San Francisco’s Smuin Contemporary Ballet

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Celebrate 30 years of Smuin!

Favorites by founder Michael Smuin, iconic creations by world-class dancemakers, and two world premieres.

Our 30th Season includes ballets by James Kudelka, Val Caniparoli, Amy Seiwert, and Brennan Wall. Ballet and Broadway choreographer Darrell Grand Moultrie creates a world premiere for Dance Series 1, while Dance Series 2 sees a premiere from Annabelle Lopez Ochoa inspired by Elvis.

A special program focuses on Michael Smuin and sees the return of his Zorro! and Fly Me to the Moon.

Finally, the season would not be complete without Smuin’s The Christmas Ballet, back to make your holidays bright.

Dance Series 1

September 15 - October 7

The Christmas Ballet

The Christmas Ballet

November 18 - December 24

Celebrating Michael Smuin

Celebrating Michael Smuin

February 29 – March 3

Dance Series 2

May 3 - May 31

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It’s our last day in the studio for the 22/23 se

It’s our last day in the studio for the 22/23 season! Join us this weekend in Mountain View as we celebrate with Dance Series 2!

Reserve your seats today and join us this weekend! #smuinballet

It’s our final week in the studio for Smuin’s

It’s our final week in the studio for Smuin’s 29th season! Join us at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts for Dance Series 2 this weekend as the season comes to a close!

Company Artists Terez Dean Orr and Ricardo Dyer rehearsing 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘒𝘪𝘴𝘴, a world premiere choreographed by Amy Seiwert.
Video by @jettison_creative

Join us this weekend at the Mountain View Center f

Join us this weekend at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts for the final weekend of performances of our 29th season! Tickets available, reserve your seats today! #smuinballet

Company Artists Brennan Wall and Cassidy Isaacson in 𝘚𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦, choreographed by Kate Skarpetowska
🪡 Costume Design by @scurveapparel
💡 Lighting by Mike Oesch

Thank you San Francisco for a fabulous 2 weekends

Thank you San Francisco for a fabulous 2 weekends of performances at @ybca! We are so grateful for the energy that audiences bring into the theater!

Our final weekend of performances for the 2022/23 season are at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts — join us May 25-28! Tickets available today! #smuinballet

Photos by Chris Hardy

Our final performance of Dance Series 2 in San Fra

Our final performance of Dance Series 2 in San Francisco is today at 2:00pm! It has been such a joy sharing this final program of our season with our audiences across the Bay Area!

Join us at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, May 25-28, for the final performances of our 2022/2023 season! Tickets available today! #smuinballet

Company Artist Ian Buchanan in 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘱𝘦 by Val Caniparoli.

☂️There are just four more performances of Dan

☂️There are just four more performances of Dance Series 2 here in San Francisco! We are delighted to partner with @gravity_access_services to offer Audio Description for blind and low vision patrons during our 2:00pm performance on Saturday, May 13! Please contact us at boxoffice@smuinballet.org to reserve a headset!

Company Artists Terez Dean Orr and Brandon Alexander in 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘒𝘪𝘴𝘴, choreographed by Amy Seiwert.
🪡 Costumes by Susan Roemer
📸 Photo by Chris Hardy
💡 Light Design by Jim French

“Deliciously unpredictable from one moment to th

“Deliciously unpredictable from one moment to the next, Val Caniparoli’s full throttle 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘱𝘦 had the best technical dancing of the evening.“ - Heather Desaulniers

We’re back! Join us for Dance Series 2 this weekend at @ybca, May 11-14! This fantastic quadruple bill will have you on the edge of your seat, start to finish! Tickets available now, reserve your seats today! #smuinballet

Company Artists Cassidy Isaacson and João Sampaio in 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘱𝘦 by Val Caniparoli.
🎶 Music by Gabriel Prokofiev
🎥 Video by @raptproductions
💡 Light Design Adaptation by Mike Oesch
🪡 Costumes by Sandra Woodall

“Danced by four women and two men and set to a s

“Danced by four women and two men and set to a stirring Bach concerto, 𝘚𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 is a joyful study in stage patterning and cannoned timing. Movement phrases had staggered starts, like much Baroque music. A delight to watch, the choreography was lush, melty, legato, and incredibly intricate.” - Heather Desaulniers

𝘚𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 by Kate Skarpetowska takes the stage during our Dance Series 2 program! This show is not to be missed — join us this weekend at @ybca, May 11-14!

Company Artists Maggie Carey and Brandon Alexander in 𝘚𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦 by Kate Skarpetowska.
🎵 Bach Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor
🪡 Costumes by @scurveapparel
💡 Lighting Design by Mike Oesch
🎥 Video by @raptproductions

“Everyone seems to have stepped out of French Vo

“Everyone seems to have stepped out of French Vogue circa 1962, perfectly in keeping with the chic musical environment of classic French songs as recorded by the stylistically omnivorous contemporary ensemble Pink Martini.” — @sfchronicle_datebook

Join us again this week at @ybca as Dance Series 2 continues to delight our audiences across the Bay Area! #smuinballet

Company Artist Brennan Wall and ensemble in 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘒𝘪𝘴𝘴, choreographed by Amy Seiwert
🪡Costumes by @scurveapparel
💡Lighting Design by Jim French
📸 Photo by Chris Hardy

𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 by Michael Smuin, is a stirri

𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 by Michael Smuin, is a stirring pas de deux set to “Romanza” from Chopin’s “Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11.” 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 was originally commissioned as an anniversary gift by a devoted Smuin patron in 1999, and has returned to the stage for the first time in more than 20 years!

