Unbound: A Festival of New Works
Opens April 20 and runs through May 6. War Memorial Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave., S.F. Tickets: $28-$365. (415) 8652000. www.sfballet.org
Program A: Alonzo King, Christopher Wheeldon, Justin Peck. April 20-May 6.
Program B: Myles Thatcher, Cathy Marston, David Dawson. April 21-May 4.
Program C: Stanton Welch, Trey McIntyre, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. April 24-May 5.
Program D: Edwaard Liang, Dwight Rhoden, Arthur Pita. April 26-May 5.
Boundless: A Symposium on Ballet’s Future:
Four sessions on diversity, globalism, technology and other trending topics in ballet. Visit the website for pricing, dates and locations. Free-$35.
Unbound: A Conversation on the Future of Ballet:
With Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson, Dance Theatre of Harlem Artistic Director Virginia Johnson and dance critic Marina Harss. 6 p.m. April 27.
Ballet Unbound? The Aesthetics and Politics of Ballet in a Globalized World:
Choreographers Alonzo King and Dwight Rhoden in conversation with Marina Harss and West Coast dance scholars. 11:30 a.m. April 28.
Silicon Ballet: Bringing Ballet and Technology Together on Stage, on Film, and Online:
S.F. Dance Film Festival Managing Director Judy Flannery, leading choreographer/tech innovator Sydney Skybetter and immersive technologist Rachel Sibley. 5:30 p.m. April 28.
Boundless: Fostering New Voices in Ballet Choreography, Leadership, and Audiences:
Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson, S.F. Ballet School leadership, Rhoden and Smuin Contemporary American Ballet Artistic Director Celia Fushille, moderated by Virginia Johnson. 11 a.m. April 29.