Inher first season as artistic director at San Francisco Ballet, Tamara Rojo has proven she is a force to be reckoned with — a creative pushing boundaries and heralding an era of firsts. One of these firsts was observed on April 4, with the opening of Dos Mujeres, a double bill featuring a new version of Carmen, and the North American premiere of Broken Wings, a ballet about Frida Kahlo.
Carmen is the second world premiere of a Rojo-produced commission, the first being Mere Mortals, a modern AI-inspired piece that debuted in January and is just now gearing up for an encore.