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Need something to listen to on your way to the theater? Join Jennie Scholick, PhD as she hosts To the Pointe, for an in-depth but light-hearted exploration of an upcoming performance. Learn what to look for, what’s important, and what you need to know to get the most out of your experience.

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    • Jun 4, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 16m AVG DURATION
    • 32 EPISODES


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    To The Pointe: Swan Lake

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 19:20


    Everything you need to know about Swan Lake before you watch!

    To The Pointe: Romeo & Juliet

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 15:38


    All you need to know about Romeo & Juliet before you watch

    To The Pointe: Program 05

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 14:58


    All you need to know about Program 05 before you watch

    To The Pointe: Jewels

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 13:23


    All you need to know about Jewels before you watch

    To The Pointe: Program 03

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 19:08


    All you need to know about Program 03 before you watch

    To The Pointe: 2021 Digital Season Overview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 21:57


    All you need to know about the 2021 Digital Season before you watch!

    Helgi Tomasson and Joseph Walsh on Oberon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 42:29


    Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson and Principal Dancer Joseph Walsh discuss the role of Oberon in George Balanchine’s A […]

    To the Pointe: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 14:49


    All You Need to Know About A Midsummer Night’s Dream Before You Go! Join Jennie Scholick, PhD for a quick overview […]

    To the Pointe: Dance Innovations

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 22:45


    Join Associate Director of Audience Development, Jennie Scholick, PhD for a deep dive into the three ballets on Program 3: […]

    To The Pointe: David Rosenthal on “The Typewriter”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 9:58


    Gong, chimes, woodblocks…. typewriter? In this special edition of To The Pointe, David Rosenthal, SF Ballet Orchestra’s Principal Percussionist, discusses […]

    To the Pointe: Classical (Re)Vision

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 13:42


    Join Associate Director of Audience Development, Jennie Scholick, PhD for an exploration of the ballets on Program 2: Classical (Re)Vision. […]

    To the Pointe: Cinderella

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 17:48


    Join Jennie Scholick, PhD for a quick overview of Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella©. Hear about the ballet’s creation, both in Soviet […]

    To the Pointe: Nutcracker

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2019 18:15


    Join us for a deep dive into Nutcracker's history and story.

    To the Pointe: 2020 Season Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 14:25


    Join SF Ballet’s Jennie Scholick for a surprise summer season preview. Learn what SF Ballet’s up to this summer and […]

    To the Pointe: Shostakovich Trilogy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2019 26:52


    Join SF Ballet’s Jennie Scholick and Martin West and American Ballet Theatre’s Nancy Raffa for a deep dive into Alexei […]

    To the Pointe: The Little Mermaid

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2019 15:48


    Take a (not-too) deep dive under the sea into The Little Mermaid.

    To the Pointe: Lyric Voices

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2019 13:01


    SF Ballet’s Jennie Scholick, PhD dives deep into Program 05: Lyric Voices. Learn about Trey McIntyre’s Your Flesh Shall Be a […]

    To the Pointe: Space Between

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 19:19


    Join SF Ballet’s Jennie Scholick, to learn about Program 06: Space Between. From Justin Peck’s Rodeo, to Liam Scarlett’s Die […]

    To the Pointe: The Sleeping Beauty

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 18:45


    Join Jennie Scholick, PhD for a quick overview of The Sleeping Beauty‘s creation, story, and choreography. Learn what to look and listen […]

    To the Pointe: In Space and Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 14:47


    Join SF Ballet’s Jennie Scholick, PhD to learn all about Program 3: In Space and Time. This episode covers Helgi Tomasson’s […]

    To the Pointe: Kaleidoscope

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2019 14:44


    Join SF Ballet's Jennie Scholick, PhD to learn all about Program 2: Kaleidoscope.

    To the Pointe: Don Quixote (Podcast)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2018 16:43


    Join Jennie Scholick, PhD for a deep dive into Don Quixote, appearing at San Francisco Ballet in January 2019. Learn about […]

    To the Pointe: Unbound D: Edwaard Liang, Dwight Rhoden, Arthur Pita

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2018 15:08


    Join Jennie Scholick, PhD for an exploration of Unbound D. Learn about these three new works from Edward Liang, Dwight […]

    To the Pointe: Unbound C: Stanton Welch, Trey McIntyre, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2018 11:53


    Join Jennie Scholick, PhD for an exploration of Unbound C. Learn about these three new works from Stanton Welch, Trey […]

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    To the Pointe: Unbound B: Myles Thatcher, Cathy Marston, David Dawson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2018 14:45


    Join Jennie Scholick, PhD for an exploration of Unbound B. Learn about these three new works from Myles Thatcher, Cathy […]

    To the Pointe: Unbound A: Alonzo King, Christopher Wheeldon, Justin Peck

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2018 14:00


    Join Jennie Scholick, PhD for an exploration of Unbound A. Learn about these three new works from Alonzo King, Christopher […]

    To the Pointe: John Neumeier’s Nijinsky

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2018 10:39


    Join Jennie Scholick, PhD to prep fro the National Ballet of Canada’s performances of John Neumeier’s Nijinsky in April. Learn […]

    To the Pointe: Jerome Robbins: Ballet & Broadway

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2018 15:36


    Join Jennie Scholick, PhD for an exploration of Jerome Robbins’ life and work, with an emphasis on the four ballets […]

    To the Pointe: Frankenstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2018 17:22


    Hear what happens, what to look for, and what inspired Scarlett, Lieberman, and Macfarlane.

    To the Pointe: Distinctly SF Ballet

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2018 14:37


    Join Jennie Scholick, PhD as she walks you through Program 3: Distinctly SF Ballet. Hear from choreographers Val Caniparoli and […]

    To the Pointe: Bright Fast Cool Blue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2018 15:02


    Join Jennie Scholick, PhD as she walks you through Program 2: Bright Fast Cool Blue. Hear from Benjamin Millepied and […]

    To the Pointe: The Sleeping Beauty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2018 13:54


    Join Jennie Scholick, PhD as she walks you through the history and story of The Sleeping Beauty. Learn what to […]

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