In 1978, San Francisco Ballet's Michael Smuin-directed production of "Romeo and Juliet" became the first production by a West Coast ballet company, and the first full-length ballet, to be aired by the PBS "Great Performances: Dance in America" television series. Under the direction of Smuin, the ballet's 1981 production of "The Tempest" became the first ballet to be broadcast live (on PBS) from the War Memorial Opera House. Three years later, the 1984 PBS broadcast of the Ballet's performance of "A Song for Dead Warriors" earned Smuin an Emmy.