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francisco ballet has been bringing to the stage since 1933, now has moved one ballet patron to open up new possibilities for the company's future. >> it's five times larger than the biggest gift we've ever received, arturo jacobus, the interim executive director, says a donor decided to give $60 million to the san francisco ballet. >> the anonymous donor didn't want to be in the spotlight, but wanted to help the company put a spotlight on new artists and choreographers to be able to bring in new audiences is absolutely key to the to the future of organizations like san francisco ballet. >> i'm looking forward to seeing what they do with it and see, see all the ballets they put on. >> the good news comes just as the new artistic director, tamara rojo, starts her first season grateful for this gift. >> it's not just me, but all future directors that will be able to continue to create the classics of the future. >> $50 million of the gift will be devoted to the endowment for creating new works. >> we're here to provide a common empathy and understanding for different points of views, i
francisco ballet has been bringing to the stage since 1933, now has moved one ballet patron to open up new possibilities for the company's future. >> it's five times larger than the biggest gift we've ever received, arturo jacobus, the interim executive director, says a donor decided to give $60 million to the san francisco ballet. >> the anonymous donor didn't want to be in the spotlight, but wanted to help the company put a spotlight on new artists and choreographers to be able to...
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at the san francisco ballet. in 1997 she was named the ballet's principle dancer the first chinese dancer and the youngest in san francisco ballet history. she had travel with the san francisco ballet and counts among her best accomplishments dancing with the san francisco ballet in china with the 20th anniversary with the company and danced with them for 29 seasons and retiring after her last performance tomorrow, february 14, which also happens to be her 48th birthday. i hope you will all...
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. ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ damian: we begin with the latest from the san francisco ballet. season full of events. with us now is sasha de sola, she's one of the dancers on some of the performances. sasha, welcome to the show. sasha de sola: thank you so much, damian. damian: thank you for being here. well, tell us a little bit about yourself real briefly and how you got started with ballet. sasha: sure. so i'm a principal dancer with the company. i've been a principal dancer since 2017, but i actually started my career when i was just a teenager here back in 2006. so, it's been really a pleasure and a privilege to kind of grow up on stage and in this company. and yeah, i feel very, very grateful and privileged to have this opportunity. damian: that is awesome. well, we're gonna talk about a couple of the performances. in fact, just coming up here this coming week, "swan lake" gets underway. sasha: that's right. so "swan lake" is already underway. we have performances through march 3, sunday, march 3. my partner is isak hernandez, and we'll be dancing on tuesday the 27, as w
. ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ damian: we begin with the latest from the san francisco ballet. season full of events. with us now is sasha de sola, she's one of the dancers on some of the performances. sasha, welcome to the show. sasha de sola: thank you so much, damian. damian: thank you for being here. well, tell us a little bit about yourself real briefly and how you got started with ballet. sasha: sure. so i'm a principal dancer with the company. i've been a principal dancer since 2017, but i...
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. >> a record breaking donation to the san francisco ballet. coming up, how the generous gift will shape the future of young, aspiring dancers. >> and your weekend just around the corner. now we'll take a peek at it. there are some rain in it, as you know. we'll have that timing coming up and coming up tonight at 1030. >> the search for a man accused of murder in the north bay more than a decade ago, with the fbi, is now go ballet announced today that it has received the largest donation in the company's history. a $60 million gift from an anonymous donor, ktvu jana katsuyama joins us live from san francisco, where you did talk with the ballet's directors. and, jan, a big day, big night for the ballet. oh such a big night, mike. >> they had a performance right here at war memorial opera house, and i talked with the artistic director and the interim executive director, and they said when they heard the news, they were thrilled and also humbled and. a night at the ballet. >> this is my first time going to night. yeah, it was really exciting. my f
. >> a record breaking donation to the san francisco ballet. coming up, how the generous gift will shape the future of young, aspiring dancers. >> and your weekend just around the corner. now we'll take a peek at it. there are some rain in it, as you know. we'll have that timing coming up and coming up tonight at 1030. >> the search for a man accused of murder in the north bay more than a decade ago, with the fbi, is now go ballet announced today that it has received the...
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well a $60 million gift has been received by the san francisco ballet from an anonymous donor, and isst contribution made to the ballet in its history. ktvu jana katsuyama talked to the ballet's leadership about how they will use that money to enhance their programs with this latest gift. >> a night at the ballet. >> this is my first time going tonight. yeah it's really exciting. my friend patrick. invited me, and i just like trying new things, so i thought it would be really fun. >> fun for first timer robert coleman, who was ready to see the san francisco ballet with his friend patrick smith, who says he was brought by a friend ten years ago and ended up loving it. >> i've never thought in my wildest dreams that i would be be able to be in a season ticket holder, and really opened my eyes and my ears, but even more so, my heart. >> that beauty of motion and music, which san francisco ballet has been bringing to the stage since 1933, now has moved one ballet patron to open up new possibilities for the company's future. here. >> it's five times larger than the biggest gift we've ever
well a $60 million gift has been received by the san francisco ballet from an anonymous donor, and isst contribution made to the ballet in its history. ktvu jana katsuyama talked to the ballet's leadership about how they will use that money to enhance their programs with this latest gift. >> a night at the ballet. >> this is my first time going tonight. yeah it's really exciting. my friend patrick. invited me, and i just like trying new things, so i thought it would be really fun....
