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May 10, 2007

San Francisco Ballet at 75 : GlobalGiants.com

America's Oldest Professional Ballet Company Celebrates Anniversary in 2008.

Photo: Yuan Yuan Tan and Damian Smith in a pas de deux from Wheeldon's After the Rain. (San Francisco Ballet, Erik Tomasson)

SAN FRANCISCO, May 10 -- San Francisco Ballet, America's oldest professional ballet company, announced plans for its 75th anniversary in 2008. Highlights include a festival of 10 world premieres by some of the world's top choreographers, appearances by three international ballet companies, a world premiere by San Francisco Ballet Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson and the Company premiere of Jerome Robbins' West Side Story Suite. Other major initiatives include a national telecast, a commemorative book/DVD and a four-city American Tour. The San Francisco Ballet School also celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2008. |GlobalGiants.com|

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