Join us in the the theater and watch this dream come to life! Tickets on sale today — link in bio! #smuinballet

Company Artists Tessa Barbour and João Sampaio in 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 by Michael Smuin.
Video by @raptproductions

Flying high into a two-show day at @ybca!! Dance S

Flying high into a two-show day at @ybca!! Dance Series 2 is our final program of the 22/23 season, and it is full of “big and bold” choreography highlighting all of our artists beautifully! Don’t miss your chance to see this fabulous program — tickets available today, link in bio!

𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘱𝘦 by Val Caniparoli
• Featuring Company Artists Yuri Rogers, Tessa Barbour, Cassidy Isaacson, and Terez Dean Orr.
• Photo by Chris Hardy
• Lighting Design Adaptation by Mike Oesch
• Costumes by Sandra Woodall

Smuin Ballet’s final program of the 22/23 season

Smuin Ballet’s final program of the 22/23 season, Dance Series 2, takes the stage this weekend in San Francisco! Join us at @ybca May 5-7 and May 11-14 for a program that is big, bold, and fabulous!

Featuring works choreographed by Kate Skarpetowska, Michael Smuin, Val Caniparoli, and Amy Seiwert — there’s a little something for everyone! Tickets on sale now, reserve your seats today! #smuinballet

📸 Photos by Chris Hardy

Smuin Ballet alumna and costume extraordinaire Sus

Smuin Ballet alumna and costume extraordinaire Susan Roemer (@scurveapparel) took so much time and care into creating costumes for not one but TWO ballets featured in our Dance Series 2 program! We are so grateful for all of the handwork that she puts into her creations, and the attention to detail that she focuses on to make sure that every dancer looks and feels their best on stage!

Come and see her work onstage this spring, featured in 𝘚𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦, choreographed by Kate Skarpetowska and 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘒𝘪𝘴𝘴, choreographed by Amy Seiwert! Tickets available today — link in bio! #smuinballet

“But the biggest news is how well the whole Smui

“But the biggest news is how well the whole Smuin company is dancing — big and bold in repertoire that makes all its dancers look fabulous.” — Rachel Howard, @sfchronicle_datebook

It’s full steam ahead with Dance Series 2 performances, happening across the Bay Area from now until May 28th! #internationaldanceday

Photos by Chris Hardy

It’s opening night for Dance Series 2 here at th

It’s opening night for Dance Series 2 here at the @leshercenter in Walnut Creek! We are so excited to share this program with our Bay Area audiences!

Performances run April 28 - May 28, get your tickets today! #smuinballet

Photo by Tessa Barbour.

Smuin Ballet takes the stage this weekend at the @

Smuin Ballet takes the stage this weekend at the @leshercenter in Walnut Creek! Opening night for Dance Series 2 is tomorrow night at 7:30pm!

📌Notes onstage for 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘱𝘦 by Val Caniparoli.
Photos by Maggie Carey. #smuinballet

𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘒𝘪𝘴𝘴, a world

𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘒𝘪𝘴𝘴, a world premiere choreographed by Amy Seiwert, makes its debut this Friday at the @leshercenter during our Dance Series 2 performances!

Inspired by bold colors, Mondrian prints, and ‘60s Paris and Montmartre, 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘒𝘪𝘴𝘴 is satisfyingly set to the music of @pinkmartini!

Tickets available today for performances in Walnut Creek (April 28-29), San Francisco (May 5-7, May 11-14), and Mountain View (May 25-28)! Reserve your seats today! #smuinballet

Video by @jettison_creative

As we get ready to open Dance Series 2 and close o

As we get ready to open Dance Series 2 and close our 22/23 season, we are thrilled to announce our 30th anniversary season!

Our 30th Season includes ballets by James Kudelka, Val Caniparoli, Amy Seiwert, and Brennan Wall. Ballet and Broadway choreographer Darrell Grand Moultrie creates a world premiere for Dance Series 1, while Dance Series 2 sees a premiere from Annabelle Lopez Ochoa inspired by Elvis.

A special program focuses on Michael Smuin and sees the return of his Zorro! and Fly Me to the Moon.

Finally, the season would not be complete without Smuin’s The Christmas Ballet, back to make your holidays bright.

Season subscriptions open soon, stay tuned!

Photography: Chris Hardy
Creative Director: Ben Warner

𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘒𝘪𝘴𝘴, a world

𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘒𝘪𝘴𝘴, a world premiere choreographed by Amy Seiwert, hits the stage next week during our Dance Series 2 opening weekend performances in Walnut Creek!

🌂Inspired by bold colors, Mondrian prints, ‘60s Paris and Montmartre, 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘒𝘪𝘴𝘴 is satisfyingly set to the music of Pink Martini! This marks Amy Seiwert’s 12th main-stage work for Smuin Ballet, and we are so excited to share it with our Bay Area audiences!

🎟️Tickets available today for performances in Walnut Creek (April 28-29), San Francisco (May 5-7, May 11-14), and Mountain View (May 25-28)! Reserve your seats today! #smuinballet

📸 Rehearsal photos by Chris Hardy.

🍸Starting the week out strong with rehearsals f

🍸Starting the week out strong with rehearsals for Amy Seiwert’s new ballet 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘒𝘪𝘴𝘴, set to the music of Pink Martini!

Dance Series 2 opens at the @leshercenter in Walnut Creek on Friday, April 28th! We are so excited to share this program with our audiences! Reserve your seats today — link in bio!

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We thank all our generous sponsors for their support. Sponsored in part by SF Grants for the Arts, General Fund Portion of the San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund and National Endowment for the Arts.

Foulke Correa

Beverly M. Folger Foundation