The San (Ballet patterns) Francisco Ballet

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Also known by the name SFB, the San Francisco Ballet is by far the oldest professional ballet company in the United States, being founded in 1933 as part of the San Francisco Opera Ballet. There is more to say about this company, and to start, let’s take a look at its history.

History of the Company

The San Francisco Ballet, as mentioned, was founded in 1933 as part of the San Francisco Opera Ballet. Initially, its main purpose is to train dancers to appear in full length opera productions. However, the wind changed its direction and the San Francisco Ballet came out independently.

The company created a name in the ballet world when the first production, Coppelia, was shown to the public in 1938, with the choreography of William Christensen. That successful production was followed by another full length show, the Swan Lake. I guess many of you are familiar with it as it is the

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world’s most popular style of ballet that people in the streets can recognize it. Another great production was also staged after the Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and for the San Francisco Ballet company itself, that was the first complete version of ballet ever shown onstage in the United States.

When the San Francisco Ballet company finally established its name, it started to separate from the opera as a totally separate entity. That separation happened in 1942, when William Christensen was appointed the artistic director. During his leadership, a support organization for San Francisco Ballet was founded, the San Francisco Ballet Guild.

After the time of William Christensen, a new shift in the management emerged and that was under the management of Lew Christensen, the premier danseur at that time. He was

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the one who ownership of the company and it was during his time that the organization started to broaden its horizons. They began to travel and stage performances outside the United States, and that is highly apparent till today.

The Company’s Mission

The San Francisco Ballet company has but a very simple mission

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