In honor of Helgi Tomasson, San Francisco Ballet’s Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer who, after 37 years, retired following the Company’s 2022 Season, SF Ballet hosted a one-night-only celebratory event on April 24, 2022.
Chaired by Yurie Pascarella with Co-Chairs Sunnie Evers, Christopher Wheeldon, and Akiko Yamazaki, and Honorary Chair Diane B. Wilsey, Helgi Tomasson: A Celebration showcased a handpicked selection from the more than 50 ballets choreographed by Tomasson throughout his career with the Company. The program included:
Chaconne for Piano and Two Dancers (1999, Handel/Tomasson)Excerpts from Blue Rose (2006, Kats-Chernin/Tomasson)Concerto Grosso (2003, Geminiani after Corelli/Tomasson)Pas de Deux from The Fifth Season (2006, Jenkins/Tomasson)Two Bits (1998, Kernis/Tomasson)Harmony (2022, Rameau/Tomasson)
For select ticketholders, the performance was followed by a cocktail reception in the Memorial Court of the Opera House, then…
