ballet nebraska
ballet nebraska has some big news to share! the community is coming together to advance the ballet to the exciting next phase in its development. ballet nebraska becomes american midwest ballet in 2018 - 19. ballet nebraska becomes american midwest ballet in 2018 - 19 take a behind - the - scenes tour [ … ]
ballet nebraska celebrates a longstanding dance - art collaboration with joslyn art museum this summer .
season tickets for ballet nebraska’s mainstage performances are on sale now through sept. 1 .
e are pleased to invite you to join the ballet nebraska guild. the dedicated men and women of the guild support ballet nebraska while enjoying the company of other fine arts supporters .
overturff is the founder of ballet nebraska and has danced with the montgomery ballet and the alabama ballet. she regularly creates new works for her company and has collaborated with opera omaha .
in 2013, ballet nebraska and the nebraska humane society created the “muttcracker” program to promote the adoption of shelter pets. at each of ballet nebraska’s performances of the nutcracker, a shelter dog is a featured guest star in the grand christmas party scene. the muttcracker [ … ]
each season, ballet nebraska choreographs an original work inspired by an individual piece of art or exhibition at the museum .
auditions are also open each season to all interested dance students in the community for ballet nebraska’s annual production of the holiday classic, the nutcracker. students from the community may also be selected for other ballet nebraska professional productions throughout the season .
with hopes of eventually becoming a vero - based company, ballet vero beach is being launched in conjunction with a young company out of omaha, the four - year - old ballet nebraska .
valse - fantaisie is among the featured performances in ballet nebraska’s award winning mixed - repertory production, momentum, set to hit stages this spring .
principal pops conductor ernest richardson has been working on the new show with ballet nebraska artistic director erika overturff and other staff for more than a year. ballet nebraska dancers, choreographed and directed by overturff, will perform while the symphony plays prokofiev' s score. local actor moira mangiameli will narrate .
in addition to free events and performances, ballet nebraska dancers also serve as subjects for children’s art classes and adult professional photography classes presented by the museum .
the iowa great lakes nutcracker and ballet nebraska will present two performances of the nutcracker at the sami bedell center for the performing arts on friday and saturday .
it may be in only its third year, but ballet nebraska’s “the nutcracker” at the orpheum theater feels like the kind of holiday tradition that goes back generations .
ballet nebraska has created a “swan lake” that could rival many from older ballet companies in other cities. here’s hoping they will plan a repeat engagement in the not - too - distant future so more omaha dance fans can see it .
it was the first time professional ballet had been performed on riverside’s main stage since dancers from miami city ballet gave a performance here in 2008 .
allet nebraska offers engaging educational opportunities for young dancers to perform youth roles in its productions. additionally ,
launched last year by schnell, the camp teams students with dance professionals to choreograph and perform works of ballet and modern dance. last year 20 students aged 10 to 18 signed up for the program. among their instructors were the artistic director and ballet master from ballet nebraska. they performed alongside the students at the camp’s end .
student dancers from nebraska, iowa, and minnesota have participated in ballet nebraska productions of the nutcracker, swing swing swing! , momentum (prince igor, cleopatra, sadako, party animals), a midsummer night’s dream, dracula, alice in wonderland, snow white, giselle and swan lake .
is an auxiliary organization and component of ballet nebraska, the region’s professional dance company and the only arts organization of its kind in the area. the purpose of the guild includes the following :
lighting design steven l. williams, “dark play, or stories for boys, ” university of nebraska at omaha
may 25, 2018 — omaha — saying farewell to its former identity as ballet nebraska, the freshly rebranded american midwest ballet is taking important steps this summer. artistic director and ceo erika overturff announced a groundbreaking ceremony is planned for friday, june 1 for the [ … ]
as the region' s only professional ballet company, ballet nebraska produces a full season of dance productions - - including the award - winning momentum, the nutcracker and other classical and contemporary works - - while also providing educational programs and community outreach, both and home and on tour. ballet nebraska’s professional dancers are expressive artists and powerful athletes who hail from around the united states and abroad, making omaha their home while contributing to the cultural vitality of our city, state and region .
