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The San Francisco Ballet dates its official beginnings from 1933 when Adolph Bolm was engaged by Gaetano Merola to direct The San Francisco Opera Ballet...
The War Memorial Opera House, one of the most beautiful and technologically advanced performing arts centers in the world, is a true San Francisco jewel.
Philanthropist and music lover Louise M. Davies is the force behind this 2,700-seat theater and home to the San Francisco Symphony.
History practically oozes from the frescoed walls of this old club. Built in 1907 as a restaurant/bordello, it still retains the swank charm of its past in the ornate chandeliers, columns and heavy drapes.
Since 1911, San Francisco has nurtured this great America orchestra. The San Francisco Symphony is a world-class organization and an important cultural institution that has traditionally stood for classical music.
The Dean Lesher Regional Center for the arts is the city‘s performing and visual arts center, opened in October 1990, houses the 800-seat Hofmann...
The Curran Theater was Home Curran‘s dream. It opened on September 11, 1922, when a theater bearing his name was born. Since then, the theater acquired a long history of offering the public entertainment of great value.
The elegant and storied Calvin Simmons Theatre, with its unparalleled intimacy and charm, has been hailed nationwide by many of the most renowned artists of the last century for its near perfect acoustics.
The Florence Gould Theater at the Legion of Honor is a 320-seat jewel box of a theater with wonderful acoustics. Built in 1924 and originally called the Little Theater, it is the premier small...
The Herbst Theater was built in the 1930‘s and it shares a space in the War Memorial Veterans Building. The site for the signing of the United Nations...
The Eureka Theater is an old jewel that came back to life with the recent remodeling. Originally founded in l972, Eureka was the springboard for Tony...
On the corner of Hyde and Market Streets in San Francisco stands the Orpheum Theatre. From the day, over 75 years ago, that its magnificent carved doors first opened to the public,...
The Roxie Theater, built long before the multiplex era, is one of San Francisco‘s last independent cinemas. It programs an eccentric repertory schedule that is a cinephiles‘ dream. It showcases some...
Audium is the only theatre of its kind in the world, pioneering the exploration of space in music. The theatre‘s 169 speakers bathe listeners in sounds that move past, over, and under them. "Sound sculptures" are performed in darkness in the 49-seat theatre.
The Castro Theatre, designated a Registered Landmark in 1977, is considered not only the finest example of a 1920s movie palace in San Francisco, but one of the best ...
The Slavonic Mutual and Benevolent Society was founded in San Francisco in 1857 by Slavic immigrants, primarily from the region of present day Croatia.
The 30-year ODC company was founded by Artistic Director Brenda Way, Balanchine‘s protegé. Now the ten world-class dancers are performing their imaginative repertory for over...
The Cowell Theater at Fort Mason, the most visited National Park in the nation, is encircled by dramatic vistas of the Marin Headlands, Alcatraz, and the Golden Gate Bridge.
For almost 40 years, the Magic Theatre has been dedicated to the development and production of new plays. One of the most important theaters in America, the Magic sponsors the work of established and emerging playwrights and artists.
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