SAN FRANCISCO, CA, January 19, 2024—San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet) is pleased to share details of a pre-performance talk and book signing with New York Times-bestselling author Natalie Haynes, author of Pandora’s Jar: Women in the Greek Myths.
Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Pre-Performance Talk: 6:00-6:45pm (on stage)
Book Signing: 6:45-7:15pm (south side of the main lobby)
War Memorial Opera House
Free
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Join SF Ballet in the Opera House on January 31 at 6pm for a free, pre-performance talk and book signing with New York Times-bestselling author Natalie Haynes, whose book Pandora’s Jar: Women in the Greek Myths was one of Artistic Director Tamara Rojo’s influences for the new work Mere Mortals. No performance ticket required to attend the Mere Mortals pre-performance talk and book signing. The pre-performance talk will begin with remarks from Rojo.
The pre-performance talk and book signing is free and open to the public. Patrons wishing to stay to watch Mere Mortals after the talk and book signing must have a valid ticket for the 7:30pm performance.
ABOUT NATALIE HAYNES
Natalie Haynes is a writer and broadcaster and–according to the Washington Post–a rock star mythologist. Her first novel, The Amber Fury, was published to great acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic, as was The Ancient Guide to Modern Life, her previous book. Her second novel, The Children of Jocasta, was published in 2017. Her retelling of the Trojan War, A Thousand Ships, was published in 2019. It was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2020. It has been translated into multiple languages. Her most recent non-fiction book, Pandora’s Jar: Women in the Greek Myth was published in October 2020, and reached number 2 in the New York Times Bestseller chart. Her novel about Medusa, Stone Blind, was published in September 2022. She has spoken on the modern relevance of the classical world on three continents, from Cambridge to Chicago to Auckland. She writes for The Guardian and is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4. Eight series of her show, Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics, have been broadcast on Radio 4; all series are available now on BBC Sounds. She will make series 10 in 2024.
ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO BALLET
San Francisco Ballet is a leading ballet company and trailblazer in dance locally, nationally, and internationally. Performing, commissioning, and collaborating with exceptional artists in dance and across disciplines, SF Ballet balances an innovative focus on new and contemporary choreography with a deeply held dedication to the classics. SF Ballet is a catalyst for the future of ballet by cultivating creativity, bringing dance of the highest caliber to a wide audience, and providing exceptional training opportunities for the next generation of professional dancers in its world-renowned School.
Since its founding in 1933 and as the oldest professional ballet company in the United States, the Ballet has been an innovator in the artform and an originator of beloved cultural traditions, from staging the first American production of Swan Lake to bringing an annual holiday Nutcracker to U.S. audiences.