Smuin Ballet at Cowell Theater looks to the past and the future in a pair of older ballets and two premieres.
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Review – Smuin Ballet’s Future Forward
A skilled troupe of dancers and motivated choreographers have created a well-crafted quartet of ballets.
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April 21, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Smuin Ballet at Cowell Theater looks to the past and the future in a pair of older ballets and two premieres.
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Our biggest issue yet — One From the Heart. Months in the making, spanning two continents, three nations, several cities. Ailey, Smuin, Lincoln Center, Dance Reflections — all inside.
Reports, not reviews.
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#TheKaelReport #paultaylor #AlvinAiley
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Reports, not reviews.
Read the issue here: thekaelreport.com
#TheKaelReport #paultaylor #AlvinAiley
#smuin
September 26, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Our biggest issue yet — One From the Heart. Months in the making, spanning two continents, three nations, several cities. Ailey, Smuin, Lincoln Center, Dance Reflections — all inside.
Reports, not reviews.
Read the issue here: thekaelreport.com
#TheKaelReport #paultaylor #AlvinAiley
#smuin
Reports, not reviews.
Read the issue here: thekaelreport.com
#TheKaelReport #paultaylor #AlvinAiley
#smuin
My daughter and I are at the Smuin Christmas Ballet, and it is Exhibit A in how art can carry you, with joy, through challenging times.
December 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
My daughter and I are at the Smuin Christmas Ballet, and it is Exhibit A in how art can carry you, with joy, through challenging times.
I just finished watching BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA for the first time (verdict: what a picture!) and never has an unexpected credit made more sense:
October 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I just finished watching BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA for the first time (verdict: what a picture!) and never has an unexpected credit made more sense:
So much to do this week! Catch the "King of the Streets" lowrider parade, the Open Studios kick-off, a Smuin Ballet world premiere—and your last chance to dim at dim sum staple Yank Sing Rincon Center #BIGWEEK
Big Week: Lowrider Parade, Open Studios, Haight Ashbury Street Fair, Dark Dolly... - 48 hills
Charlie Horse, Smuin Ballet, Greek Food Fest, Armenian Food Fest, Cut Chemist, Hot Laundry, more incredible things to do!
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September 18, 2026 at 3:44 PM
So much to do this week! Catch the "King of the Streets" lowrider parade, the Open Studios kick-off, a Smuin Ballet world premiere—and your last chance to dim at dim sum staple Yank Sing Rincon Center #BIGWEEK
Our biggest issue yet — One From the Heart. Months in the making, spanning two continents, three nations, several cities. Ailey, Smuin, Lincoln Center, Dance Reflections — all inside.
Reports, not reviews.
thekaelreport.com
#TheKaelReport #OneFromTheHeart #ArtsJournalism #AlvinAiley #NYCB
Reports, not reviews.
thekaelreport.com
#TheKaelReport #OneFromTheHeart #ArtsJournalism #AlvinAiley #NYCB
September 24, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Our biggest issue yet — One From the Heart. Months in the making, spanning two continents, three nations, several cities. Ailey, Smuin, Lincoln Center, Dance Reflections — all inside.
Reports, not reviews.
thekaelreport.com
#TheKaelReport #OneFromTheHeart #ArtsJournalism #AlvinAiley #NYCB
Reports, not reviews.
thekaelreport.com
#TheKaelReport #OneFromTheHeart #ArtsJournalism #AlvinAiley #NYCB
added Nederlands Dans Theater, Smuin Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida, Houston Ballet, Minnesota Ballet, Dayton Ballet and Univ Oklahoma on www.balletauditions.org. 130 Oct auditions. Check us out for yearround, company, summer and college auditions. FREE trial account.
September 23, 2026 at 5:06 PM
added Nederlands Dans Theater, Smuin Ballet, Ballet Hispanico, Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida, Houston Ballet, Minnesota Ballet, Dayton Ballet and Univ Oklahoma on www.balletauditions.org. 130 Oct auditions. Check us out for yearround, company, summer and college auditions. FREE trial account.
In any event, my kiddo knows people who dance for and work at Smuin Ballet, and will be asking them in person about this; I am still elated by having seen a lovely ballet from a sui generis ensemble; and once again, AI summaries are neither intelligent, nor summaries.
