Balanchine: Book Talk

Mon, Feb 9 • 6:00 PM

San Francisco Ballet

About this event

Join us for a special book talk and book signing event with Elizabeth Kendall, author of Balanchine Finds His America: A Tale of Love Lost & Ballet Reborn and Balanchine and the Lost Muse: Revolution and the Making of a Choreographer. The event is scheduled for Monday, February 9, 2026, from 6:00-6:45pm at SF Ballet building, 455 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102. The book signing will follow immediately after the talk.

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