San Francisco Ballet Forsythe's The Blake Works

FORSYTHE'S THE BLAKE WORKS
War Memorial Opera House
February 27–March 8, 2026
Number of Performances: 11
Artwork Due Date: 1/27/2026

In an electrifying series that pushes the limits of contemporary ballet, The Blake Works sets William Forsythe’s ground-breaking choreography to the multi-layered music of Grammy Award–winning artist James Blake. High-energy, dynamic, and rhythmically driven, this program launches ballet into new territory: modern, electrifying, and impossible to ignore. Forsythe’s hallmark deconstructed aesthetic will be on full display. The Blake Works marks the SF Ballet premiere of Forsythe’s latest work and a true celebration of his innovative spirit.

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San Francisco Ballet presents seven world-class productions each season, running January through May, with their iconic Nutcracker dazzling audiences every December at the War Memorial Opera House.

San Francisco Ballet, long recognized for pushing boundaries in dance, has a history of making history. Founded in 1933, the company staged the first full-length American productions of Coppélia (1938) and Swan Lake (1940) and, in 1944, launched an annual holiday tradition with the first full-length production of Nutcracker in the U.S.

Led by Artistic Director Tamara Rojo, SF Ballet is accompanied by its own orchestra and operates one of the country’s most prestigious schools of ballet. Today it build on its heritage by commissioning groundbreaking dance from today’s top choreographers, by uncovering new choreographic talent, and by staging modern classics and the works that make up the canon of classic ballet. Its approach defines ballet in the 21st century, making San Francisco Ballet the essential place to see the most adventurous dance in America.

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