December 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
In any event, my kiddo knows people who dance for and work at Smuin Ballet, and will be asking them in person about this; I am still elated by having seen a lovely ballet from a sui generis ensemble; and once again, AI summaries are neither intelligent, nor summaries.
Lady Camden with Smuin Ballet for LGBTQ+ night.
December 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Lady Camden with Smuin Ballet for LGBTQ+ night.
This just in! I asked Smuin about the piece on their Instagram page and here's their response (shortened for Bluesky): "The Sweater” was choreographed by Julia Adam -- who happens to be Canadian. She took as her inspiration an iconic Canadian’s children’s book, “The Hockey Sweater” by Roch Carrier.
December 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
This just in! I asked Smuin about the piece on their Instagram page and here's their response (shortened for Bluesky): "The Sweater” was choreographed by Julia Adam -- who happens to be Canadian. She took as her inspiration an iconic Canadian’s children’s book, “The Hockey Sweater” by Roch Carrier.
If you're in the Bay Area in the next few weeks, the Smuin Christmas Ballet is fantastic!
And if you aren't in the area, there's a shorter streaming version available through the end of the month (link in next post). It includes the world premiere of Amy Seiwert's stunning pas de deux, "Ma Navu."
And if you aren't in the area, there's a shorter streaming version available through the end of the month (link in next post). It includes the world premiere of Amy Seiwert's stunning pas de deux, "Ma Navu."
The Christmas Ballet | Smuin Ballet
This “capacious, ever-growing tradition” (San Francisco Chronicle) returns to spread holiday magic throughout the Bay Area.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
If you're in the Bay Area in the next few weeks, the Smuin Christmas Ballet is fantastic!
And if you aren't in the area, there's a shorter streaming version available through the end of the month (link in next post). It includes the world premiere of Amy Seiwert's stunning pas de deux, "Ma Navu."
And if you aren't in the area, there's a shorter streaming version available through the end of the month (link in next post). It includes the world premiere of Amy Seiwert's stunning pas de deux, "Ma Navu."
Smuin Ballet’s ‘The Christmas Ballet’ is a fun, festive and family appropriate outing to ring in the holidays. Dec5-8 in Mountain View and Dec 13-24 in San Francisco. My review of opening weekend in Walnut Creek is here with all the details. www.jen-norris-dance-rev.com/post/review-...
Review: Smuin Contemporary Ballet, ‘The Christmas Ballet,’ Lesher Center, Walnut Creek, Nov 23 & 24, 2024; also Dec 5-8 Mountain View, Dec 13-24, San Francisco
Smuin Contemporary Ballet’s The Christmas Ballet is the ideal way to ring in the holidays. A bountiful selection of dances performed to familiar Christmas music, which spans the sacred and the traditi...
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November 26, 2024 at 5:17 AM
Smuin Ballet’s ‘The Christmas Ballet’ is a fun, festive and family appropriate outing to ring in the holidays. Dec5-8 in Mountain View and Dec 13-24 in San Francisco. My review of opening weekend in Walnut Creek is here with all the details. www.jen-norris-dance-rev.com/post/review-...
I was DELIGHTED by learning of the existence of this story, and by the possibility that there’s a ballet number retelling it. I say "possibility" because we had no confirmation from Smuin.
Surely, I thought, we are not the first people to find this out. Surely there is coverage of this.
Surely, I thought, we are not the first people to find this out. Surely there is coverage of this.
December 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I was DELIGHTED by learning of the existence of this story, and by the possibility that there’s a ballet number retelling it. I say "possibility" because we had no confirmation from Smuin.
Surely, I thought, we are not the first people to find this out. Surely there is coverage of this.
Surely, I thought, we are not the first people to find this out. Surely there is coverage of this.
The poster for Bill Graham’s Memorial concert: Laughter, Love and Music.
November 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The poster for Bill Graham’s Memorial concert: Laughter, Love and Music.
The show was free and literally half of San Francisco showed up
August 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The show was free and literally half of San Francisco showed up
Weekend highlights include guitar great Pat Metheny, star soprano Renee Fleming and Smuin Ballet
Bay Area arts: 12 great shows and concerts to catch this weekend
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May 1, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Weekend highlights include guitar great Pat Metheny, star soprano Renee Fleming and Smuin Ballet
I’m driving home from the Smuin right now (I’m a passenger) and we’re all puzzling over the hockey number. One of us thought it was dreidel on the back, not a maple leaf and it was about the tension between Chanukah and Christmas. I thought it was a topical reference to Heated Rivalry on HBO max.