this year’s momentum performance comprises six pieces; overturff talked about some of the highlights. “bournonville divertissements, ” was choreographed by august bournenville and staged for ballet nebraska by former new york city principal dancer, nilas martins .
omaha — nov. 14, 2017 — ballet nebraska’s the nutcracker premieres this weekend as the classic ballet officially ushers in the holidays with a lively new russian dance. a special pre - thanksgiving performance at iwcc arts center (sunday, nov. 19 at 2: 00 pm), is followed by [ … ]
the ongoing partnership has spurred both organizations to discover innovative ways to share ballet and visual art .
sunday, june 23 – ballet nebraska dancers performed bacchanale variations at joslyn’s family fun day – a free event offered several times a year by the art museum. each short performance was followed by a 10 minute question and answer session with the dancers .
guild members are recognized with other patrons on the donor list in each program printed for the ballet season .
by evening’s end, more than just flowers (and candy and nutcrackers) had come to life. as people made their way to the lobby, christmas spirits were high, ample evidence that ballet nebraska’s classic approach to this holiday classic was winning indeed .
are all things to expect from ballet nebraska’s annual mixed repertory show, momentum, showing saturday, april 1 at the joslyn art museum and april 8 at the iowa western arts center. momentum is not just one dance, but several performances all in one evening .
along with performing established classical, neo - classical and contemporary ballet repertoire, ballet vero beach intends to add original choreography. it also hopes to bring in national and international dancers and dance companies to perform for the vero audience .
“the pieces created are inspired by artwork in the museum and become part of each season’s momentum, ” overturff says. momentum is ballet nebraska’s award - winning mixed - repertory production featuring a series of original short works in variety of dance styles presented at joslyn’s witherspoon hall .
schnell will continue to run the dance program at riverside while getting ballet vero beach off the ground, he says .
omaha — dec. 18, 2017 — in past years, ballet nebraska’s final performance of the nutcracker at the orpheum would usher in holiday break for our company dancers. this year, the dancers are heading south for the winter — earlier than our usual tour season [ … ]
interested in becoming a student member of our junior / senior repertory ensemble? our ensemble groups are part of an exciting student dance collaboration between ballet nebraska and motion41 dance. students ages 8 and older are invited to audition. all studios are welcome. final auditions will be [ … ]
organizer dawn fisher says a non profit organization was formed to continue to bring the ballet to the iowa great lakes .
ballet nebraska is coming here. we have a non profit corporation e started called iowa great lakes nutcracker, or igln. we fundraise, then do the rehearsals and organize everything, and you know, we have some great sponsors that ensure that this tradition is able to continue .
with ballet nebraska, the symphony has created a new production of
peter and the wolf ,
sergei prokofiev' s 1936 piece that uses instruments to portray characters in a story — a clarinet for a cat, an oboe for the duck and horns for the nasty wolf, for example .
past artistic collaborations include overturff’s contemporary ballet connemara, based on a painting of the same name by artist may stevens, as well as cleopatra, a shorter story ballet created to celebrate the museum’s 2012 exhibit to live forever: egyptian treasures from the brooklyn museum .
“we are grateful to mr. boos for his work with our company, ” says ballet nebraska’s artistic director erika overturff. “learning this brilliant work from someone who trained so closely with mr. balanchine is an honor. ” boos staged choreography on the company and also taught a few classes during the week .
ballet nebraska, the region' s professional dance company, continues it' s fifth anniversary of the beloved holiday ballet the nutcracker at the orpheum theater. though this year the production is featuring a refreshed french scene with a new concept, choreography, and costumes. founder and artistic director erika overturff joins us with leading dancers, katie van der mars and stephen james. katie and stephen will be previewing the costumes for the newly - choreographed french dance .
other highlights included two soaring breakouts: the dance neapolitan performed by marco clemente and rebecca brenner, in wonderful black, white and green polka - dot outfits, and the dance española, featuring jake godek and erika overturff, who is ballet nebraska’s founder and artistic director. they performed carter’s athletic choreography with precision and flair .
