"“I wanted to be somewhere where the answer is, 'Let's try,' rather than, 'We've never done it this way,'” Rojo told NPR about her decision to move to a city known globally for innovation."
"“Mere Mortals,” was boundary-pushing on a number of fronts. The jagged, earthbound movement, grainy electronic-driven soundtrack and pulsating AI-generated visuals of the hour-long ballet, presented a departure for the company programmatically."
"“This was a huge risk for her. It could have failed.” Ballet can be a pretty conservative artform, with many companies trundling out Swan Lakes, Nutcrackers, and Cinderellas year after year. Every now and again, though, someone like Rojo comes along and truly shakes things up even if that has meant ruffling tutus in the process."
"Rojo's choreographer pick, Aszure Barton, was the first woman ever commissioned to create a full-length work in the San Francisco Ballet's nearly 100-year history in an industry where most new dances are still created by men."
Tamara Rojo became artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet in 2022 and commissioned a major new full-length work focused on AI. Mere Mortals features jagged, earthbound movement, a grainy electronic-driven soundtrack, and pulsating AI-generated visuals, marking a departure from the company’s typical programming. Rojo chose choreographer Aszure Barton, the first woman commissioned to create a full-length work in the company’s nearly 100-year history. The project reflects Rojo’s preference for trying new approaches rather than repeating established ones. The work also represents a significant risk in a conservative art form where many new dances are still created by men.
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