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 ...

Ballet Des Moines presents "The Nutcracker" this weekend. The classic holiday show sees a young girl named Clara receive a ...

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 ...

Ballet Des Moines will make The Nutcracker more accessible this year with its first sensory-inclusive performance on Dec. 12. Why it matters: There's "magic" to experiencing a live performance with an ...

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.

This article originally published in December 2021. Portions of it were updated with 2022 information about "The Nutcracker." Even though Tom Mattingly worked on roughly a dozen productions of "The ...