Season includes San Francisco Ballet premieres of Tamara Rojo’s Raymonda and Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon, North American premiere of Akram Khan’s Dust
(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) September 4, 2024—Single tickets for San Francisco Ballet’s 24/25 Season, curated by Artistic Director Tamara Rojo, are on sale today via the Ballet’s website and Ticket Services. The 24/25 Season spotlights the lives of complex heroines and delves into richly human stories of love and loss, with styles ranging from romanticism to sci-fi to contemporary minimalism. It features San Francisco Ballet premieres of Rojo’s bold, reimagined Raymonda and Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon, a tragic love story set to open the repertory season with highly narrative choreography and depth. This season also marks the 20th anniversary of Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker, honoring two decades of enchanting Bay Area audiences. Tomasson’s set-in-San Francisco production has become a quintessential holiday tradition and part of San Francisco’s cultural fabric, drawing in families and ballet enthusiasts alike year after year.
Through these programs, the season reflects SF Ballet’s commitment to presenting reimaginations of classic stories and historical moments from new and more diverse perspectives.
Building on the success of last season’s pre- and post-show Opera House lobby experiences, audiences can look forward to exciting new activations paired with select 24/25 Season programs, each thoughtfully curated to enhance the performance experience. Details to be announced.
SF Ballet’s 24/25 Season will include:
Nutcracker
December 6–29, 2024
This year, Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker celebrates its 20th anniversary with 37 performances spanning the month of December. The beloved family holiday tradition was first shared with American audiences in SF Ballet’s 1944 Christensen production, later reinvented by Tomasson specially for San Francisco in 2004. The enchanting work features timeless choreography, swirling snowflakes, and iconic music by Tchaikovsky.
SF Ballet invites young audiences to experience the magic of Nutcracker during special School-Time Performances for Young Audiences on December 10 and 17 at 11am. The third annual Sensory Friendly Performance for neurodiverse audiences of all ages and abilities will also return to the stage on December 29 at 11am, in partnership with Autism Society San Francisco Bay Area.
Manon (SF Ballet Premiere)
January 24–February 1, 2025
A devastating, dramatic ballet and one of MacMillan’s most widely celebrated works, Manon will be performed by SF Ballet for the first time. Manon delves into human psychology and explores the juxtaposition between Manon’s impoverished origins and the lavish world she longs to inhabit. This classical story ballet will feature a full stage of performers, plus decadent costumes and sets that are rarely seen outside of the UK.
Cool Britannia
Chroma, Within the Golden Hour, Dust (North American Premiere)
February 13–19, 2025
Known as the cultural renaissance that swept through Britain in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Cool Britannia celebrated innovation, creativity, and a sense of optimism. This triple bill celebrates the new wave of boundary-pushing British voices with Wayne McGregor’s Chroma, Christopher Wheeldon’s Within the Golden Hour, and the North American premiere of Akram Khan’s Dust. Chroma will feature music composed by Jack White III of The White Stripes and prominent British composer Joby Talbot.
Raymonda (SF Ballet Premiere)
March 1–8, 2025
Tamara Rojo’s Raymonda is an impressive reclamation of one of ballet’s timeless classics, celebrating the best of Marius Petipa’s original ballet and Alexander Glazunov’s sumptuous score in a dramatic, contemporary story inspired by the life of Florence Nightingale. This revamped tale of empowerment, opening on the first day of Women’s History Month, redefines the role of women in wartime and society during the 19th-century Crimean War.
Frankenstein
March 20–26, 2025
Encore: April 26–May 4, 2025
Liam Scarlett’s Frankenstein returns to San Francisco as an emotional tale of life, death, love, and identity based on Mary Shelley’s 19th-century novel. One of SF Ballet’s biggest box office hits, this visceral blockbuster features sensational choreography, cinematic design, special effects, pyrotechnics, and a haunting original score from Lowell Liebermann. Frankenstein will also close the 24/25 Season with a series of encore performances, offering audiences a final chance to experience this gothic pop-culture classic on the SF Ballet stage.
van Manen / Dutch Grandmaster
Solo, Grosse Fuge, Variations for Two Couples, 5 Tango’s (San Francisco Premiere)
April 5–19, 2025
A tribute to the “grandmaster of contemporary ballet,” this curated selection of four works by Dutch choreographer Hans van Manen includes the San Francisco premiere of his critically acclaimed 5 Tango’s. Van Manen’s choreography showcases a profound interest in human connection and nuanced, sensual physical expression to the music of tango maestro Astor Piazzolla, Bach, Beethoven, and more.
Broken Love
Marguerite and Armand, Broken Wings
April 8–18, 2025
A double bill of two standout hits from the 2024 season, Sir Frederick Ashton’s Marguerite and Armand and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Broken Wings return to captivate audiences with stories of heartbreak, sacrifice, and the power of love.
For the full 24/25 Season schedule, please refer to the 24/25 Season Calendar. To learn more about the 24/25 Season, read the Season Announcement.
24/25 Season Tickets
Single tickets to 24/25 Season performances may be purchased online at sfballet.org or by calling Ticket Services at 415-865-2000, open Monday through Friday, 10am to 4pm. A service charge applies, and prices are subject to change.
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Public Relations, San Francisco Ballet
415-865-6610
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