December 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I’m driving home from the Smuin right now (I’m a passenger) and we’re all puzzling over the hockey number. One of us thought it was dreidel on the back, not a maple leaf and it was about the tension between Chanukah and Christmas. I thought it was a topical reference to Heated Rivalry on HBO max.
Exploring the mind, commemorating 9/11 and dancing to the music of Pink Martini-- Click the link to read the preview in the Bay Area edition of Picture This Post--
#SmuinContemporaryBallet #BayAreaDance #PictureThisPostDance @pinkmartiniband.bsky.social #My'KalStromile
#SmuinContemporaryBallet #BayAreaDance #PictureThisPostDance @pinkmartiniband.bsky.social #My'KalStromile
Smuin Contemporary Ballet Presents FRENCH KISS — Preview
A spokesperson says--- "...My'Kal Stromile makes his West Coast debut with I-SCRIT-AH-SCREE-TAH-SKRATT, a world premiere that explores the mind as a shifting s
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August 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Exploring the mind, commemorating 9/11 and dancing to the music of Pink Martini-- Click the link to read the preview in the Bay Area edition of Picture This Post--
#SmuinContemporaryBallet #BayAreaDance #PictureThisPostDance @pinkmartiniband.bsky.social #My'KalStromile
#SmuinContemporaryBallet #BayAreaDance #PictureThisPostDance @pinkmartiniband.bsky.social #My'KalStromile
Highlights include a Smuin Ballet world premiere, a beloved classic at Oakland Ballet a new works in San Jose.
Fall arts 2026: Here are 7 Bay Area productions dance fans should know about
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September 9, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Highlights include a Smuin Ballet world premiere, a beloved classic at Oakland Ballet a new works in San Jose.
To celebrate the opening of Smuin Contemporary Ballet’s French Kiss on 11 September, our 12 Questions with … Amy Seiwert feature is now available to non-members.
Read the piece here: thekaelreport.com/articles/12-...
#TheKaelReport #AmySeiwert #SmuinContemporaryBallet #FrenchKiss #Dance
Read the piece here: thekaelreport.com/articles/12-...
#TheKaelReport #AmySeiwert #SmuinContemporaryBallet #FrenchKiss #Dance
September 8, 2026 at 8:03 AM
To celebrate the opening of Smuin Contemporary Ballet’s French Kiss on 11 September, our 12 Questions with … Amy Seiwert feature is now available to non-members.
Read the piece here: thekaelreport.com/articles/12-...
#TheKaelReport #AmySeiwert #SmuinContemporaryBallet #FrenchKiss #Dance
Read the piece here: thekaelreport.com/articles/12-...
#TheKaelReport #AmySeiwert #SmuinContemporaryBallet #FrenchKiss #Dance
When I hit Google to search for any Smuin commentary on the dance, or any press around "The Sweater" (choreography: Julia Adams), my mobile client force-fed the AI summary results. They are egregiously incorrect.
December 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
When I hit Google to search for any Smuin commentary on the dance, or any press around "The Sweater" (choreography: Julia Adams), my mobile client force-fed the AI summary results. They are egregiously incorrect.
Bay Area fall arts 2025: Dance companies weathering uncertain times trib.al/IOJ0c1P
Bay Area fall arts 2025: Dance companies weathering uncertain times
Bay Area dance fans can catch local companies such as Smuin Ballet to PUSH Dance, as well as an array if touring productions.
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September 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Bay Area fall arts 2025: Dance companies weathering uncertain times trib.al/IOJ0c1P
P.S. Here's my FAV Gershwin interpreter nonpareil, Oscar Levant... playing Gersh's Concerto in F. ✨ San Francisco Ballet had a Smuin choreographed piece to this... www.youtube.com/watch?v=wePB...
Gershwin's Concerto in F by O. Levant
YouTube video by Lew Quzmic Baltiysky
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February 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM
P.S. Here's my FAV Gershwin interpreter nonpareil, Oscar Levant... playing Gersh's Concerto in F. ✨ San Francisco Ballet had a Smuin choreographed piece to this... www.youtube.com/watch?v=wePB...