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“Dance of Dreams is a moment of dancing, a moment of reconnecting dancers to the City and the thing they love most.”—Benjamin Millepied, Director

San Francisco Ballet is pleased to announce Dance of Dreams, a new dance film directed by Benjamin Millepied, featuring San Francisco Ballet dancers performing choreography by Justin Peck, Dwight Rhoden, Janie Taylor, and Christopher Wheeldon, all of whom graciously contributed their time and choreography gratis to the project. Dance of Dreams is also available on YouTube, Facebook, and IGTV.

Commissioned by Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson and created during shelter-in-place in adherence to local health and safety protocols, this work was filmed at iconic San Francisco locations including the Palace of Fine Arts and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The new six-minute film is set to “Scène d’Amour” by Bernard Herrmann from Alfred Hitchcock's San Francisco-based film Vertigo. SF Ballet Orchestra Music Director Martin West mixed and mastered the iconic love scene music for the new film, incorporating more than 150 tracks recorded remotely by more than 60 musicians from the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra.

Social distancing rules were observed during the filming process, and the pas de deux are danced by dancers who have been sheltered in place together.