Discover the athleticism, strength and versatility of Milwaukee Ballet’s dancers up close in the intimate Pabst Theater for this performance of three abstract works. Salvatore Aiello’s Clowns and Others, set to Sergei Prokofiev’s humorous piano score, features vignettes of 10 clowns portraying human traits such as compassion, grief and wonder. Luc Vanier’s world premiere explores the continued collaboration between the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Milwaukee Ballet through his unique blend of movement and visual imagery. Tim O'Donnell, the choreographer for the award-winning The Games We Play at Genesis, Milwaukee Ballet’s 2009 international choreographic competition, returns to Milwaukee to create a new work.

• Sergei Prokofiev, composer for Clowns and Others
• Music: Prokofiev's 'Visions Fugitives' from Clowns and Others
• Notes on Clowns and Others from the Salvatore Aiello Trust
  
• Maurice Ravel, composer of Boléro, the music featured in Tim O'Donnell's new work
• Video: Andre Rieu's performance of Boléro, the music featured in Tim O'Donnell's new work
• Notes from Tim O'Donnell on his new work, Boléro-Let There Be Light
• Video: Tim O'Donnell explains The Games We Play (2009)
• Video: Tim O'Donnell's The Games We Play (2009) from rehearsal to stage
• Photos: Tim O'Donnell's The Games We Play (2009)
• Rehearsal Blog: Luc Vanier's new work, Sur_Rendered
• Notes from Luc Vanier on Sur_Rendered