Lighting Designer

Singer, dancer and actress Josephine Baker, the beloved artist of Paris during the Roaring Twenties, was far more than that. There was also her love for France, where, as a Black woman, she found a form of liberation, her involvement in the Resistance and her fight for civil rights. 

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Black Pearl: meditations for Josephine

Palais Garnier

Experience the sparkle, dancing, music, and magic that only The Nutcracker can bring. We’ll be decking the halls (McCaw Hall, that is) and putting on the greatest show in town, all you need are your tickets. Gather your friends and family for the Northwest’s favorite holiday tradition, a treat you’ll savor all season long.

George Balanchine's The Nutcracker®

Seattle Center

Gustav Mahler and Arnold Schoenberg, bound by mutual admiration and great respect for one another, decisively shaped the music of the early 20th century and, with their innovative ideas, built a bridge between Romanticism and modernism. This evening, featuring works by both composers, unfolds a dialogue between two significant artistic visions that offer different answers to existential and personal questions while complementing each other.

One Morning Turns into an Eternity

Felsenreitschule

Pacific, Going Away Party , Rock of Ages, Castor and Pollux

George Mason University

Asolo Repertory Theatre

Step into the dazzling, defiant world of the iconic Joséphine Baker, as soprano Julia Bullock brings her voice, spirit and story vividly to life in this powerful, genre-crossing performance.

Perle Noire: Meditations for Joséphine

Barbican Centre

Our most magical production returns to the Opera House stage, transporting audiences of all ages into a realm of the fantastical. Dubbed Helgi Tomasson’s “finest achievement” by the San Francisco Chronicle, our Nutcracker remains the cornerstone of the Bay Area’s holiday season.

Tchaikovsky’s iconic score, played by the Grammy Award-winning Orchestra, guides us along Clara’s magical journey from her Victorian-era San Francisco home, through the most dazzling onstage blizzard, and onto the stunning Crystal Palace, where we meet the Sugar Plum Fairy and an international cast of characters.

Lighting Designer

James F. Ingalls

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 20, 2026

Perle Noire: Meditations for Joséphine · Barbican Centre

4 - 27 Dec, 2026

Nutcracker · San Francisco Ballet

Past events

9 - 19 Sep, 2026

Black Pearl: meditations for Josephine · Opéra national de Paris

Nov 28 - Dec 28, 2025

George Balanchine's The Nutcracker® · McCaw Hall

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