- Helgi Tomasson
Helgi Tomasson Artistic Director of San Francisco Ballet, choreographer, former dancer. - Mark Morris
Mark Morris (born: August 29, 1956) is an American modern dancer, choreographer and director whose work is acclaimed for its craftsmanship, ingenuity, humor, and at times eclectic musical accompaniments. Morris is popular among dance aficionados as well as mainstream audiences. - Christopher Wheeldon
Christopher Wheeldon (born March 22, 1973) is among the most sought-after and critically acclaimed contemporary ballet choreographers in the world. Born in Somerset, England, Wheeldon began training to be a ballet dancer at the age of 8. He attended the Royal Ballet School between the ages of 11 and 18. In 1991, Wheeldon joined the Royal Ballet, London. In 1993, at the age of 19, Wheeldon moved to New York City to join the prestigious New York City Ballet. - Lar Lubovitch
Lar Lubovitch was born April 9, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois. He is a choreographer and founded his own dance company, the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company in 1968. Based in New York City, he and the company have toured worldwide. He has been noted as one of the most important gay contributors to twentieth-century ballet. In addition to the company, Lar has also done creative work in ballet, ice-skating venues, and musical theater notably "Into the Woods". - Michael Smuin
Michael Smuin was a ballet dancer, choreographer, and theatre director. Born in Missoula, Montana, Smuin was a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre and the San Francisco Ballet, for which he served as co-artistic director from 1973 through 1985. He also choreographed for the Dance Theatre of Harlem, Washington Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Milwaukee Ballet, among others. Smuin's Broadway credits included "Little Me" (1962) as a dancer, … - Amanda Schull
Amanda Schull was born August 26, 1978 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She attended Punahou School, the oldest private school in Hawaii, and trained at Hawaii State Ballet under the instruction of John Landovsky. During Schull's sophomore year at Indiana University (as a ballet and journalism major) she attended the San Francisco Ballet School Summer Intensive. SFBS subsequently offered Schull a scholarship to continue her studies for an additional year. - Emil de Cou
The dynamic American conductor Emil de Cou became associate conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra (John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts) in September 2003 and has been an active participant in a wide range of NSO performances and events since his debut at Wolf Trap in 2000. He has led the orchestra on residency tours in five states, in subscription concerts at the Kennedy Center and on the West Lawn of the United States Capitol Building. In 2005 Mr. - Willam Christensen
Willam F. Christensen (1902-October 14, 2001) was an American ballet dancer, choreographer and founder of the San Francisco Ballet and the Salt Lake City, Utah based dance academy Ballet West. He is known for bringing the Russian ballet The Nutcracker to the United States and raising it to national popularity, as well as staging the first American performances of Swan Lake and Coppelia. Christensen is often credited with helping to rejuevinate American dance. - Lawrence Pech
Lawrence Pech is a dancer/choreographer currently living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is the founder and co-artistic director of the Lawrence Pech Dance Company. Born in Denver in 1959, he received his early classical music training in piano and voice. His first choreographic effort was in the fourth grade, to the Beatles’ "Something..." He began studying ballet at age 14 with the Colorado Concert Ballet. - Dede Wilsey
Dede Wilsey is a San Francisco socialite and philanthropist, the widow of prominent San Francisco businessman Al Wilsey. She was born Diane Dow Buchanan in 1944, to Mr. and Mrs. Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr.. Her father was, variously, the U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg and Austria, as well as the White House chief of protocol under Dwight Eisenhower. Her great-grandfather, Herbert Henry Dow, was the founder of Dow Chemical. - Paul Chihara
Paul Seiko Chihara (b. July 9, 1938) is an American composer. Chihara was born in Seattle, Washington in 1938. A Japanese American, he spent much of his childhood with his family in an internment camp in Minidoka, Idaho. He studied composition at Cornell University, and with Nadia Boulanger. He was the first composer-in-residence of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Neville Marriner, and is currently on the music faculty of UCLA, … - Lawrence Foster
