"Being called the best assumes lightning will strike twice, on schedule, and then strike again. I think that's life at the San Francisco Ballet. I heard about many bests recently at its 93rd opening gala. Everywhere I looked, people chattered in polite gossip, and a new room waited for me to find reasons to linger, from macarons and photo stations; or I was catching up with my favorite performer while waiting in line for cocktails."
"My first award goes to a haunting dance that's part of "Glass Pieces" by Jerome Robbins, which included another stand-out performance by Harrison James alongside Jasmine Jimison. It served straight-up Logan's Run, from monochrome leotards to a massive futuristic graph paper backdrop; All we needed was some Farah Fawcett hair and LEDs on the dancers' palms. Then we circle back once again to Center Stage, a now 25-year-old film that never leaves my cultural reference when attending SF Ballet galas."
San Francisco Ballet's 93rd opening gala combined social spectacle—macarons, photo stations, and crowded cocktail lines—with polished dance programming. Chair Alison Mauzé labeled the event the best party of the year during opening remarks. Creative Director Tamara Rojo emphasized contemporary works and cast favorite dancers in prominent pieces. Jerome Robbins's Glass Pieces featured Harrison James and Jasmine Jimison in a futuristic staging. The evening recalled the recurring film Center Stage and concluded with George Balanchine's campy Stars and Stripes Forever danced by Nikisha Fogo and Cavan Conley.
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