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Val Caniparoli on Leaving San Francisco Ballet to Focus on Choreography—After More Than Five Decades Onstage

by Caitlin Sims | Mar 25, 2026

Caniparoli—costumed as Don Quixote in breeches, a neck scarf and a curled mustache—stands onstage at the center of a crowd, his arms crossed, smiling slightly. The dancers playing Basilio and Kitri hang adoringly on his arms.

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