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to seeing what they do with it and see see all the ballets they put on san francisco ballet directors say. >> the anonymous donor also hopes that the gift will inspire other philanthropists to support other artists and organizations. >> broadway s.f. announced its new lineup for the upcoming season, the hit musicals wicked and hamilton will both be at the orpheum theater. wicked will start running on august 28th, and hamilton will hit the stage november 27th. other performances include some like it or some like it, hot, back to the future, the musical, and parade. as well. another storm is expected to hit the bay area this weekend, but it comes as cities around the region continue to recover from recent systems. >> why? some scientists say the extra water keeping us out of a drought could still bring danger. then frustration mounts in oakland as the city marks one year without a permanent police chief. >> the way things are here in oakland and nothing gets done, crime is going rapid. >> we'll take a look at the timeline to find a new head of the department and the challenges still ahe
to seeing what they do with it and see see all the ballets they put on san francisco ballet directors say. >> the anonymous donor also hopes that the gift will inspire other philanthropists to support other artists and organizations. >> broadway s.f. announced its new lineup for the upcoming season, the hit musicals wicked and hamilton will both be at the orpheum theater. wicked will start running on august 28th, and hamilton will hit the stage november 27th. other performances...
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a record breaking donation for the san francisco ballet. how'd that very generous gift will shape the future for talented young dancers and history made last night for the golden state warriors in utah. klay thompson had a huge night and we'll show it to you introducing finish ultimate. engineered for the toughest conditions. dry burnt-on stains. old dishwashers. very hard water. new finish ultimate, with cyclesync technology, helps deliver the ultimate clean. ♪ you want to see who we are as americans? i'm peter dixon and in kenya... helps deliver the ultimate clean. we built a hospital that provides maternal care. as a marine... we fought against the taliban and their crimes against women. and in hillary clinton's state department... we took on gender-based violence in the congo. now extremists are banning abortion and contraception right here at home. so, i'm running for congress to help stop them. for your family... and mine. i approved this message because this is who we are. six days off because of the all star weekend before their nex
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at the san francisco ballet. in 1997 she was named the ballet's principle dancer the first chinese dancer and the youngest in san francisco ballet history. she had travel with the san francisco ballet and counts among her best accomplishments dancing with the san francisco ballet in china with the 20th anniversary with the company and danced with them for 29 seasons and retiring after her last performance tomorrow, february 14, which also happens to be her 48th birthday. i hope you will all join me to wish her much joy and happiness in her second act and the rest i submitted. >> supervisor dorsey. >> thank you. >> supervisor engardio. >> thank you. >> supervisor mandelman. >> i will submit. >> supervisor. >> thank you. >> supervisor peskin. >> submit. >> supervisor preston. >> submit. >> supervisor ronen. >> thank you colleagues i have a couple of items today. first i am introducing a resolution adding commemorative street name of [inaudible] at holly circle. in 2020 an incredible young man named shawn was shot a
at the san francisco ballet. in 1997 she was named the ballet's principle dancer the first chinese dancer and the youngest in san francisco ballet history. she had travel with the san francisco ballet and counts among her best accomplishments dancing with the san francisco ballet in china with the 20th anniversary with the company and danced with them for 29 seasons and retiring after her last performance tomorrow, february 14, which also happens to be her 48th birthday. i hope you will all...
