Ballet Blends Balanchine, Shakespeare
For a rare in-depth look at George Balanchine going back to his Russian roots, check out his lavish “Midsummer Night’s Dream” on a stream at the S.F. Ballet. It’s a stunning phalanx of 50 or more perfectly attuned dancers, a spectacle of palatial elegance and dance perfection. If only it had similar sparkle or propulsion. We regard Balanchine as a great, one of the fathers of modern ballet. In this 1962 “Dream” however he reverted to the spirit of 19th-century…
