#san-francisco-ballet

#san-francisco-ballet

A record-breaking, dazzlingly dressed crowd turned out for San Francisco Ballet's Opening Night Gala on Jan. 14, with the fete raising more money than any event of its kind since the organization's founding in 1933 - a major achievement at a time when the organization attempts to balance grand ambitions amid mounting controversy. The sold-out evening at City Hall and the War Memorial Opera House brought out big names

"I had been that overwhelmed undergraduate in real life, trying to keep up with demanding economics classes at Stanford University, while simultaneously dancing during a 46-week season as a member of San Francisco's corps de ballet."