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
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
Balcony Pas de Deux from Romeo and Juliet - SF Ballet Opening Night Gala
The ballet season kicks off this Wednesday night with the San Francisco Ballet 2010 Opening Night Gala in honor of Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson's 25th anniversary with the company. I'll be dancing the Balcony Pas de Deux from Romeo & Juliet with Joan Boada. Reviews:
"Maria Kochetkova, partnered with Joan Boada, was luminous in the Balcony Pas de Deux from Tomasson’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Even when she stands still, Kochetkova seems to be in elegant, gentle motion." San Francisco Examiner
San Francisco Ballet on tour in China
(right to left) Tom, Glenn McCoy, Debra Bernard, me and Tom who organized company's trip to the Great Wall. The best day I had in China!
Climbing up the Great Wall with Richard C. Barker
I get the best view of Forbidden city (with Tiit Helimets)
Helgi and Marlene
On a Theme of Paganini (Program 4)
I'm dancing the first ballet of Program 4 on Thursday March 12th at 8pm, Saturday March 15th at 2pm and Friday March 20th at 8pm in Helgi Tomasson's 'On a Theme of Paganini' (music by Sergei Rachmaninov).
San Francisco Ballet's 'Swan Lake'
