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Smuin Ballet Performances

Our 2020/21 season looks a little different and Smuin Contemporary Ballet will continue to offer virtual and in-person performances until we can return again to the regional stages that we all love. We have saved you the best seats in the house. Get your tickets for new performances online and join us!

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Virtual Smuin al Fresco

May 13 – 30

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Smuin al Fresco @ Center for Dance

May 21 & 28

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🌱One more opportunity to watch the Pod Peony Vi

🌱One more opportunity to watch the Pod Peony Virtual Smuin al Fresco program, today at 5:00pm PST! Featuring old favorites choreographed by Michael Smuin, and new works by current company artists Cassidy Isaacson, John Speed Orr, Terez Dean Orr, and Smuin alumni Rex Wheeler! Ticket link in BIO! Company Artists Cassidy Isaacson in 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘐𝘴 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘐 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸, a new work created for this virtual program. #smuinballet 🎶 Music by Aukai

✨Kick off your weekends with Smuin Ballet live p

✨Kick off your weekends with Smuin Ballet live performances at our Center For Dance! Tickets available for shows at 12pm, 2pm and 4pm every Friday in May. Take a break at lunchtime, end your workday early, or come and see a show before heading out to happy hour! Spring is here, and we are so excited to bring live dance back into your schedules! Ticket link in bio! Smuin Center for Dance is located at 1830 17th St, San Francisco. Outdoor performances are in the Center for the Book parking lot behind our building! You will enter on Rhode Island at 16th St. For everyone’s safety, we require all attendees over 12 years old to show a copy of vaccination record or negative COVID test result within 72 hours of the event. A mask should be worn at all times. No food or beverage consumption (except bottled water) is allowed in the performance space. All seating and pod groups will adhere to current physical distancing guidelines from the CDC. (📸 Chris Hardy) #smuinballet

🌸Another Smuin Virtual al Fresco performance ma

🌸Another Smuin Virtual al Fresco performance makes its debut tonight with Pod Peony! We are so excited about this program, featuring old favorites choreographed by Michael Smuin, new works by past & present Smuin Artists, and a beautiful Pas de deux choreographed by Trey McIntyre — 𝘈𝘵 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵, from his ballet 𝘉𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦. Don’t miss your chance to see this show, tickets are still available for tonights performance at 7:30pm PST! Link in BIO! (📸 Chris Hardy) #smuinballet

𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 is a new work premiering in the Pod Peony program! Co-created by John Speed Orr & Terez Dean Orr, and performed beautifully by Brandon Alexander & Cassidy Isaacson! Pod Peony premieres tomorrow, 5/13 @ 7:30pm PST! Get yourself a ticket today! Link in BIO! (📸 Chris Hardy) #smuinballet

“This was a happy milestone as the mainstay Bay

“This was a happy milestone as the mainstay Bay Area dance company became the first to return to live performance. The troupe did so with the same grace Fushille has shown leading the company throughout the pandemic, keeping Smuin’s 13 dancers employed and creatively engaged during the past year on screen, and now finally in the flesh.” Returning to an audience yesterday was an absolute dream! Thank you to all who made this day possible for us here at Smuin Ballet. Check out our review from @sfchronicle_datebook, link in bio! 📸 Tessa Barbour and Ricardo Dyer perform 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 at the Bruns Amphitheater of the California Shakespeare Theater in Orinda. Photo: Scott Strazzante, The Chronicle. **Smuin Ballet continues to follow all City, State, and CDC covid-19 protocols during their daily rehearsals and filming. Every audience member was asked to show a vaccination card or a negative coronavirus test from the past 72 hours to enter and required to remain masked for the duration of the show.

🌼Thank you to all who have joined us for our pe

🌼Thank you to all who have joined us for our performances this weekend, both virtual and in person! We are so grateful to continue exploring all the ways that we can share our art during these times! Many more performance opportunities throughout the month of May! Visit our website for more details! Company Artist Ian Buchanan in 𝘐𝘧 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘋𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘥, a new work choreographed by Maggie Carey. Photo by Chris Hardy. #smuinballet

🌿Today is the day! The first program of Virtual

🌿Today is the day! The first program of Virtual Smuin al Fresco is TONIGHT at 7:30pm PST! Enjoy an evening of dance followed by a Q&A session led by Artistic Director Celia Fushille and the dancers of Pod Poppy! Hurry up and get your tickets! Link in bio! #smuinballet Company Artists Lauren Pschirrer & Mengjun Chen in 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘥’𝘴 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨, a new work choreographed by Ian Buchanan & Maggie Carey — featuring gorgeous new costumes by @tangentfit 🌸 (Photo: Chris Hardy)

🎭Smuin is returning to the stage! On Sunday, Ma

🎭Smuin is returning to the stage! On Sunday, May 9, Smuin Contemporary Ballet returns to the stage for our first live theater performance in over a year. We will be making our Cal Shakes debut, appearing outdoors at the Bruns Amphitheater in Orinda for two shows — 1:00pm (with Pod Iris & Pod Poppy) and 4:00pm (with Pod Iris & Pod Peony)! Featuring favorite Smuin classics as well as new premieres choreographed by the Artists of Smuin Ballet, join us for a performance that is sure to feel like a celebration! Ticket link in bio! #smuinballet 📸 Company Artists Tessa Barbour & Ricardo Dyer, photo by Chris Hardy. *** We want everyone to have a great time at this live performance, and we also want our Artists and audiences to stay safe. For Smuin al Fresco at Cal Shakes, all attendees over 12 years old must present proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test result within 72 hours of the event. Masks will be required, and we will ask you to maintain distancing from those not in your party.

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