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San Francisco Ballet Announces Company Roster for 2025–26 Season

July 19, 2025

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Cinderella

Dance Company: Pacific Northwest Ballet
January 31, 2026, 1:00 pm Cinderella

McCaw Hall 321 Mercer St, Seattle, WA, United States

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Dance Company: San Francisco Ballet
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War Memorial Opera House 301 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States

Eugene Onegin is a richly layered and deeply human exploration of love and regret. Choreographer-in-Residence Yuri Possokhov’s world premiere brings new depth to Alexander Pushkin’s classic. This major co-production with The Joffrey Ballet features an original score by Ilya Demutsky, costume design by Academy Award winner Tim Yip, and sets...
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Dance Company: Indianapolis Ballet
January 31, 2026, 7:30 pm Ethereal Blue to Fiery Red

The Tobias Theater at Newfields 4000 Michigan Rd, Indianapolis, IN, United States

Step into the world of Ethereal Blue to Fiery Red, a dynamic bill from Indianapolis Ballet. This captivating program pairs the elegance of Balanchine’s Serenade, with its sweeping movement and luminous beauty, with the electrifying intensity of Boléro: au Fou, set to Ravel’s iconic score. Together, these works offer a...

The company announces its new roster for the season, including promotions and a new organizational structure.

Beginning with the 25/26 Season, SF Ballet is implementing demi soloist and first soloist ranks within the existing company structure. This organizational expansion offers company dancers increased opportunity for artistic development and a clear ladder of career progression during their time at SF Ballet, highlighting the institution’s commitment to artistic excellence and growth.

Appointments/Level
Francesco Gabriele Frola/Principal
Madeline Woo/Principal
Ángel García Molinero/Soloist

Promotions/Level
Cavan Conley/Principal Dancer
Katherine Barkman/First Soloist
Joshua Jack Price/First Soloist
Jihyun Choi/Soloist
Luca Ferrò/Soloist
Nathaniel Remez/Soloist
Mingxuan Wang/Soloist
Seojeong Yun/Soloist
Thamires Chuvas/Demi Soloist
Dylan Pierzina/Demi Soloist
Simone Pompignoli/Demi Soloist
Alexis Francisco Valdes/Demi Soloist
Adrian Zeisel/Demi Soloist
Maya Chandrashekaran/Corps de Ballet
Carlota Cruz/Corps de Ballet
Emmitt Friedman/Corps de Ballet
Justin-Cooper Meeks/Corps de Ballet
Benjamin Taber/Corps de Ballet
Juliana Wilder/Corps de Ballet

New Apprentices/Training
Anna Chaziroglou/San Francisco Ballet School
Logi Gundmundsson/San Francisco Ballet School
Aaliyahmarie Key/San Francisco Ballet School
Logan Shaw/San Francisco Ballet School
Amelia Soh/San Francisco Ballet School
Asher Stephenson/San Francisco Ballet School

SAN FRANCISCO BALLET 2025/26 SEASON ARTISTS OF THE COMPANY

PRINCIPAL DANCERS

Dores André
Max Cauthorn
Frances Chung
Cavan Conley
Sasha De Sola

Nikisha Fogo
Francesco Gabriele Frola
Esteban Hernández
Harrison James
Jasmine Jimison

Wona Park
Jennifer Stahl
Joseph Walsh
Wei Wang
Madeline Woo

GUEST PRINCIPAL DANCER

Misa Kuranaga

FIRST SOLOISTS

Katherine Barkman
Joshua Jack Price

SOLOISTS

Kamryn Baldwin
Fernando Carratalá Coloma
Jihyun Choi
Isabella DeVivo
Luca Ferrò
Ángel García Molinero
Carmela Mayo
Sasha Mukhamedov
Elizabeth Powell
Victor Prigent
Nathaniel Remez
Julia Rowe
Myles Thatcher
Mingxuan Wang
Lonnie Weeks
Seojeong Yun

DEMI SOLOISTS

Thamires Chuvas
Dylan Pierzina
Simone Pompignoli
Alexis Francisco Valdes
Adrian Zeisel

CORPS DE BALLET

Sofia Albers
Juliana Bellissimo
Rebecca Blenkinsop
Samantha Bristow
Maya Chandrashekaran
Rubén Cítores Nieto
Carlota Cruz
Benjamin Davidoff
Emmitt Friedman
Jacey Gailliard
Parker Garrison
Gabriela Gonzalez
Jakub Groot

Lleyton Ho
Andris Kundzins
Katharine Lee
SunMin Lee
Lucas López
Elizabeth Mateer
Justin-Cooper Meeks
Nicole Moyer
Rimi Nakano
Davide Occhipinti
Pemberley Ann Olson
Hui-Wen Peng

João Percilio Da Silva
Leili Rackow
Anatalia St. Clair
Jasper True Stanford
Tyla Steinbach
Jamie Adele Stephens
Archie Sullivan
Benjamin Taber
Angela Watson
Maggie Weirich
Juliana Wilder
Juliette Windey

APPRENTICES

Anna Chaziroglou
Logi Gudmundsson
Aaliyahmarie Key
Logan Shaw
Amelia Soh
Asher Stephenson

PRINCIPAL CHARACTER DANCERS

Joanna Berman
Ricardo Bustamante
Val Caniparoli
Kristi DeCaminada
Jeffrey Lyons
Pascal Molat
Katita Waldo

Featured Image: San Francisco Ballet in Balanchine’s Diamonds // Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust; Photo © Erik Tomasson.

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