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Smuin Contemporary Ballet Announces 22/23 Season

Photos by Chris Hardy

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Ring in your holidays this season with Smuin’s

Ring in your holidays this season with Smuin’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘵! Every performance is brimming with sublime classical ballet set to carols and show-stopping contemporary works danced to pop music favorites. With choreography by Michael Smuin and inventive premieres by up-and-coming dance-makers, Smuin’s fiercely festive tradition tours the Bay Area again this year! It’s never too soon to make your holiday plans! Join us this season!

Our 2022-23 season is open to new and current subscribers! We invite you to explore our artistic programs and performance dates to mark your calendars for another unforgettable season!

Company Artist Mengjun Chen for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘵, photo by Chris Hardy.

Our 22/23 Season is headlined by Dance Series 1, a

Our 22/23 Season is headlined by Dance Series 1, a mixed repertoire program including the pandemic-delayed world premiere created by Cuban choreographer Osnel Delgado, crowd-favorite 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘷𝘦 choreographed by Rex Wheeler (aka Lady Camden, RuPaul’s Drag Race finalist) set to the music of jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, and 𝘙𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘦 by renowned choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa.

Our 2022-23 season is open to new and current subscribers! We invite you to explore our artistic programs and performance dates to mark your calendars for another unforgettable season! Link in BIO! #smuinballet

Company Artist Maggie Carey for 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘷𝘦
📸 Photo by Chris Hardy
💄 Makeup by Erica Felsch
🪡 Costume by Kaori Higashiyama

Smuin Contemporary Ballet is hiring! Currently loo

Smuin Contemporary Ballet is hiring! Currently looking for male-identifying dancers for our 2022/2023 season! Smuin offers a 37-week contract beginning July 25, 2022 and presents approximately 65 performance opportunities per season!

Candidates must be 5’10” or taller and eligible to work in the United States.

Interested in applying? Send your materials (resumé and video materials - including center work, contemporary and classical work) to audition@smuinballet.org with your Name and ‘Audition 22-23’ in the subject line. #smuinballet

Company Artist Mengjun Chen in 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 by Val Caniparoli. Photo by Chris Hardy.

⭐️Smuin Ballet’s 22/23 season showcases insp

⭐️Smuin Ballet’s 22/23 season showcases inspirational dancemakers, fresh new commissions, and incomparable artistic talent with movement set to a bouquet of much-loved music genres.

Our 22/23 season is now open to new and current subscribers — link in bio to discover more about each program and reserve your tickets!

When Smuin steps onto the stage again, see ballet differently. #smuinballet

📸 Photos by Chris Hardy (@chrishardyphotos)
💄 Hair & Makeup by Erica Felsch (@erica_felsch)

💄Reflecting on the end of our season, and remin

💄Reflecting on the end of our season, and reminiscing about that backstage feeling! A big shoutout and thank you to our friends at @maccosmetics for always helping us get ready for the stage!

📸Photos by Maggie Carey.

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️At Smuin Ballet, we

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️At Smuin Ballet, we support our LGBTQ+ community this month, next month, every month, and always. We stand proudly alongside our LGBTQ+ community in offering a safe space of support, love, and creativity. Happy Pride! #PRIDE #smuinballet

📸 Photos by Chris Hardy

Have you heard about our first ever ‘Early-Bird

Have you heard about our first ever ‘Early-Bird Intensive’ this summer at the @smuincenterfordance?!

Posted @withregram • @smuincenterfordance We are SO excited for our June 2022 Early-Bird Intensive! Get a jump on your summer training and dive deeper into your technique and artistry! All classes in this comprehensive program are taught by Smuin Company Artists Valerie Harmon, Terez Dean Orr, Tess Lane and Cassidy Isaacson and are built for pre-professional dancers ages 14-22. Classes will include Pilates, yoga, ballet technique, pointe, men’s training, repertoire, variations, jazz, contemporary, and seminars on health & wellness and tips of the trade!

Click the link in our bio to learn more.

📸: Maximillian Tortoriello

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#SmuinBallet #SFBayArea #BayAreaDance #DanceEducation #DanceClass #DanceTeacher #DancerLife #DanceFitness #Training #SanFrancisco #BayArea #SummerIntensive #BalletIntensive #SummerBalletIntensive #SummerIntensive2022

🥂Congratulations to the Smuin Ballet team on a

🥂Congratulations to the Smuin Ballet team on a fabulous 21/22 season! Thank you to all who supported us and our art this year as we celebrated our return to the theaters! We couldn’t have made it through this season without you! #smuinballet

🌟And a special shout-out & congratulations to our dear friend and choreographer Val Caniparoli on celebrating 50 years with the San Francisco Ballet! We are so fortunate to perform his works here at Smuin Ballet and we look forward to sharing more of his works with you in the future! (Hi @valcaniparoli! 👋🏼 We love you!)

Today is our last in-studio day of the season befo

Today is our last in-studio day of the season before we finish our our 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 2: 𝘗.𝘚. 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘮𝘶𝘪𝘯 performances at the @sunset_cultural_center in Carmel!

Thank you to all who have supported Smuin Ballet through this past season! We could not have done it without you! Tickets are still available for our final performances this weekend at smuinballet.org/tix - link in bio!

🎥 Smuin Ballet Company Class, video by @marginalgapgirl & @grave.robinson #smuinballet

“Unlike large dance companies that keep dancers

“Unlike large dance companies that keep dancers around to be reliable corps members, Smuin appears to place value in its dancers as individual artists, which makes it incredibly powerful when they all share the stage.”

