What is San Francisco Ballet?
The '''San Francisco Ballet''' (SFB) is a [[ballet]] [[company]]. It was [[:wikt:found|founded]] in 1933<ref name=SFB>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfballet.org/about/company.asp|title=San Francisco Ballet|accessdate=2009-11-26|archive-date=2010-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209013354/http://www.sfballet.org/about/company.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> as part of the [[San Francisco Opera Ballet]]. The company is based in the [[War Memorial Opera House]] in [[San Francisco]], [[California]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfballet.org/performancestickets/planyourvisit/warmemorialoperahouse.asp|title=San Francisco Ballet|accessdate=2009-11-26|archive-date=2010-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328053159/http://www.sfballet.org/performancestickets/planyourvisit/warmemorialoperahouse.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> under the direction of [[Helgi Tomasson]] who has been directing it since 1985.<ref name=SFB/> SFB is the first professional ballet company in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/at-75-san-francisco-ballet-boasts-world-class-reputation/Content?oid=2147877|work=San Francisco Examiner|title=At 75, San Francisco Ballet boasts world-class reputation|date=2008-01-22}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == * [http://www.sfballet.org/ San Francisco Ballet website] {{music-stub}} [[Category:Companies based in San Francisco]] [[Category:1933 establishments in California]]