San Francisco Ballet: Patricio Revé to join, 2025-2026 season, promotions

San Francisco Ballet (SBF) announced the 2025-2026 season, promotions and, secretly, amazing joiners and an equally amazing leaver on 30th April 2025.

SFB's 2025-2026 company roster shows Patricio Revé as Principal. Revé is currently Principal of the Queensland Ballet, Australia, and is guest dancing as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet with The Royal Ballet in London, the UK, in May, replacing the injured Marcelino Sambé.

Another new name is Madeline Woo, who is currently Principal of the Royal Swedish Ballet, and Francesco Gabriele Frola, currently Lead Principal of the English National Ballet. On the other hand, Principal Aaron Robinson, who used to dance with the English National Ballet before SFB, is not found.

What also caught my eye is that Misa Kuranaga, who is currently Principal of SFB, is shown as Guest Principal Dancer.

I cannot spot other changes in roster. Please let me know if you spot any joiners and leavers.

The announced company promotions are:

First Soloists: Katherine Barkman (very solid dancer), Joshua Jack Price

Soloists: Jihyun Choi, Luca Ferrò, Nathaniel Remez, Mingxuan Wang, Seojeong Yun

Demi Soloists: Thamires Chuvas, Dylan Pierzina, Simone Pompignoli, Alexis Francisco Valdes, Adrian Zeisel

Here is a YouTube clip of when Artistic Director Tamara Rojo announced the promotions. Reactions from the dancers are ace they make me smile. Congratulations!

Cavan Conley was promoted from Soloist to Principal on 26th April on stage.

2025-2026 SEASON

• The Nutcracker

• The world premiere of Yuri Possokhov’s Eugene Onegin, a co-commission with The Joffrey Ballet from SF Ballet’s choreographer-in-residence including a new score by Ilya Demutsky, based on Alexander Pushkin’s classic novel

• Balanchine: Father of American Ballet: triple bill comprised of George Balanchine's Diamonds, Serenade, and Stars and Stripes

• A full evening-length presentation of William Forsythe’s ongoing project The Blake Works, a popular collection of works set to the music of James Blake and including new barre training-inspired iterations choreographed remotely during the pandemic

• August Bournonville’s La Sylphide

• Helgi Tomasson and Yuri Possokhov’s Don Quixote

• The return of Aszure Barton and Floating Points’ Mere Mortals, reimagining the ancient tale of Pandora’s Jar through the lens of artificial intelligence with a fully immersive sensory experience (I quite fancy watching this one!)

National and international tours will be announced soon.