Company Artists in 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 by Val Caniparoli
🎶 Music by @nicomuhly & @teiturlassen
🪡 Costume Design by @scurveapparel
💡 Lighting Design by Mike Oesch
🎥 Video by @raptproductions

“𝘙𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 is

“𝘙𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 is timeless and placeless, not so much in that it feels otherworldly, but rather that it could take place anywhere on Earth at several different points in time. The result is a piece that feels distinctly human and ultimately hopeful about the human condition.”

Join us this weekend at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts as we continue our performances of 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 2: 𝘗.𝘚. 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘮𝘶𝘪𝘯! Tickets available at smuinballet.org/tix

Company Artists Terez Dean Orr and Maxwell Simoes in 𝘙𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, choreographed by Amy Seiwert.
📸 Photo by Chris Hardy
🪡 Costumes by Kaori Higashiyama

Smuin Ballet returns to the stage this weekend in

Smuin Ballet returns to the stage this weekend in Mountain View with 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 2: 𝘗.𝘚. 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘮𝘶𝘪𝘯!

Performances run May 19-22, at @mvcpa! Get your tickets today and smuinballet.org/tix

𝘙𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 by Amy Seiwert, from the wings. Film photography by Maggie Carey. #smuinballet

Smuin Ballet is heading to the Mountain View Cente

Smuin Ballet is heading to the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts next week, and we can’t wait to share 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 2: 𝘗.𝘚. 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘮𝘶𝘪𝘯 with you!

Featured in this program are works by Amy Seiwert & Val Caniparoli, as well as world premieres by Company Artists Tessa Barbour and Brennan Wall!

In its review of this program, the @sfchronicle described Smuin as a "company of dancers who keep reaching for, and finding, more." Join us May 19-22 at @mvcpa! Tickets available at smuinballet.org/tix — link in bio! #smuinballet

Company Artists Tess Lane and Maxwell Simoes in 𝘝𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘴, choreographed by Tessa Barbour.
📸 Photo by Chris Hardy
🪡 Costumes by Tess Lane
💡 Lighting Design by Mike Oesch

San Francisco! Thank you for an incredible run of

San Francisco! Thank you for an incredible run of our 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 2: 𝘗.𝘚. 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘮𝘶𝘪𝘯 performances! We are so grateful for our home audiences and we can’t wait to share this program in Mountain View and Carmel!

Tickets still available at smuinballet.org/tix — get yours today!

𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘦 from the wings, photos by Maggie Carey. #smuinballet

Our final two performances of 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦

Our final two performances of 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 2: 𝘗.𝘚. 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘮𝘶𝘪𝘯 are at @ybca in San Francisco! Join us tonight (5/6) at 7:30pm or tomorrow (5/7) at 2:00pm before we finish out our season in Mountain View and Carmel! Tickets available at smuinballet.org/tix

Company Artists in 𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘦 by Brennan Wall
📸 Photo by Chris Hardy
💡 Lighting Design by Mike Oesch

“When it opened under its 𝘚𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪 𝘙𝘰𝘭𝘭 title in 2018, the piece was a caffeinated jolt of both comic outlook and choreographic verve. Four years on, labeled a more somber 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, the work remains a technical feat, vividly performed, but lands at a different angle.”

We’re back at @ybca this Thursday for another round of 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 2: 𝘗.𝘚. 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘮𝘶𝘪𝘯 performances! Get your tickets today! smuinballet.org/tix

Smuin Ballet Company Artists in 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 by Val Caniparoli.
📸 Photo by Chris Hardy
🪡 Costumes by Susan Roemer
💡Lighting Design by Mike Oesch

“In a vibrant program that unfurls choreographic

“In a vibrant program that unfurls choreographic inspiration and smart design on a company of dancers who keep reaching for and finding more, Smuin Contemporary Ballet is bringing down the curtain on its 28th season in splendid fashion.”

Join us in the theater for another weekend of performances at @ybca! Get your tickets today at smuinballet.org/tix

Company artists in 𝘙𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 by Amy Seiwert.
📸 Photo by Chris Hardy.
🪡 Costumes by @bykk.9120
💡 Lighting by Brian Jones, adapted by Mike Oesch.

Thank you to all who attended our opening weekend

Thank you to all who attended our opening weekend of 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 2: 𝘗.𝘚. 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘮𝘶𝘪𝘯 at @ybca! We’ll be back Thursday, May 5th for another fun weekend of performances! Tickets available at smuinballet.org/tix

Company Artists Terez Dean Orr and John Speed Orr in Tessa Barbour’s world premiere, 𝘝𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘴. #smuinballet

📸 Photo by Chris Hardy
🪡 Costumes by Tess Lane
💡 Lighting Design by Mike Oesch

After an inspiring opening night, we are so excite

After an inspiring opening night, we are so excited to be back at @ybca for a TWO SHOW DAY! Join us in San Francisco until May 8th for 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 2: 𝘗.𝘚 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘮𝘶𝘪𝘯! Ticket link in BIO! #smuinballet

Company Artists Cassidy Isaacson and Brandon Alexander in Brennan Wall’s world premiere, 𝘜𝘯𝘵𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘦.

📸 Photo by Chris Hardy
💡 Lighting Design by Mike Oesch

𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 2: 𝘗.𝘚 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘮𝘶𝘪𝘯
opens tomorrow night at @ybca! Get your tickets today at smuinballet.org/tix

Enjoy this beautiful clip from 𝘙𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 by Amy Seiwert, featuring Terez Dean Orr and Ben Needham-Wood and the beautiful vocals of @kitkavocalensemble — come and enjoy the entire piece this weekend! #smuinballet

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