for the benefit, “first steps, ” the professional dancers – without students – will perform saturday, august 17. riverside theatre is donating use of the stage as well as personnel. dancers from boston’s prometheus dance, two principal dancers with ballet nebraska, and vero’s camilo rodriguez, a former professional dancer and an instructor at the riverside conservatory, will perform .
it was as a student at school of american ballet (sab) that boos developed an intimate understanding of the connection between music and movement while working extensively with both george balanchine and jerome robbins. after dancing lead roles in balanchine’s symphony in c and robbins’ dances at a gathering as part of the sab workshop, boos was asked to join new york city ballet at the age of 18. boos danced with the famed ballet company for 13 years before launching into the international scene as a guest teacher, initially with the royal danish ballet. boos was entrusted by the george balanchine trust to become a sanctioned répétiteur in 1992. since then, he has staged ballets all over the world, including paris opera ballet, bolshoi, mariinsky, la scala and joffrey, among many others .
a russian folk tale was the basis for the original 1895 “swan lake, ” choreographed by marius petipa and lev ivanov. prince siegfried (ballet nebraska ballet master matthew carter) falls in love with the noblewoman odette (erin alarcón) and plans to marry her, but she is tricked into going with the sorcerer rothbart (sasha york), who turns her into a swan and imprisons her at a hidden lake. siegfried finds her on a hunting expedition, promises not to kill her fellow swans and vows to break the spell by proclaiming his love for her .
it featured a large, well - prepared cast, colorful and ethereal costumes from the milwaukee ballet company with additional designs by deborah overturff, and some standout performances from principal dancers .
an opera, a theater, an art museum, an orchestra, choruses galore – all worthy of cities 10 times this town’s size. but nowhere, among vero beach’s rich cultural offerings, has serious dance been represented. finally, hoping to fill that void, riverside theatre’s director of dance, adam schnell, has formed ballet vero beach, the city’s first fully professional ballet company .
also on the board are elaine may, an attorney and real estate broker; attorney david hancock, board member and legal counsel for vero beach opera; and lisa mclaughlin, a close friend of schnell’s and a longtime lover of ballet .
“it will let us build up the capital to have a studio, to fund a performance space and see where it goes for a couple of years, while vero has access to what the ballet vero beach esthetic is going to be. ”
board members for the ballet company include kelly ward, a long time civic volunteer and assistant to the business banking manager of wells fargo bank locally. her daughter, shanna ward, was a former student of schnell’s and danced professionally in college .
she adds that dozens of local dancers work with the professionals from ballet nebraska to put on the show .
we have 76 local dancers, so that' s the most we' ve ever had in it, it' s pretty exciting. i don' t know about how many are in the company, they usually have about 25 dancers or so, but they bring their principles. their dancers are so patient and so encouraging, they' re really great to work with. this is exactly like their omaha show, this is a big city production .
merican midwest ballet presents three main stage productions each season, performing a broad range of repertory. the company engages notable choreographers from the national dance community and produces new, innovative works by its own artistic staff. our spectacular season 8 features an all - new
may 29, 2018 — omaha — american midwest ballet’s newly redesigned website [ amballet. org ] is scheduled to go live on june 1. artistic director erika overturff says the new site will include profiles of the company’s artists for the 2018 - 19 season. this season’s roster includes 28 [ … ]
schnell’s goal is for a company of at least 20 dancers. “vero is a very affluent town and i can see us having 30 or 40 dancers, ” he says. “my passion is for the classic ballet structure and we need a company big enough to do classical ballets but also contemporary work. ”
“we will perform momentum at witherspoon hall at joslyn art museum on may 1, and again at arts center at iowa western on may 3, ” says overturff. “we will also take balanchine’s magnificent work on tour to florida this january as we perform at ballet vero beach’s production, sixes and sevens. ”
to start a new subscription or to add digital access to your print subscription, click sign up to join subscriber plus .
need help? contact service @ urltoken or call (800) 234 - 6942 .
