NPR: Tamara Rojo https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=g-s1-121662 en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sat, 16 May 2026 17:02:10 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Tamara Rojo https://www.npr.org/tags/g-s1-121662/tamara-rojo How Tamara Rojo is remaking ballet From championing women choreographers to upending classics, the former Royal Ballet star turned artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet doesn't play it safe. Sat, 16 May 2026 05:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/05/16/nx-s1-5813652/tamara-rojo-san-francisco-ballet-profile-mere-mortals https://www.npr.org/2026/05/16/nx-s1-5813652/tamara-rojo-san-francisco-ballet-profile-mere-mortals Nutcracker, "every time you bring back the same work, less people will come. You are cannibalizing yourself. So that's not really a long-term strategy that you can rely on."'/>

From championing women choreographers to upending classics, the former Royal Ballet star turned artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet doesn't play it safe.

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