MEET THE ARTIST INTERVIEWS
San Francisco Ballet’s Meet the Artist pre-performance talks are back in the Opera House for the 2025 Repertory Season! Join us before Friday evening, Sunday matinee, and other select performances, for an informative talk featuring dancers, choreographers, musicians, and other artists in conversation with a moderator.
Meet the Artist interviews take place in the orchestra level 55 minutes before the performance starts. Open seating is in the orchestra level, but a performance ticket for that date is required to enter the Opera House to attend Meet the Artist interviews.
For more information about SF Ballet's collaboration with Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in celebration of the Legion of Honor’s 100th anniversary, please visit here.
PROGRAM 1 – MANON
January 24 at 7:05 pm – Principal Dancer Sasha De Sola and Guest Artist Alban Lendorf
January 26 at 1:05 pm – Corps de Ballet member Nathaniel Remez
January 30 at 6:35 pm – A Closer Look: European Costume and Textiles at the Legion of Honor with Laura L. Camerlengo, FAMSF curator in charge of costume and textile arts – No recorded podcast will be available.
January 31 at 7:05 pm – Principal Dancer Harrison James
PROGRAM 2 – COOL BRITANNIA
February 14 at 7:05 pm – Corps de Ballet dancers Jihyun Choi and Pemberley Ann Olson
February 16 at 1:05 pm – Crystal Costa, Stager for Akram Khan’s Dust
February 19 at 6:35 pm – A Closer Look: In Conversation with Bay Area Artist Ranu Mukherjee, creator of the Cool Britannia curtain drop – No recorded podcast will be available.
PROGRAM 3 – RAYMONDA
March 1 at 7:05 pm – Loipa Araújo, Stager for Raymonda
March 2 at 1:05 pm – Corps de Ballet dancers Alexis Valdes and Simone Pompignoli
March 7 at 7:05 pm – Soloist Julia Rowe
PROGRAM 4 – FRANKENSTEIN
March 21 at 7:05 pm – Lauren Strongin, Stager of Frankenstein and former SF Ballet Soloist
March 23 at 1:05 pm – Joseph Walsh, Stager of Frankenstein and Principal Dancer
PROGRAM 5 – Van Manen: Dutch Grandmaster
April 6 at 1:05 pm – Martin West, Music Director & Principal Conductor, and the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
April 11 at 7:05 pm – Soloists Sasha Mukhamedov and Joshua Jack Price
April 17 at 6:35 pm – A Closer Look: Dutch National Identity in 17th-Century Paintings with Isabella Lores-Chavez, FAMSF associate curator of European paintings – No recorded podcast will be available.
PROGRAM 6 – Broken love
April 13 at 1:05 pm – Principal Dancer Joseph Walsh
April 18 at 7:05 pm – Soloist Fernando Carratalá Coloma
PROGRAM 7 – Frankenstein Encore
April 27 at 1:05 pm
May 2 at 7:05 pm
May 4 at 1:05 pm
SF Ballet School Spring Festival
May 9 at 6:05 pm
May 10 at 3:05 pm
Listen to past Meet the Artist podcasts everywhere you listen to podcasts.
All programs are subject to change. The information, views, and opinions expressed at all audience engagement programs are strictly those of the participants and do not necessarily represent or imply any official position of the San Francisco Ballet Association.
Header Image: Meet the Artist talk with Jennifer Stahl and Mary Wood // © San Francisco Ballet, photo by Lindsey Rallo.
Schedule: 55 minutes before Friday evening and Sunday matinee performances of the 2025 Repertory Season*
Time: Fridays from 7:05–7:30 pm and Sundays from 1:05–1:30 pm
Length: 25 minutes
Location: Orchestra Level, War Memorial Opera House
Cost: Free, but a ticket to that performance date is required.
* Meet the Artist schedule subject to change.
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