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Joshua Kosman January 6, 2021Updated: January 7, 2021, 3:56 pm Helgi Tomasson has served as artistic director and principal choreographer for the San Francisco Ballet since 1985. Photo: Brant Ward, The Chronicle Helgi Tomasson will step down as artistic director and principal choreographer of the San Francisco Ballet by June 2022, the company announced Wednesday, Jan. 6. The move will put the seal on nearly four decades of artistic leadership that has helped propel the ballet compa...

Arts events for Sarasota-Manatee: Dec. 31-Jan. 6 Dancing into a new year The Sarasota Ballet kicks off the new year with its third digital program of excerpts from a wide variety of pieces by six different choreographers. The company announced in December that it would continue its online presentations through the rest of the season. The latest offering, available Friday through Tuesday features Peter Darrell’s “Othello,” Christopher Wheeldon’s “The American,” Sir Matthew Bourne’...

Alices Adventures in Wonderland A Cuppa And A Chat Afternoon Tea Childrens Flower Arranging Demonstration Guided Tours Isle Of Man Railways Open Air Cinema Alices Adventures in Wonderland - The Royal Ballet. ​Follow Alice down the rabbit hole in Christopher Wheeldons exuberant ballet, inspired by Lewis Carrolls much-loved book. At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit. When she follows him down a ra...

Top Broadway shows opening in 2021 Check out which Broadway shows we cant wait to see in 2021. December 14, 2020 With a global pandemic, Broadway theatres have been shut for most of 2020. All the shows we’d been looking forward to were sadly postponed, with Broadway theatres currently shut to May 30, 2021. It’s looking hopeful that Broadway theatres will reopen again in 2021, and there’s lots of theatrical treats in store. We can’t wait to sit in the audience, listen to the orchestra t...

A night at the ballet, in time for ‘Nutcracker’ season by Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press Posted Dec 14, 2020 1:59 pm EDT Last Updated Dec 14, 2020 at 2:14 pm EDT FILE - In this image taken from video, choreographer Melanie Hamrick appears at the gala of Youth America Grand Prix, the worlds largest ballet scholarship competition, on April 18, 2019, after the U.S. premiere of her new ballet, "Porte Rouge" (Red Door). Hamricks Live Arts Global company is producing “A Night at the Balle...

Jocelyn Noveck CORRECTS BYLINE TO JOCELYN NOVECK - FILE - Choreographer Melanie Hamrick poses for a photo with young dancers at the gala of Youth America Grand Prix, the worlds largest ballet scholarship competition, on April 18, 2019, after the U.S. premiere of her new ballet, "Porte Rouge" (Red Door). Hamricks Live Arts Global company is producing “A Night at the Ballet,” a free streaming event that premieres this week. The event will treat ballet-starved fans to dancers...

encouraging. spending fell in june for the first time in a year when adjusted for innraigds. the problem is not just the soft labor market. >> theres a lot of balance sheet repairs to do. they borrowed a lot of money in the boom years, and a lot of people have trouble paying that money back. some of the money has to be diverted to paying down debt. >> in the short sterm thats bad news, but longer term its good for america setting the stage for stronger more sustainable consumer spendin...

encouraging. spending fell in june for the first time in a year when adjusted for innraigds. the problem is not just the soft labor market. >> theres a lot of balance sheet repairs to do. they borrowed a lot of money in the boom years, and a lot of people have trouble paying that money back. some of the money has to be diverted to paying down debt. >> in the short sterm thats bad news, but longer term its good for america setting the stage for stronger more sustainable consumer spendin...

this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone. the nations top housing official said today there are no signs of "systemic" troubles with u.s. home mortgages. tom, that comment from housing secretary shaun donovan came in response to concerns about the impact of the foreclosure crisis on the economy. >> tom: susie, donovan also said the obama administration is investigating foreclos...

this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone. the nations top housing official said today there are no signs of "systemic" troubles with u.s. home mortgages. tom, that comment from housing secretary shaun donovan came in response to concerns about the impact of the foreclosure crisis on the economy. >> tom: susie, donovan also said the obama administration is investigating foreclos...