please support local journalism by becoming a digital subscriber or adding digital to your newspaper subscription .
sorry, this zipcode is not in our deliverable area for this subscription service .
lots of sunshine. high near 95f. winds sw at 5 to 10 mph. .
a clear sky. low near 70f. winds se at 5 to 10 mph .
omaha symphony family series concert will feature a dancing forest, a dancing pond and some dancing ducklings .
peter and the wolf
is the story of a boy who lives with his grandfather in the woods. he accidentally leaves the garden gate open, clearing the way for wolves to pounce on barnyard animals. after a wolf swallows peter' s duck friend, the boy catches the evil creature and makes the animals safe once more .
the production will feature a larger - than - life set by heartland scenic studio and new costumes by travis halsey. the symphony also commissioned garth neustadter to write a new introduction to the piece. he also orchestrated the recent
celtic journey
program for the orchestra .
mangiameli has performed at the blue barn theatre and the omaha community playhouse, among other venues. she is the artistic director for respect, a company that uses theater to teach children and adults how to achieve healthy relationships .
richardson will conduct the program, which will feature the popular instrument petting zoo in the holland center lobby beforehand .
commenting is limited to omaha world - herald subscribers. to sign up, click here .
if you' re already a subscriber and need to activate your access or log in, click here .
please keep it clean, turn off caps lock and don' t threaten anyone. be truthful, nice and proactive. and share with us - we love to hear eyewitness accounts .
omaha. com, omaha, neb. ©2018 bh media group, inc. | terms of use | privacy policy | this website is intended for u. s. residents only .
that’s because the dance company eschews contemporary gimmicks and instead follows a winning formula that choreographers have been using for decades: a classically danced “nutcracker” that focuses on sophisticated grandeur, elegant costumes and whimsical fantasy .
it’s a production that just as easily could have taken place in imperial russia as it did saturday night in omaha, and that’s exactly what made the performance seem so beautifully timeless .
that’s not to say there aren’t surprises. while artistic director erika overturff cleaves to a predictable production, she provides plenty of fresh tweaks, most notably in the waltz of the flowers, and her interpretative flights of fancy enhanced the feeling of magic and wonder that are hallmarks of clara’s yuletide adventure .
clara, of course, is the heroine, the recipient of the eponymous nutcracker bestowed upon her by the mysterious drosselmeyer. she was danced charmingly by taylor neumann, who seemed younger than performers of years past. this proved a nice casting touch. having a preteen in the role gave the evening a more magical feel, much as experiencing christmas through the eyes of a child does .
claire goodwillie reprised her role as the rat queen, dancing the part with menacing relish as she engaged in her ill - fated battle with nutcracker. it was a thrilling scene filled with nicely cute mice and dramatic action .
snow queen katie van der mars presided over a glittering land of snow inhabited by whirling snowflakes and gently swaying branches. matthew carter partnered with her as the snow king, and the two held court with the backing of the opera omaha children’s chorus, which sang in haunting accompaniment to the gracefully twirling dancers .
it was a dreamy sequence, one you knew was successful by how jarring it felt when the house lights suddenly flared for intermission .
the second half featured some of the most famous music and dancing from “the nutcracker, ” including the iconic dance of the sugar plum fairy. performed with beautifully executed pointe work by erin alarcón, the number also showcased impressive work by ryan christopher as her cavalier .
the ethnic dances flew by quickly, with each country seemingly outdoing the last, including the seductive arabian dance, the sweet french praline one and the cossack sequence, with the always impressive sasha york drawing cheers for his explosive dancing. even the north pole numbered among the nations, with santa and his elves delivering a winningly entertaining performance .
the new waltz of the flowers with kelsey schwenker as a graceful dew drop fairy was enchanting, not just because of her pas de deux with carter as a thistle, but also thanks to the intricately crafted costumes created by deborah overturff. her work went a long way toward crafting a beautiful scene distinctive for the grace and gentleness of a magical garden come to life .
sign up for a digital subscription to the world - herald now and get your first month for just 99 cents .
