Assistant to the Artistic Director and Ballet Master, Ricardo Bustamante.

Writer and Editor Cheryl Ossola interviews Principal Character Dancer Val Caniparoli.

Registrar Kirsten Gamb interviews Soloist Elana Altman.

SFB's Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer, Helgi Tomasson, presented his views on maintaining the company's widely diverse repertoire. He feels strongly that classical technique and discipline are the key to the dancers' versatility. He discussed his newest work, Trio, as well as the other contrasting works on this all-Tchaikovsky program.

Jodie Gates, répétiteur for William Forsythe’s Artifact Suite, discussed her role in staging the work. She described the works of Forsythe as she has come to know them through performing with his company, and she stressed the characteristics of musicality and physicality that dominate his choreography.

Board Relations Manager Jennifer Kovacevich interviews Ballet Master and Assistant to the Artistic Director Bruce Sansom.

Charles Chip Mc Neal, Director of Education interviews Costume Designer Mark Zappone

Charles Chip Mc Neal, Director of Education interviews Technical Director Christopher Dennis. New San Francisco Ballet Technical Director Christopher Dennis discusses his strategic role as a bridge between the Artistic and Production departments. He gives insight into his dual role as Technical Director and lighting designer. Finally, Dennis relates the highs and lows of putting a production on the stage, both in SF and on tour.

Martin West, Music Director and Principal Conductor; Bruce Sansom, Assistant to the Artistic Director and Ballet Master.

Martin West and Bruce Sansom discussed how music informs the movement in George Balanchine’s Symphony in C, Ashton's Symphonic Variations, and other ballets. Martin described the collaboration involved in the creation of Yuri Possokhov's RAkU to a commissioned score by SF Ballet Orchestra bassist Shinji Eshima. Bruce recounted his experience of learning and performing Symphonic Variations at the Royal Ballet.

Claire Sheridan of Saint Mary's College interviews Principal Dancer Sofiane Sylve. Sofiane shares her thoughts about the character of Myrtha in the ballet Giselle, and discusses how the magic of the stage supersedes the physical pain that can be part of a dancer's career. She also talks about how the world of ballet is portrayed in popular movies.