SAN FRANCISCO 89th Season Gala

SAN FRANCISCO 89^th Season Gala

MARCH 24, 2022

Photography by: Drew Altizer

After more than two years, one of the Bay Area’s most-anticipated annual social events of the year returned in person on Thursday, March 24, 2022.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - March 24 - Atmosphere at San Francisco Ballet 2022 Season Gala on March 24th 2022 at War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography) — SAN FRANCISCO, CA – March 24 – Atmosphere at San Francisco Ballet 2022 Season Gala on March 24th 2022 at War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, CA (Photo – Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography)

San Francisco Ballet’s La Grande Fête, the 89^th Season Gala, featured the world premieres of ballets by Alexei Ratmansky, Yuri Possokhov, and Myles Thatcher, plus the stage premiere of a pas de deux from Danielle Rowe’s Wooden Dimes, one of the ballet films created during the pandemic.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - March 24 - Donna Bachle, Rebecca Kaykas-Wolff, Hillary Baker, Katie Colendich, Irena Matijas, Patricia Roberts, Jill McNay, Holli Thier, Rene Rodman Diamond, Debra Leylegian, Claire Kostic, Pam Preston, Samantha Walravens, Freddi Wilkinson, Elisabeth Smith and Maureen Knoll attend San Francisco Ballet Opening Night Gala 2022 on March 24th 2022 at War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer) — SAN FRANCISCO, CA – March 24 – Donna Bachle, Rebecca Kaykas-Wolff, Hillary Baker, Katie Colendich, Irena Matijas, Patricia Roberts, Jill McNay, Holli Thier, Rene Rodman Diamond, Debra Leylegian, Claire Kostic, Pam Preston, Samantha Walravens, Freddi Wilkinson, Elisabeth Smith and Maureen Knoll attend San Francisco Ballet Opening Night Gala 2022 on March 24th 2022 at War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, CA (Photo – Drew Altizer)

The celebratory evening, sponsored in part by Presenting Sponsor Osterweis Capital Management, supported the nonprofit San Francisco Ballet’s renowned artistic, educational, and training programs.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - March 24 - Stu Francis, John Osterweis, Robert Shaw, Sunnie Evers, Carl Pascarella and Richard Barker attend San Francisco Ballet Opening Night Gala 2022 on March 24th 2022 at War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Natalie Schrik for Drew Altizer Photography) — SAN FRANCISCO, CA – March 24 – Stu Francis, John Osterweis, Robert Shaw, Sunnie Evers, Carl Pascarella and Richard Barker attend San Francisco Ballet Opening Night Gala 2022 on March 24th 2022 at War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, CA (Photo – Natalie Schrik for Drew Altizer Photography)

The one-night-only program, curated by Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson in his 37^th and final season leading the company, celebrated the longstanding relationships the company has held with choreographers and dancers at the pinnacle of their careers.

The Gala was chaired this year by René Rodman Diamond.