( if you' re the kind of person who * needs * to see a newsletter sample before turning over your email address... fine, click here. )
falconwood park will continue its summer series of drive - in movies this week with “indiana jones and the last crusade, ” which will start thursday night at dusk .
including
glow ,
sharp objects ,
the general
and
justice league .
you’d think after nearly two decades worth of comic book movies, the genre would start to feel a bit tired. and you’d be right !
the winner in our quest for omaha' s best bbq is ...
food prowl: you can find omaha' s best pad thai at ...
food prowl: it' s hot out there. here' s where to go for some of omaha' s best ice cream
enter your email address to subscribe to kvno news and receive a daily digest of news articles by email .
omaha, ne – on today’s episode of “road to omaha, ” kvno’s brandon mcdermott spoke with oral roberts head coach ryan folmar .
html public
- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1. 0 transitional / / en
urltoken
the 2013 - 14 season will feature a work by matthew carter inspired by joslyn’s spring 2014 exhibit poseidon and the sea .
says overturff “our ongoing collaboration with joslyn is an extremely rewarding experience which enhances the opportunities to share our work with the community. ”
matt whipkey, center, won the artist of the year and local album of the year (for
penny park
) awards .
just like at the grammys and the oscars, omaha' s top creative people are honored, too .
at sunday night' s omaha entertainment and arts awards ceremony, omaha' s best and brightest in music, visual arts and performing arts were handed trophies for awards such as album of the year, best new media artist and best performance by a young actor .
nominations were determined by a public vote, and winners were chosen by the oeaa academy made up of artists, industry professionals and journalists .
visual arts: best public art watie white, “you are here” best solo exhibition neil griess, pleated field, wanda d. ewing gallery best 3d artist fredy rincon best 2d artist kim reid kuhn best new media artist nicholas jacobsen best group exhibition art seen, curated by karin campbell, joslyn art museum best 2–person exhibition the subconscious element, reggie leflore & jeff king, wanda d. ewing gallery best emerging visual artist nicholas jacobsen best visual artist mary zicafoose
save my name and email in this browser for the next time i comment .
our office hq: (located at 4855 north a1a) 1. corey' s pharmacy 2. 7 - eleven (south a1a) 3. major real estate offices
1. vero beach book center 2. classic car wash 3. divine animal hospital 4. sunshine furniture
“with the thirst for culture here and the economy turning a corner, they want more, ” says schnell of his hometown of 15 years .
the partnership will continue “until we get off the ground... in two, three or five years, ” says schnell. the company will stage a kick - off benefit performance on riverside theatre’s main stage in august, and follow up in march or april with a “gala weekend” of performances at a venue yet to be finalized .
“i’m going to go up there and rehearse them in various repertoires, and they will come here to perform, ” he says. even with travel and lodging, that plan will reduce overhead, from employment to studio expenses, allowing the company to bank profit from ticket sales .
the inaugural fundraiser will take place on the last weekend of the riverside dance festival, a two - week dance summer intensive for pre - professional dancers .
© 2015 vero beach 32963 media l. l. c. | privacy policy | terms | issue dates | subscribe to 32963 | jobs
omaha – aug. , 28, 2014 – master répétiteur and teacher paul boos was in omaha last week staging valse - fantaisie, a work choreographed by twentieth - century master, george balanchine. set to the music of mikhail glinka, russia’s first national composer, valse - fantaisie features beautiful ballerinas attended by a male dancer, moving together in a whirl of perpetual motion .
performances are friday evening at 7: 30, with a matinee slated for 1: 30 on saturday afternoon at the sami center in spirit lake .
the seven - year - old omaha dance troupe performed the iconic “swan lake, ” set to the luscious music of pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky, at the orpheum theater for an appreciative audience that included more than a few budding ballerinas, dressed in their frilly finest. even tiny girls were mesmerized by the show .
the evil rothbart and his daughter, odile (vivi dimarco), trick siegfried into declaring his love for odile instead, sending the prince into a tailspin and setting up a final confrontation at the lake .
