Les étoiles pour le Japon
Program 7: 'Underskin' and 'Number Nine'
My dates for San Francisco Ballet's Program 7 performances in Zanella's 'Underskin' and Wheeldon's world premiere of 'Number Nine':
UNDERSKIN
Choreographer: Renato Zanella
Sunday, April 10, 2011, 2 PM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 16, 2011, 2 PM
World Premiere
NUMBER NINE
Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon
Maria Kochetkova*, Gennadi Nedvigin*
Friday, April 08, 2011, 8 PM
Sunday, April 10, 2011, 2 PM
Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 7:30 PM
Saturday, April 16, 2011, 8 PM
Program 6: 'Chroma' and 'Ghosts'
I'll be dancing in the San Francisco Ballet premiere of Wayne McGregor’s 'Chroma' (set to original compositions by Joby Talbot and arrangements by Jack White of The White Stripes) and Christopher Wheeldon's 'Ghosts' in the opening night of Program 6.
GHOSTS
Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon
Composer: C.F. Kip Winger
Maria Kochetkova, Vitor Luiz
Thursday, April 07, 2011, 8 PM
Saturday, April 09, 2011, 2 PM
Saturday, April 09, 2011, 8 PM
7 FOR EIGHT
Choreographer: Helgi Tomasson
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Maria Kochetkova*, Ruben Martin Cintas*
SF Ballet Premiere
CHROMA
Choreographer: Wayne McGregor
Composer: Joby Talbot, Jack White III
Maria Kochetkova*, Jaime Garcia Castilla*
Thursday, April 07, 2011, 8 PM
Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 8 PM
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Balenciaga and Spain Gala at de Young Museum
Me and Damian Smith at the Balenciaga Gala (photos by Andi Hatch for Vogue)
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Vogue Magazine
George Balanchine's Coppélia
Photos: Erik Tomasson
I'll be performing the lead role of Swanilda in the opening night of San Francisco Ballet's production of George Balanchine's Coppélia on Saturday night as well as the evening performance on Friday 25th March and the matinee on Sunday 27th March:
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Saturday, March 19, 2011, 8 PM
Friday, March 25, 2011, 8 PM
Sunday, March 27, 2011, 2 PM
Reviews:
"Casting for Saturday's opening performance was stellar all the way. Together, Maria Kochetkova and Gennadi Nedvigin add up to a frisky pair of teens. For Nedvigin, Franz is simply a career triumph, notable for purity of style, antic spirit and elegant showmanship. Kochetkova is a naughty but nice Swanilda, an authentic stylist capable of dazzling us with strings of bourrees, smooth cambrés and airy jetes."
San Francisco Chronicle"Maria Kochetkova as 'Swanilda' was sublime. Her acting chops have soared to a new level in this delightful romp that also demands the skills of a top drawer diva ballerina. Her petite frame and sweet visage make her the ideal choice for the role of a bride-to-be who must prove the fidelity of her lover who has suddenly developed a thing for a life-size mechanical doll."
San Francisco Sentinel
Program 4: 'Theme and Variations', 'Trio', 'Winter Dreams'
Maria Kochetkova in premiere of Helgi Tomasson's 'Trio'
Vito Mazzeo and Maria Kochetkova in MacMillan's 'Winter Dreams' inspired by Chekhov's "Three Sisters" (photos by Alex Washburn, The Chronicle)
My upcoming performances in San Francisco Ballet's Program 4:
PROGRAM 4
THEME AND VARIATIONS
Choreography: George Balanchine
Maria Kochetkova, Gennadi Nedvigin
Wednesday, March 02, 2011, 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 05, 2011, 8 PM
WINTER DREAMS
Choreography: Sir Kenneth MacMillan
Masha, Vershinin: Sofiane Sylve, Tiit Helimets
Irina, Olga: Maria Kochetkova, Lorena Feijoo
Kulygin: Damian Smith
Tusenbach, Solyony: Garen Scribner, Vitor Luiz
Friday, February 25, 2011, 8 PM (Opening Night)
Sunday, February 27, 2011, 2 PM
Thursday, March 03, 2011, 8 PM
Saturday, March 05, 2011, 8 PM
TRIO
Choreography: Helgi Tomasson
Maria Kochetkova, Gennadi Nedvigin
Friday, February 25, 2011, 8 PM (Opening Night)
Sunday, February 27, 2011, 2 PM
Thursday, March 03, 2011, 8 PM
Saturday, March 05, 2011, 2 PM
Tuesday, March 08, 2011, 8 PM
Program 3: 'Classical Symphony' and 'Nanna's Lied'
Maria Kochetkova and Hansuke Yamamoto in Possokhov's Classical Symphony (photo ©Erik Tomasson)
My performances in San Francisco Ballet's Program 3:
PROGRAM 3
CLASSICAL SYMPHONY
Choreography: Yuri Possokhov
Maria Kochetkova, Hansuke Yamamoto
Saturday, February 26, 2011, 8 PM
Tuesday, March 01, 2011, 8 PM
Friday, March 04, 2011, 8 PM
NANNA'S LIED
Choreography: Helgi Tomasson
Nanna: Maria Kochetkova
Saturday, February 26, 2011, 2 PM
Sunday, March 06, 2011, 2 PM
ARTIFACT SUITE
Choreography: William Forsythe
Maria Kochetkova*, Joan Boada
Wednesday, March 09, 2011, 7:30 PM
Review of Classical Symphony from last year:
"Kochetkova - like Possokhov, Bolshoi-trained - is the radiant center in a role that fully realizes her contradictions: She is delicate yet strong, sweet yet authoritative." SF Gate
San Francisco Ballet Giselle performances
I will be performing on Thursday and Sunday evenings in San Francisco Ballet's Giselle:
Thu, Feb 10, 2011, 8:00 PM
Sun, Feb 13, 2011, 7:30 PM(special extra performance)
Program 2: 'Symphonic Variations' & 'Symphony in C'
Dates for my upcoming performances in San Francisco Ballet's Program 2:
SYMPHONIC VARIATIONS
Choreography: Sir Frederick Ashton
Maria Kochetkova, Gennadi NedviginThursday, February 3rd, 2011, 8 PM
Sunday, February 6th, 2011, 2 PM
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011, 8 PM
Friday, February 11th, 2011, 8 PM
SYMPHONY IN C
Choreography: George Balanchine
Maria Kochetkova, Joan Boada
Sunday, February 6th, 2011, 2 PM
Reviews for Symphonic Variations
"Every arm gesture and shifting balance matters here, and the dancers, led by Maria Kochetkova and Gennadi Nedvigin, have incorporated Ashton's chaste yet potent classical vocabulary."
SF Gate
Half-tutu costume designed by Anja Mlakar for Jorma Elo's 'One Overture'