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and also it is a transformational donation to the san francisco ballet. we'll tell you how the artistic director plans to spend the biggest donation the ballet has ever received. you want to see who we are as americans? i'm peter dixon and in kenya... we built a hospital that provides maternal care. as a marine... we fought against the taliban and their crimes against women. and in hillary clinton's state department... we took on gender-based violence in the congo. now extremists are banning abortion and contraception right here at home. so, i'm running for congress to help stop them. for your family... and mine. i approved this message because this is who we are. >>> here it is, top trending stories on my instagram poll. the u.s. is officially back in the race to the moon. just this morning the spacex falcon 9 rocket launched from kennedy's space center with special cargo for nasa and other companies. it is carrying a lunar lander, which was created by texas based aerospace company intuitive machines. if all goes well, it will be the first american space
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. >>> a new donation for the san francisco ballet, an anonymous donor giving $60 million, the largest in the company's history. the company says that donation will help it produce new work, support choreographers and strengthen its finances. that donation comes about a year after the company got a new artistic director. san francisco ballet was founded in 1933, making it the oldest professional ballet company in the country. >>> we're less than three weeks until the california primaries, what you need to know about the closely watched race to replace dianne feinstein in the u.s. senate. the. >> there is no state as big and diverse as california is. so we have a special challenge. >>> many california drivers could be in for some major sticker shock the next time they get their insurance bill, the major rate hike ahead the. >>> bay area researchers providing new ammunition for abortion the economy is simply not working for millions of hard working families. they're working harder than ever and they still can't make enough to get by to afford food and medicine to even keep a roof over th
. >>> a new donation for the san francisco ballet, an anonymous donor giving $60 million, the largest in the company's history. the company says that donation will help it produce new work, support choreographers and strengthen its finances. that donation comes about a year after the company got a new artistic director. san francisco ballet was founded in 1933, making it the oldest professional ballet company in the country. >>> we're less than three weeks until the california...
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the auction expected to kick off in early march. >> an anonymous donor gave the san francisco balletic gift, giving the company $60 million. that's the largest contribution made to the ballet in its 90 year history. the anonymous donor said they wanted to help the company put a spotlight on new artists and choreographers. san francisco ballet's new artistic director says she is grateful for this gift. >> just me, but all future directors that will be able to continue to create the classics of the future, to be able to bring in new audiences is absolutely key to the to the future of organizations like san francisco ballet. >> i'm looking forward to seeing what they do with it and see see all the ballets they put on san francisco ballet directors say. >> the anonymous donor also hopes that the gift will inspire other philanthropists to support other artists and organizations. >> broadway s.f. announced its new lineup for the upcoming season, the hit musicals wicked and hamilton will both be at the orpheum theater. wicked will start running on august 28th, and hamilton will hit the stag
the auction expected to kick off in early march. >> an anonymous donor gave the san francisco balletic gift, giving the company $60 million. that's the largest contribution made to the ballet in its 90 year history. the anonymous donor said they wanted to help the company put a spotlight on new artists and choreographers. san francisco ballet's new artistic director says she is grateful for this gift. >> just me, but all future directors that will be able to continue to create the...
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. >>> a hefty new donation for the san francisco ballet. an anonymous donor is gifting $60 million.largest donation in the company's history. the company says the donation will help it produce new work, support choreographers, strengthen its finances, and it comes about a year after the company got a new artistic director. san francisco ballet was founded in 1933 making it the oldest professional ballet company in the country. >>> time now 5:21. she's an inspiration for young athletes. after taking over the women's college sports world, we take you to iowa for the new amazing feat for caitlin clark. >>> hey, but before we head to break, we're going to take a live look at san francisco's chinatown this morning. the celebrations are started for the lunar new year and we have a lot more this weekend. we'll be right back. - it's so fun to watch jessica in this space. - this is a look at those clouds right now in real-time, but let's head underneath this cloud layer and take a look at our rainfall... - [narrator] the virtual view studio, part of "morning edition." weekday mornings starti
. >>> a hefty new donation for the san francisco ballet. an anonymous donor is gifting $60 million.largest donation in the company's history. the company says the donation will help it produce new work, support choreographers, strengthen its finances, and it comes about a year after the company got a new artistic director. san francisco ballet was founded in 1933 making it the oldest professional ballet company in the country. >>> time now 5:21. she's an inspiration for young...
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san francisco ballet takes the stage with stunning costumes and epic dancing of the ballet classic swan lake at the memorial opera house the weekend. >> brian sensors tour swings into oakland >> cedar on sunday. >> chicago, broadway's longest-running musical has been dazzling audiences for 27 years. after more than 10,000 performances, they are just getting started. get your tickets now at, broadwaysanjose.com. >>> have you driven near local park ? you may have noticed the big tops across the way. cirque du soleil's "kooza" is here and entertaining audiences. as gianna franco reports, the artists are from all over the world and for many of them being part of the circus is a family business. >> we have a net. we don't like much. my mom is happy with it. >> reporter: a fear of heights? not for jhon sanchez. >> you feel a little bit scary sometimes. but with a lot of training and hours, you get to pass through that. >> reporter: performs death-defying stunts weekly as part of the high wire group and cirque du soleil's production "kooza", it consists of other family members from columbia. >
san francisco ballet takes the stage with stunning costumes and epic dancing of the ballet classic swan lake at the memorial opera house the weekend. >> brian sensors tour swings into oakland >> cedar on sunday. >> chicago, broadway's longest-running musical has been dazzling audiences for 27 years. after more than 10,000 performances, they are just getting started. get your tickets now at, broadwaysanjose.com. >>> have you driven near local park ? you may have...