carter, who also choreographed this version based on the original work of petipa and ivanov, is a gifted and expressive dancer, as were his fellow leads. his pas de deux with alarcón after she becomes the white swan was beautiful. dimarco also has a triumph with her solo after odile becomes the black swan, performing pirouette after pirouette to the delight of the crowd. and york was sly and threatening as rothbart, especially when he was wearing one of the show’s most impressive costumes, a sinister - looking collection of black fabric strips .
lighting design by carol wisner and bill van deest enhanced the show’s sometimes dark mood .
betsie covers a little bit of everything for the world - herald' s living section, including theater, religion and anything else that might need attention. phone: 402 - 444 - 1267 .
whenever betsie freeman posts new content, you' ll get an email delivered to your inbox with a link .
email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items .
provide mentoring to young dancers and bring outreach performances to locations such as hospitals and nursing homes .
join our dynamic group of volunteers! register and pay online or print out a membership form to mail with payment .
which hosts several special social, dance and fundraising events throughout the year specifically for our youngest patrons .
all guild members are invited to monthly guild meetings and encouraged to join a committee, if they wish. we typically meet the first thursday evening of most months from august to april .
“it features several different works in an exciting variety of styles, ” overturff said, “so we get to have a showcase for some classical work as well as some new work, stuff that’s in more contemporary style and also a very comedic piece as well, so it’s a great variety for the audience .
“we’ve found that it’s a great introduction to dance for people that maybe haven’t been before and aren’t sure what to expect, because it does have that variety, ” overturff explained. “dance enthusiasts who have been many times also enjoy it because there is so much to see, and you get to see the dancer’s—really their versatility in the show. ”
“while it’s very aerobic, ” overturff explained, “it’s also very charming and stylized, so it should look very easy when you’re watching it. so that has a nice connection as well with the joslyn art museum—we always partner with them for our momentum performances, and this work is being presented in celebration of their european collection. ”
overturff called one of the pieces, “dance sport, ” by harrison maceldowney, a “comedic intersection” of both worlds—two kinds of athleticism that are not always imagined on the same stage .
“ [ maceldowney ] had the idea to—i think he was watching the sporting event on t. v. —something like that and listening to the commentary, kind of like the olympics where people are constantly talking, ‘oh she’s about to try this, ’ and ‘oh look at that happen, ’” overturff said. “he thought wouldn’t that be funny if we did that to dance and kind of took some of those elements of dance and then combined it with some of those features from sports, like the commentators and the instant replays and things like that. ”
momentum will also feature “ella, ” a tribute to jazz singer ella fitzgerald choreographed by overturff .
momentum will show at the joslyn art museum on saturday, april 1, and at the iowa western arts center on april 8. for tickets to the joslyn, go to ticketomaha. com. for more information, visit balletnebraska. org.
ballet nebraska is a professional ballet company located in omaha , nebraska . the company 's season typically consists of three mainstage productions including a full-length fall ballet , the nutcracker , and a mixed-repertory/triple-bill annual spring production entitled momentum . the company also tours regionally and nationally , with yearly performances at ballet vero beach in vero beach , florida . the company 's annual production of momentum , which features a series of shorter ballets that are different each season , is a three-time recipient of the omaha entertainment and arts award ( oeaa ) for best dance production . founder and artistic director erika overturff 's original version of the holiday classic the nutcracker is performed annually at the orpheum theater and on regional tours . the company collaborates with joslyn art museum by creating an original work each season inspired by a current work or exhibition at the museum . other collaborators include opera omaha , omaha symphony orchestra , omaha performing arts and arts center at iowa western . company repertoire includes many full length ballets ranging from classics of the romantic period , such as giselle and swan lake , and neo-classical work such as george balanchine 's valse-fantaisie , to more contemporary works , such as winthrop corey 's dracula , harrison mceldowney 's swing swing swing ! , oscar antunez ' a midsummer night 's dream , and kennet oberly 's alice in wonderland . the company has performed many original shorter ballets choreographed by overturff and other renowned choreographers including , paul boos of the george balanchine trust , peter anastos , jeff satinoff and edward truitt , plus a staging of the 1909 ballet prince igor by former ballerina of the original ballet russe col. de basil , mme. tatiana bechenova . other master works in the company 's repertoire include folkine 's the dying swan ( 2012 , 2014 ) , the pas de trois des odalisques and medora variation from joseph mazilier 's le corsaire ( 2014 , 2017 ) , maurius petipa 's paquita ( 2015 ) , giselle ( 2015 ) , swan lake ( 2016 ) , and george balanchine 's valse-fantaisie ( 2015 ) . 
