| San Francisco Ballet | |
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| General information | |
| Name | San Francisco Ballet |
| Previous names | San Francisco Opera Ballet |
| Year founded | 1933 |
| Founders | Willam Christensen, Harold Christensen, Lew Christensen |
| Principal venue | War Memorial Opera House San Francisco |
| Website | www |
| Artistic staff | |
| Artistic Director | Tamara Rojo |
| Principal Conductor | Martin West |
| Other | |
| Official school | San Francisco Ballet School http://school.sfballet.org |
San Francisco Ballet is the oldest ballet company in the United States, founded in 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet under the leadership of ballet master Adolph Bolm. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, and effective December 2022 under the direction of Tamara Rojo. It is among the world's leading dance companies, presenting more than 100 performances annually, with a repertoire that spans both classical and contemporary ballet. Along with American Ballet Theatre and the New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet has been described as part of the "triumvirate of great classical companies defining the American style on the world stage today."[1]
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