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san francisco ballet takes the stage with the stunning costumes and epic dancing of the balletclassican lake." at war memorial opera house all weekend. >>> and brian setzer's rock billy riot 2024 tour swings into oakland on sunday. ♪ "chicago" broadway's longest running musical has been razzle-dazzling audiences for more than 20 years and after more than 10,000 performances they're just getting started. get thousands of women with metastatic breast cancer are living in the moment and taking ibrance. ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor is for adults with hr positive, her2 negative metastatic breast cancer as the first hormonal based therapy. ibrance plus letrozole significantly delayed disease progression versus letrozole. ibrance may cause low white blood cell counts that may lead to serious infections. ibrance may cause severe inflammation of the lungs. both of these can lead to death. tell your doctor if you have new or worsening chest pain, cough, or trouble breathing. before taking ibrance, tell your doctor if you have fever, chills, or other signs of infection, liver or kidney pr
san francisco ballet takes the stage with the stunning costumes and epic dancing of the balletclassican lake." at war memorial opera house all weekend. >>> and brian setzer's rock billy riot 2024 tour swings into oakland on sunday. ♪ "chicago" broadway's longest running musical has been razzle-dazzling audiences for more than 20 years and after more than 10,000 performances they're just getting started. get thousands of women with metastatic breast cancer are living in...
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san francisco's recreation and parks department shared photos showing the results of a much needed parkjob. the department posted a before photo of an old pathway at golden gate golden gate heights park that had fallen into disrepair, and after photo shows the road with a smoother pathway ready to guide guests to the public playground in tennis courts. >> 857 now california one step closer to building the controversial delta tunnel project, that tunnel will divert water from the san francisco bay delta estuary and into big cities and agricultural operations, state scientists say. taking away the water would threaten the state's declining chinook salmon population. it's now up to the state's water resources control board to deny or issue the permit for the project. our special program, voices for change, returns this weekend. join us as we continue to celebrate black history month with a number of impactful interviews. we'll speak with the founder of the black cowboy coalition and organization focused on sharing the joy of horses and ranching with underserved communities. also, a convers
san francisco's recreation and parks department shared photos showing the results of a much needed parkjob. the department posted a before photo of an old pathway at golden gate golden gate heights park that had fallen into disrepair, and after photo shows the road with a smoother pathway ready to guide guests to the public playground in tennis courts. >> 857 now california one step closer to building the controversial delta tunnel project, that tunnel will divert water from the san...
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the san francisco ballet is bringing back swan lake starting today., which dates back to 1877, holds special meaning for the company. critics say the sf ballet performance back in 1988 is what launched san francisco's dance company into the world class discussion. swan lake runs at war memorial opera house through march 3rd, and you hear ukrainian national anthem and that will make them smile and feel good. >> that makes me happy. >> this weekend, two years ago, russia invaded ukraine. the musical gesture made by one ukrainian student here in the bay area that has inspired a group of schools to follow his lead and make it a show of peace and support and facing a judge in the south bay after being accused of killing a three year old boy. what happened in that courtroom and what we now know from court documents about this very disturbing case from ktvu, fox two news, this is mornings on two. well, good morning to you and thank you for joining us. welcome to mornings on two. i'm dave clark. >> good morning i'm pam cook. it's friday february 23rd i want t
the san francisco ballet is bringing back swan lake starting today., which dates back to 1877, holds special meaning for the company. critics say the sf ballet performance back in 1988 is what launched san francisco's dance company into the world class discussion. swan lake runs at war memorial opera house through march 3rd, and you hear ukrainian national anthem and that will make them smile and feel good. >> that makes me happy. >> this weekend, two years ago, russia invaded...
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i live in the city of san francisco and i love to go out and do things and recently i had tickets for ballet and my husband was out of town. i could not get anyone to go with me and i jumped on it and said who wants to go to the ballet and i ended up sitting next to a nice gentleman. it was not a date it was someone with a passion for the ballet >> that is what the founders were hoping for. two friends share a passion to create community and connect like-minded adults 40 years old and up. a group often overlooked in social apps. >> inspiration was our fathers, actually. we were thinking our fathers are lonely, you know, they near their 80s, and you know, we were worried about them. they had a love for costco that was not enough to bring them together from san diego and l.a. but we, we soon realized it is not about our fathers it is about older adults like us. >> it is clear from a number of studies that socialize lags is bad for your health as smoking ruers according to the u.s. surgeon general advisory on loneliness and isolation a quarter of americans 65 years old and up are sociall
i live in the city of san francisco and i love to go out and do things and recently i had tickets for ballet and my husband was out of town. i could not get anyone to go with me and i jumped on it and said who wants to go to the ballet and i ended up sitting next to a nice gentleman. it was not a date it was someone with a passion for the ballet >> that is what the founders were hoping for. two friends share a passion to create community and connect like-minded adults 40 years old and up....