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Butler Ballet 2009-2010 Season

The Nutcracker

Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 4 and Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 5 and Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, 2 p.m.
Clowes Memorial Hall

A Holiday Family Tradition. Butler Ballet is proud to present The Nutcracker, where children and adults are dazzled and delighted by glorious scenery and costumes, spectacular dancing and magical moments. Twirl with the snowflakes and waltz with the flowers while waiting for the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Nutcracker Prince. Enjoy Tchaikovsky's magnificent score performed by the Butler Ballet Orchestra and the Indianapolis Children's Choir under the direction of Richard Auldon Clark.

Midwinter Dance Festival

Friday, Feb. 12, and Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, at 8 p.m.
Clowes Memorial Hall

Butler Ballet, joining the Jordan College of Fine Arts Mahler artistic collaboration, is proud to present a radiant evening of new works by resident choreographers highlighted by the masterful work Dark Elegies, by Antony Tudor, licensed by the Anthony Tudor Foundation. Choreographed to Kindertotenlieder by Gustav Mahler, join Butler Ballet and experience Tudor's revolutionary fusion of emotion, music and dance.

Swan Lake

Friday, April 16, and Saturday, April 17, 2010, 8 p.m.
Sunday, April 18, 2010, 2 p.m.
Clowes Memorial Hall

Undoubtedly the most popular of all classical ballets, this romantic and tragic story is brought to life by the timeless beauty of the swans, the dark evil of the sorcerer and the eternal triumph of pure love. Come revel in Tchaikovsky's eloquent score performed by the Butler Symphony Orchestra, directed by Richard Auldon Clark, as Butler Ballet performs this unparalleled classic in grand ballet style.