San Francisco Ballet and Juliet" (1994); "Giselle" (1999); "Don Quixote", co-staged with former principal dancer and current choreographer in residence Yuri Possokhov (2003); and "Nutcracker" (2004). Tomasson's "Nutcracker", set in San Francisco during the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition, is notable for being the only uniquely San Francisco "Nutcracker". It features sets (including "a backdrop of San Francisco's Victorian houses known as 'painted ladies) and costumes created by, respectively, Michael Yeargan and Martin Pakledinaz, both repeat Tony Award-winning designers. Upon its premiere, "The New York Times" called Tomasson's "Nutcracker" "striking, elegant and beautiful". Today, San Francisco Ballet presents approximately 100 performances each year.
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