ballet nebraska is a professional ballet company located in omaha, nebraska. the company's season typically consists of three mainstage productions including a full-length fall ballet, the nutcracker, and a mixed-repertory/triple-bill annual spring production entitled momentum. the company also tours regionally and nationally, with yearly performances at ballet vero beach in vero beach, florida. the company's annual production of momentum, which features a series of shorter ballets that are different each season, is a three-time recipient of the omaha entertainment and arts award (oeaa) for best dance production. founder and artistic director erika overturff's original version of the holiday classic the nutcracker is performed annually at the orpheum theater and on regional tours. the company collaborates with joslyn art museum by creating an original work each season inspired by a current work or exhibition at the museum. other collaborators include opera omaha, omaha symphony orchestra, omaha performing arts and arts center at iowa western. company repertoire includes many full length ballets ranging from classics of the romantic period, such as giselle and swan lake, and neo-classical work such as george balanchine's valse-fantaisie, to more contemporary works, such as winthrop corey's dracula, harrison mceldowney's swing swing swing! , oscar antunez' a midsummer night's dream, and kennet oberly's alice in wonderland. the company has performed many original shorter ballets choreographed by overturff and other renowned choreographers including, paul boos of the george balanchine trust, peter anastos, jeff satinoff and edward truitt, plus a staging of the 1909 ballet prince igor by former ballerina of the original ballet russe col. de basil, mme. tatiana bechenova. other master works in the company's repertoire include folkine's the dying swan (2012, 2014), the pas de trois des odalisques and medora variation from joseph mazilier's le corsaire (2014, 2017), maurius petipa's paquita (2015), giselle (2015), swan lake (2016), and george balanchine's valse-fantaisie (2015).
ballet nebraska is a professional ballet company located in omaha, nebraska. the company's season typically consists of three mainstage productions including a full-length fall ballet, the nutcracker, and a mixed-repertory/triple-bill annual spring production entitled momentum. the company also tours regionally and nationally, with yearly performances at ballet vero beach in vero beach, florida. the company's annual production of momentum, which features a series of shorter ballets that are different each season, is a three-time recipient of the omaha entertainment and arts award (oeaa) for best dance production. founder and artistic director erika overturff's original version of the holiday classic the nutcracker is performed annually at the orpheum theater and on regional tours. the company collaborates with joslyn art museum by creating an original work each season inspired by a current work or exhibition at the museum. other collaborators include opera omaha, omaha symphony orchestra, omaha performing arts and arts center at iowa western. company repertoire includes many full length ballets ranging from classics of the romantic period, such as giselle and swan lake, and neo-classical work such as george balanchine's valse-fantaisie, to more contemporary works, such as winthrop corey's dracula, harrison mceldowney's swing swing swing! , oscar antunez' a midsummer night's dream, and kennet oberly's alice in wonderland. the company has performed many original shorter ballets choreographed by overturff and other renowned choreographers including, paul boos of the george balanchine trust, peter anastos, jeff satinoff and edward truitt, plus a staging of the 1909 ballet prince igor by former ballerina of the original ballet russe col. de basil, mme. tatiana bechenova. other master works in the company's repertoire include folkine's the dying swan (2012, 2014), the pas de trois des odalisques and medora variation from joseph mazilier's le corsaire (2014, 2017), maurius petipa's paquita (2015), giselle (2015), swan lake (2016), and george balanchine's valse-fantaisie (2015).