Lawrence Foster (born October 23, 1941, in Los Angeles, California) is a noted orchestral conductor. He became the conductor of the San Francisco Ballet at the age of 18, and went on to conduct many of the world's finest orchestras, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Houston Symphony, the Orchestre National de Monte Carlo, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, and the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra. - Misa Kuranaga
Misa Kuranaga is a Japanese ballerina at the Boston Ballet. "Italic text"== Career == *Started ballet at Jinushi Kaoru Ballet School in 1991. *In 1993, she performed the Black Swan variation at the Bolshoi Theater as a guest artist in the 7th Moscow International Ballet Competition Gala Performance. She had been personally invited to perform by the Bolshoi director, Yuri Grigorovich, who had seen her perform at the Chubu National Ballet Competition. - Charlotte Mailliard
Charlotte Smith Mailliard Swig Shultz is a leading figure in San Francisco. She is currently the Chief of Protocol and Director of Special Events for the city. The San Francisco Chronicle, in 1996, called her the "most powerful woman in the city." In 2007, she was named Honorary Commander of The Royal Victorian Order by Queen Elizabeth II. - Joseph Alessi
Joseph Alessi is a world-renowned, primarily classical trombonist. He has been Principal Trombone for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra since 1985 and is on the faculty of the Juilliard School. In recognition to his influence in the field, in 2002 he was winner of the International Trombone Association's annual award. - Bob Ross
Bob Ross (April 2, 1934 - December 13, 2003) was the former publisher of the "Bay Area Reporter" and a key gay rights and AIDS activist in San Francisco. Ross was born in New York City. He was criticized by some for his more moderate policies, sometimes leaning toward the conservative, with gay rights being seen by many as a primarily liberal issue. - Harold Lang
Harold Lang was an American dancer and actor. Lang began his professional career as a ballet dancer, making his professional debut with the San Francisco Ballet and then going on to perform with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and American Ballet Theater (then Ballet Theater). While at ABT, he originated roles in Jerome Robbins' "Fancy Free" and "Interplay", in addition to performing in ballets by George Balanchine, David Lichine, Léonide Massine, … - Daniel Meja
Daniel Meja was born in Nice, France, educated at the Centre de Danse of Rosella Hightower in Cannes and in Paris. Danced briefly with the London Festival Ballet and La Scala Ballet before coming to the United States, where he danced with the Cleveland Ballet, the San Francisco Ballet and Boston Ballet. Guest artist with the Kirov Ballet on their 1992 tour of the United States, Canada and Mexico. Frequent guest artist with other companies. - Alan Bergman
Alan Bergman is an American ballet dancer and photographer. He is the product of two generations of Russian/Polish Yiddish actors: Glicka and Morris Balavsky, co founders of Nordska Films, the Actors Studio and his mother, Miriam, a child star in the Yiddish theater. Alan's dance career was shaped from the early age of 8 years old when he was spotted jumping about playing the part of a horse in a school play. - Don Staples
Don Staples (born July 9, 1939 in Billings, Montana) is an American born big band musician. Known for playing the trombone, he was a member of the Lawrence Welk orchestra from 1966 to 1982 in which he also appeared on the maestro's weekly television show. Prior to joining Welk, he attended UCLA and was a member of the Roger Wagner Chorale and the San Francisco Ballet orchestra. Don is the father of two daughters, Debbie and Cheryl, the latter who is a violinist. - San Francisco Ballet
San Francisco Ballet 's Associate Director Christensen was named associate director of San Francisco Ballet in 1949 while still acting as ballet master for New York City Ballet, a job he continued through 1950. In 1951, Christensen became co-director of San Francisco Ballet with brother Willam, and was named director when Willam returned to Salt Lake City to establish a ballet program at the University of Utah. - San Francisco Ballet
San Francisco Ballet was obviously an American company dancing in an American neo-classical style. Yet its profile since 1985 has been molded by Tomasson and the life that molded him in Iceland and the United States came together in an exhibition that the Theater Museum presented in the theater's foyer during the run. Many of the photos on display came from Tomasson's family. - San Francisco Ballet
