Swan Lake to Open Ballet Nebraska’s Season Seven

Ballet Nebraska’s (balletnebraska.org/performances) dancers will start work next week on its seventh season of professional dance, which will open October 22 at Omaha’s Orpheum Theater with the iconic classical ballet Swan Lake.

A chance encounter in Omaha’s Old Market inspired a new Spanish dance for The Nutcracker, the family holiday favorite that comes next in the season lineup. The Nutcracker will open with a special pre-Thanksgiving performance November 20 at the Iowa Western Arts Center, followed by performances December 3 and 4 at the Orpheum.

Momentum, Ballet Nebraska’s award-winning mixed repertory program, will round out the season in April 2017. Topping the bill will be Bournonville Divertissements, a compilation of selections by 19th-century master choreographer August Bournonville, staged for Ballet Nebraska by former New York City Ballet principal dancer Nilas Martins. Ballet Nebraska is presenting the work in conjunction with Joslyn Art Museum in celebration of its European collection. Performances of Momentum will be April 1 at Joslyn Art Museum, and April 8 at the Iowa Western Arts Center.

Information about all three productions is available at balletnebraska.org/performances.

Ballet Nebraska is the region’s professional dance company. Season Seven is presented with major support from the Iowa West Foundation, the Fred and Eve Simon Charitable Foundation, and the Richard Brooke Foundation, with additional support from Douglas County, the Nebraska Arts Council, and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.