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SONG OF THE EARTH // SF BALLET PREMIERE “A man and a woman; death takes the man; they both return to her and at the end of the ballet, we find that in death there is the promise of renewal.” Sir Kenneth MacMillan weaves a story of love, loss, and bittersweet death through poetic choreography set to Mahler. MARGUERITE AND ARMAND // SF BALLET PREMIERE Created in 1963 for two of ballet’s superstars, Nureyev and Fonteyn, this passionate tale draws i...