San Francisco Ballet is a ballet company, founded in 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet under the leadership of ballet master Adolph Bolm.
 The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, under the direction of Helgi Tomasson.
 San Francisco Ballet was the first professional ballet company in the United States.
 It is among the world's leading dance companies, presenting more than 100 performances annually, with a repertoire that spans both classical and contemporary ballet.
 Along with American Ballet Theatre and the New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet has been described as part of the "triumvirate of great classical companies defining the American style on the world stage today".
John Clifford, born June 12th is the founder / artistic director of the original Los Angeles Ballet (1974–1985), and the chamber sized touring ensemble, Ballet of Los Angeles (1988–1991) and the creator of “CASABLANCA, THE DANCE” produced by Warner Bros.
 Theatre Ventures, Inc. (which premiered in Beijing, China at the historic "Great Hall of the People" in 2005) and his Los Angeles Dance Theater.
 Before that time,Clifford was a principal dancer and choreographer with George Balanchine’s New York City Ballet, (1966–1974) and guest artist from 1974–1980, and was widely considered to be Balanchine’s protégé (Saturday Review).
 He choreographed his first (of 8) ballets for the NYC Ballet under Balanchine at age 20 thus making him the 2nd youngest choreographer in history ever to be attached to a major company.
 The first was Balanchine himself who was 20 yrs-old when he choreographed his first ballet for Serge Diaghilev's "Ballets Russes."
 During his time with Balanchine, in his early 20's, he also was a guest choreographer with co's ranging from the San Francisco Ballet, to the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, to the Deutsche Oper Ballet in Berlin.
 Clifford's works were also featured in many TV shows and movies, such as "Flashdance," "The Man Who Loved Women," and TV series such as "Dynasty," "Glitter," and other shows produced by Blake Edwards and Aaron Spelling.
Ballet Master (also "Balletmaster", "Ballet Mistress" [increasingly archaic English language use], "Premier Maître de ballet" or "Premier Maître de ballet en Chef") is the term used for an employee of a ballet company who is responsible for the level of competence of the dancers in their company.
 In modern times, ballet masters are generally charged with teaching the daily company ballet class and rehearsing the dancers for both new and established ballets in the company's repertoire.
 The artistic director of a ballet company, whether a male or female, may also be called its ballet master.
 Historic use of gender marking in job titles in ballet (and live theatre) is being supplanted by gender-neutral language job titles regardless of an employee's gender identity or expression (e.g. "Ballet Master" in lieu of "Ballet Mistress", "Wig Master" as an alternative to "Wig Mistress").
The School of American Ballet (SAB) is an American classical ballet school and is the associate school of the New York City Ballet, a ballet company based at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.
 The school trains students from the age of six, with professional vocational ballet training for students aged 11–18.
 Graduates of the school achieve employment with leading ballet companies worldwide, most notably in the United States with New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet.
Studio Maestro is a ballet school in New York City founded in 1995 by Rose Caiola.
 A portion of its students have graduated into ballet companies including American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Washington Ballet, National Ballet of Croatia, Pennsylvania Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, San Francisco Ballet, Ballet de Espana.
RAkU is a ballet made by Yuri Possokhov to music he commissioned from Shinji Eshima for the San Francisco Ballet.
 The première took place on Thursday, 3 February 2011 at the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco.
 Based on the 1950 burning of Kyoto’s Golden Pavilion, the action was moved to an unspecified past era.
David Howard (born David Charles Edwards) (14 June 1937 – 11 August 2013) was an English ballet dancer and teacher, who taught internationally at institutions such as the Royal Ballet, the American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, and the National Ballet of Canada.
 Howard opened his popular eponymous dance studio in New York City, the David Howard School of Ballet (later the David Howard Dance Center) in 1977, before its closure in 1995.
 His dance center welcomed all students including children, adult beginners and professionals from the Broadway musicals and ballet.
 In addition to his teaching, Howard was an expert on the history of the pointe shoe worn by ballet dancers, and a pioneer in their design.
Holly Hynes is an accomplished costume designer with over 250 ballets to her credit, including more than 70 at the New York City Ballet.
 Ms. Hynes' designs are also on view in companies around the world, including American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Kirov Ballet, Royal Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, La Scala Theatre Ballet, Koninklijk Ballet van Vlaanderen, Houston Ballet, BalletMet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Ballet Vancouver, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, American Repertory Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Richmond Ballet, Nashville Ballet, Miami City Ballet, Alberta Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Kansas City Ballet , and the Suzanne Farrell Ballet at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where she serves as the resident costume designer.
California is rich in dance history.
 In classical ballet, California is home to the oldest professional ballet company in the United States.
 The San Francisco Ballet, founded as the San Francisco Opera Ballet in 1933, predates both American Ballet Theater and New York City ballet.
 Barbara Crockett founded the Sacramento Ballet in 1954 and hosted the first festival for the Pacific Western Region of Regional Dance America in 1966.
 In modern dance, Ruth St. Denis established her second school in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles in 1940 while Lester Horton created the Horton Dance Group in 1934, also in Los Angeles.
 Ann Halprin founded the San Francisco Dancers’ Workshop in 1950 and continues to live and work in the San Francisco Bay Area.
 The Bay Area in also home to Alonzo King's Lines Ballet and Oberlin Dance Collective.
The War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco, California is located on the western side of Van Ness Avenue across from the rear facade of City Hall.
 It is part of the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center.
 It has been the home of the San Francisco Opera since opening night in 1932.

Question: On which street in San Fancisco did the RAkU ballet premier?
Answer: Van Ness Avenue