Both Ballet Des Moines and the Des Moines Gay Men's Chorus have chosen new artistic directors in the past two weeks. Tom Mattingly is coming to the ballet from Madison, Wisconsin, where he was ballet ...

Even though Tom Mattingly worked on roughly a dozen productions of "The Nutcracker," none have quite been like what he's helped create for Ballet Des Moines. No one has. “We're the only professional ...

Ballet Des Moines' upcoming performance tapped in members of the LGBTQ+ community to inspire a show that platforms "queer joy." The world premiere of “Love Letters” is on March 8, described as Ballet ...

INVESTIGATES TAB. GLAD TO HAVE THAT ROAD ALL FINISHED UP. NEW AT FOUR. BALLET DES MOINES IS HELPING MAKE THE ARTS MORE ACCESSIBLE. IT’S LAUNCHING A NEW PROGRAM CALLED BALLET WITHOUT BARRIERS. THE ...

While the eastern half of downtown Des Moines's Kaleidoscope building is destined for the wrecking ball, the western half will get a new lease on life as the home of Ballet Des Moines and other ...

The Ballet Des Moines (BDM) Trainee Program is an immersive experience for aspiring professional dancers aged 18-24, during which dancers take company classes, rehearse, and perform alongside BDM’s ...

23. Those famous notes synonymous with the sounds of the season. Each move carefully choreographed the Nutcracker *** holiday tradition for countless Iowa performers. Nutcracker is Christmas.

Hancher is pirouetting back into live performances — outdoors, masked and socially distanced — in its first collaboration with Ballet Des Moines. Hancher has danced its way across the state before, ...

Des Moines' professional resident ballet company is inaugurating its first full-time ballet school, hoping to attract young, aspiring dancers from around the world. Ballet Des Moines also is preparing ...