Work Details
Sylvia
Ballet
Composer
Léo Delibes
Music
Sylvia (1876)
Costume Design
Martin Pakledinaz
Lighting Design
James F. Ingalls
Scenic Design
Allen Moyer
Premiere Date
April 30, 2004
Premiere Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Premiere Location
San Francisco, CA
Premiere Company
San Francisco Ballet
Number of Dancers
31
Details
“…Sylvia has not only shown me again the beauty of the world I live in, the ballet itself has gotten into the way I move and even into my dreams.” -Paul Parish, The DanceView Times, San Francisco Bay Area edition, April 30, 2004
“It’s Morris’s genius – a word I don’t throw around – that allowed him to take what is essentially a hollow shell and fill it to the point of overflowing.” -Rita Felciano, San Francisco Bay Guardian, May 5, 2004
“Morris makes us hopeful for the future of classical dance.” -Ann Murphy, The DanceView Times, San Francisco Bay Area edition, May 3, 2004
“Sylvia …is easily the best new production here in at least a decade.” -Stephanie von Buchau, Oakland Tribune, May 4, 2004