San Francisco Ballet - About SF Ballet - Company - Associate Director Gloria Govrin Associate Director San Francisco Ballet School. Photo by Deborah boardman - Teri Garr
Since Garr announced publicly that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, she has become a leading advocate in raising awareness for MS and the latest treatments for the disease. She is actively involved with the National MS Society and the MS community, and travels across the United States speaking about her experiences living with MS, empowering others with MS to educate themselves about the disease and to seek treatment early. - Bright Sheng
Bright Sheng , born in Shanghai, China on 6 December 1955, started piano studies with his mother at the age of four. After graduating from high school during the Cultural Revolution he was one of the first students accepted by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, where he earned his undergraduate degree in music composition. In 1982, he moved to New York, where he attended Queens College, CUNY, and Columbia University. - Scott Speck
names scott speck, i go to harlem middle school,im in a band,(drums) i like to headbang, mosh, go to concerts. - Jason
RELATIONSHIP ORIENTED. LOOKING FOR FRIENDS near DOLORES PARK. - Beth Foster
I love reading nyt columnists Krugman, Dowd, Kristof, Rich and Herbert. I'm writing my thesis on advertising and the spectacle of power in the US, I love conversation and debate and movies and food and sunshine. Californian sunshine, Hawaiian sunshine, French riviera sunshine.. I love sunshine. Making cookies. Taking trips. Playing around with Krishna, cooking dinner, watching the O.C., having some cocktails and laughing. I'm very happy in CA. - Adam Jiang
Ballet dancer turned rower in the Fall of 2004. - Staisha
I am a professional Dancer who also happens to be a certified yoga instructor. When I'm not dancing, doing yoga, fantasizing about being in a rock band, or taking a cigarette break, I'm working on my company Bone Jour which offers quality, handmade accessories for stylish dogs @ Bonejour.net I also have a clothing line made from reassembled thrift finds, for all you hipsters. My Reassemblebee designs are for sale and can be found @ famousgallery.com Holla! - Jonathan
*live in San Francisco *dark filipino *navy brat *anti-cellphone *electronics fanatic (go sony, f@*k mac) *movie buff *appreciate various genres of music - pop, hip-hop, classical, soundtrack score, jazz, rock, alternative, electronica, house *volunteer at Glide (tutoring, supervising field trips) *have a mentee also named Jonathan (age 7) *altar serve at St. Mary's Cathedral *live with an SF Opera baritone named Lucas *like stand-up comedy DVDs *pro-dog, yet not anti-cat. - Christina Vescovo
smitten by wanderlust, love to shop (too much), love life as an adventure. lived on the left coast and now here in manhattan...and hopefully on my way across the atlantic again! - Quinn
I don't know anymore. I thought I did. I think I'm nice, I care. fiercely loyal, and driven to live the hell out of this short life we get. Sometimes too much. Impatient, and angst driven sometimes. Pushy and loud. Disapointed at my mildly succesfull attmepts to appreciate everything all around me. And though I will deny it, even to myself, dramatic. I create it and feed off of it in a way. Confident, and not. In essence, a walking contradiction. Like all of us. - Victoria Andujar
"It's so easy to laugh, it's so easy to hate. It takes strength to be gentle and kind.". - Drew
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Sir E. D. W. is one of the top 5 upcoming Humanitarians. When he is not softening hardship, he is playing croquet, drinking quality beers, or doing both at the same time. Anyone lucky enough to meet him reports having light-headedness, hysteria, and jelly-knees. - Patricia
THE NAME IS PATRICIA OR PAT OR TRICIA. - Bill Murray
I am very involved in the San Diego performing arts community, the arts community in general, and serve on the Board of Directors for several performing arts organizations. I enjoy downtown,the Gaslamp, dancing, dining out, etc. My "day job" is in the area of personal development coaching, which fits well with my general passion for life and people. - Damir
I am writing this because my page so needs this profile update right now. I am a ballet dancer and it is something that's really important to me and takes up a big amount of my life. I am very close to my family and my friends, and I wouldnt know what to do without them. - Rory
Well I'm still figuring ME out, but I do like to share great moments with friends, get lost every once and awhile, laugh, being lazy, and sometimes taking risks that catch me by surprise. And hold on for the ride of life's great adventure.
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