SF Ballet Nutcracker dates and reviews
Photo by Erik Tomasson
I'll be performing in San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker on the following dates:
Friday December 9th (Opening Night), 7pm - Grand Pas de Deux (with Gennadi Nedvigin)
Saturday December 10th, 7pm - Snow Queen (with Gennadi Nedvigin)
Tuesday December 13th, 7pm - Snow Queen (with Gennadi Nedvigin)
Thursday December 15th, 2pm - Grand Pas de Deux (with Joan Boada)
Saturday December 17th, 7pm - Snow Queen (with Pascal Molat)
Tuesday December 20th, 2pm - Grand Pas de Deux (with Gennadi Nedvigin)
Wednesday December 21st, 7pm - Snow Queen (with Pascal Molat)
Saturday December 24th, 11am - Grand Pas de Deux (with Joan Boada)
Tuesday December 27th, 7pm - Grand Pas de Deux (with Gennadi Nedvigin)
Reviews:
"The pinnacle of the evening, as it should be, was the grand pas de deux essayed by Maria Kochetkova and Gennadi Nedvigin... Kochetkova, for her part, is both exquisitely refined and remarkably believable as a recently transformed woman-child dancing with wonderment in her eyes." San Francisco Chronicle
"The evening closed with an immaculate performance of the Grand Pas by Maria Kochetkova, the tiny, Russian-born, Bolshoi-trained great-hearted ballerina who came to SF several years back and has made herself a star here in record time. Her variation ends with a diagonal line of sharp-cut steps that sprang to pointe and streaked back upstage like diamonds in a bracelet." Bay Area Reporter
"What sets Kochetkova apart, though, is her interpretation of the solo variation. She hears the Russian folk tunes inherent in the music, picking out the delicate rhythms and channeling her inner Tsar Maiden. A pure delight." California Literary Review
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 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
Diving into the Lilacs & in the middle somewhat elevated
Diving into the Lilacs March 2nd, 8pm - second movement (partner Pascal Molat) March 3rd, 7:30pm - second movement (partner Pascal Molat) March 4th, 8pm - pas de deux (partner Gennadi Nedvigin) March 6th, 2pm - second movement (partner Pascal Molat) March 6th, 8pm - pas de deux (partner Joan Boada) March 7th, 2pm - pas de deux (partner Joan Boada) in the middle somewhat elevated March 3rd, 7.30pm (partner Joan Boada) March 4th, 8pm (partner Joan Boada) March 7th, 2pm (partner Joan Boada)
3rd week casting of The Nutcracker
Wednesday matinee, December 23rd - Sugar Plum Fairy
Thursday matinee, December 24th - Snow Queen with Gennadi Nedvigin
Saturday matinee, December 26th - Grand Pas de Deux with Gennadi NedviginBuy ticketsAfter my matinee on Saturday I'm off to the airport to go to St. Petersburg for a gala with Gennadi here is information
Nutcracker 2nd week casting
Wednesday night, December 16th - Snow Queen with Gennadi Nedvigin
Thursday night, December 17th - Sugar Plum Fairy
Friday night, December 18th - Snow Queen with Gennadi Nedvigin
Nutcracker Grand Pas de Deux, Sugar Plum Fairy and Snow Queen
Photo ©Erik TomassonWednesday night, December 9th - Grand Pas de Deux with Davit Karapetyan
Thursday night, December 10th - Sugar Plum Fairy
Friday night, December 11th - Snow Queen with Gennadi Nedvigin (premiere)
Sunday Matinee, December 13th - Grand Pas de Deux with Davit Karapetyan
World Ballet Stars Gala in St Petersburg
I'll be dancing In the New Year's ballet gala on December 29th at the Oktyabrsky Grand Concert Hall (BKZ) in St Petersburg with Gennadi Nedvigin in Pas de Deux from 'Giselle' and Yuri Possokhov's Pas de Deux 'Diving into the Lilacs'. Among the dancers also Svetlana Zakharova, Vladimir Malakhov, Igor Zelensky and Maria Alexandrova. Here are some links (sorry, it's in russian, but has a pretty photo): Review Review
San Francisco Ballet 'Nutcracker' Performances
Upcoming dates for my Nutcracker performances:Grand Pas de Deux (with Gennadi Nedvigin):
Sunday 14th 2pm
Tuesday 23rd 7pm
Friday 26th 7pm
Sunday 28th 7pmSugar Plum Fairy:
Saturday 13th 2pm
Friday 26th 2pm
Saturday 27th 7pm
