Ai Weiwei looks confined outside of Alcatraz.

Janice Berman - March 17, 2015

The ever-cutting edge company has a ball with new works by Ekman, Caniparoli, Welch, and Possokhov.

Janice Berman - March 5, 2015

Two masterful evocations of human togetherness shared the bill in S.F. Ballet's latest program.

Janice Berman - March 2, 2015

The Ballet's third repertory program had a premiere from a 24-year-old, among a set of varied, beautifully danced works.