Swan Lake (1988/2009)
Swan Lake was the first story ballet Tomasson choreographed for San Francisco Ballet in 1988. Since then, the ballet has been a company mainstay, most recently presented in 2017. Tomasson's original ballet featured Tchaikovsky's iconic score and designs by Jens-Jacob Worsaae. Following the premiere, Anna Kisselgoff of The New York Times said of this production, "Helgi Tomasson's completely new production of 'Swan Lake' - one of the most beautifully designed in recent years, now puts the San Francisco Ballet on the international dance map." In 2009, he premiered a new production, featuring revised choreography and new costumes and sets by Jonathan Fensom, an Olivier and Tony Award-winning designer.
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Credits (1988):
Choreography: Helgi Tomasson. Black Swan Pas de Deux and Act II after: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov.
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Designs: Jens-Jacob Worsaae
Evelyn Cisneros as Odette and Anthony Randazzo as Prince Siegfried with San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson's Swan Lake, circa 1989
Cynthia Drayer, Shannon Lilly, Elizabeth Loscavio, and Linda Montaner as the Cygnets in Swan Lake, 1988 // © Marty Sohl
Evelyn Cisneros as Odile in Tomasson's Swan Lake, 1989 // © Marty Sohl
Credits (2009):
Choreography: Helgi Tomasson. Black Swan Pas de Deux and Act II after: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov.
Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Designs: Jonathan Fensom
Helgi Tomasson leading a rehearsal of his new Swan Lake, 2008 // © Erik Tomasson
Maria Kochetkova as Odette and Joseph Walsh as Siegfried with San Francisco Ballet in Tomasson's Swan Lake, 2017 // © Erik Tomasson
File preparation for this exhibit by San Francisco Ballet Digital Asset Administrator, Rachel Bauer.
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