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Sylvia
Sylvia

Sylvia

Premiere

San Francisco Ballet - War Memorial Opera House

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Choreography Mark Morris
Music Leo Delibes - Sylvia (1876)
Costume Design Martin Pakledinaz
Scenic Design Allen Moyer
Lighting Design James F. Ingalls
Number of Dancers 31
Runtime 81 minutes (Act 1: 38 min; Act 2: 18 min; Act 3: 31 min)

Press Quotes

  • "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."
    San Francisco Bay Guardian
  • "Morris makes us hopeful for the future of classical dance."
    The DanceView Times