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Lopez Ochoa’s ballet also encompasses flamenco dance and bullfighting. The four principal dancers wear bull horns; the bull symbolizes violence and power—aggressor and victim. #SFBalletAt90 @SFBallet #Ballet This tweet was posted on April 18, 2023.

In her choreography, Lopez Ochoa sought to answer the question “How do you put cubism into movement?” She created cubist effects by arranging dancers into poses, so that the brain appears to see four heads and only two legs. #SFBalletAt90 @SFBallet #Ballet This tweet was posted on April 18, 2023.

Special thank you to San Francisco Ballet for making this exhibition possible. See “San Francisco Ballet at 90” on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/zSkalPVGp2 #SFBalletAt90 @SFBallet #Ballet This tweet was posted on April 05, 2023.

The costumes, though cut and tailored in a Western style, possess an African influence in their colors and patterns. For the women’s dresses, Woodall chose a silk satin material, so the dancers would feel the movement of the fabric on their legs. #SFBalletAt90 @SFBallet #Ballet This tweet was posted on April 05, 2023.

When designing for 𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢, a ballet that fuses European and African music and dance, Oakland-born costume and set designer Sandra Woodall applied the same cultural fusion in her vibrant designs for the ballet. #SFBalletAt90 @SFBallet #Ballet This tweet was posted on April 05, 2023.

Special thank you to San Francisco Ballet for making this exhibition possible. See “San Francisco Ballet at 90” on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/zSkalPVGp2 @SFBallet #Ballet #SFBalletAt90 #WomensHistoryMonth This tweet was posted on March 24, 2023.

Special thank you to San Francisco Ballet for making this exhibition possible. See “San Francisco Ballet at 90” on display, pre-security, in the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/zSkalPVGp2 @SFBallet #Ballet #SFBalletAt90 This tweet was posted on March 07, 2023.

French composers Pierre Akendengue and Hughes de Courson skillfully interwove African rhythms with extended passages from various Bach compositions. This captivating musical fusion provided inspiration for Caniparoli’s choreography. @SFBallet #Ballet #SFBalletAt90 This tweet was posted on March 07, 2023.

@SFBallet has performed choreographer Val Caniparoli’s “Lambarena” on an ongoing basis since its premiere in 1995. “Lambarena” takes its name from the town Lambaréné in Gabon where German physician Albert Schweitzer founded a hospital in 1913. #Ballet #SFBalletAt90 This tweet was posted on March 07, 2023.

What’s going on at the museum? We’re preparing for our newest exhibition celebrating the San Francisco Ballet. Featuring objects from San Francisco Ballet, our preparators are making mounts for pointe shoes, essential footwear for a dancer. #behindthescenes #ballet @sfballet This tweet was posted on February 13, 2023.