Season 2017-18
Our upcoming season features classical favorites, innovative new works, and a world premiere from Michael Pink.
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Milwaukee Ballet
Our dancers will collaborate with partners throughout the city including festivals, outdoor venues, and libraries to create a summer filled with outreach and performances–all for FREE. From Slinger to Wauwatosa and in-between. Find out where will be this summer!
July 7: Ballet Story Time
1 pm at Slinger Community Library
Ballet Story Time:
Ballet Storytime brings books such as “Dogs Don’t Do Ballet” by Anna Kemp or “Ballerino Nate” by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley to life with the help of our Milwaukee Ballet Beat Dancers. We even teach ballet basics featured within the stories.
Free and open to the public
July 11: Ballet Class Watch and Learn
11:30 am at Intercontinental Milwaukee
Ballet Class: Watch and Learn:
Watch our Company Dancers take their daily ballet class.
Free and open to the public
July 13: Ballet Story Time
9:30 am at Wauwatosa Public Library
Ballet Story Time:
Ballet Storytime brings books such as “Dogs Don’t Do Ballet” by Anna Kemp or “Ballerino Nate” by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley to life with the help of our Milwaukee Ballet Beat Dancers. We even teach ballet basics featured within the stories.
Free and open to the public
July 15: Pilates Class & Ballet Class at Bastille Days
9:30 am Wisconsin Athletic Club, Downtown Location, Lobby of the 411 Building
Pilates Class:
Join Company Dancers in a Pilates Class taught by a Wisconsin Athletic Club instructor. Learn how to target your core muscles as you tone and sculpt your body. This classic Pilates Mat class emphasizes precise body alignment, mental focus, and breath work for a refreshing mind/body work out. Also enjoy a free day-pass for the Wisconsin Athletic Club!
Free and open to the public
10 am-3 pm Bastille Days: Mini Ballet Class with Autograph Signing:
Learn the basic ballet positions, French terminology, meet the Dancers and collect their autographs! Bastille Days is in Downtown Milwaukee and centered around Cathedral Square Park.
Mini Ballet Classes are ongoing throughout the day. Free and open to the public
July 18: A Day in the Life Workshop
11 am at Above the Clouds, 510 E Burleigh St., Milwaukee
A Day in the Life Workshop:
Dancers take the audience through their day with a demonstration of ballet class and a pointe and partnering demo. Hear the music used in ballet class, feel a section of Marley flooring, and gain a sense of what the life of a dancer entails with a Q&A.
Free and open to the public
July 19: Action/Reaction Workshop
10 am at Kidz Days at Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
Action/Reaction Workshop:
Action/Reaction is a fun and active workshop where our staff and dancers use games to teach the basics of choreography. We explore dance space and artistic expression.
Free and open to the public
July 21: Dress Rehearsal
6:30 pm at Milwaukee Ballet, Jodi Peck Center, 504 W National Ave
Dress Rehearsal:
Watch the Ballet Beat dancers in rehearsal at the Milwaukee Ballet headquarters.
This performance is now closed for registration.
July 24: Ballet Class: Watch and Learn & Open Rehearsal
12 pm at Peck Pavilion, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
Ballet Class: Watch and Learn:
Watch our Company Dancers take their daily ballet class.
Free and open to the public
1:45 pm at Peck Pavilion, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
Open Rehearsal:
Get a sneak peek behind the curtain. Watch our Dancers rehearse for their upcoming performance.
Free and open to the public
July 25: Ballet Class Watch and Learn & Open Rehearsal
12 pm at Peck Pavilion, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
Ballet Class: Watch and Learn:
Watch our Company Dancers take their daily ballet class.
Free and open to the public
1:45 pm at Peck Pavilion, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts
Open Rehearsal:
Get a sneak peek behind the curtain. Watch our Dancers rehearse for their upcoming performance.
Free and open to the public
July 26: Ballet Class Watch and Learn & Open Rehearsal
July 27: Ballet Fitness Challenge Workshop
1:30 pm Wauwatosa Public Library
Flex those muscles through exercises focused on strength, balance, flexibility, agility, speed, and coordination. This workshop addresses the importance of health and exercise, demonstrating that a dancer’s work is just as demanding as a professional athlete’s–and it’s a lot tougher than it looks.
Free and open to the public
July 27: Ballet Beat Finale at Peck Pavilion
7pm Peck Pavilion at Marcus Center for Performing Arts
From classical to contemporary this performance will feature excerpts from Swan Lake and La Bohème, a new work from Choreographer-in-Residence Petr Zahradnícek and more! You’ll also have the chance to meet the dancers after the show.
Free and open to the public
July 28: Ballet Beat at Emergence Performance
4:30pm and 7:30pm at Sharon Lynne Wilson Center
See our Ballet Beat dancers perform at the showcase for our Summer Intensive Program: Emergence. Emergence is a ticketed event at Sharon Lynne Wilson Center, featuring the students of our Summer Intensive Program, with guest artists, Barry Molina, Lizzie Tripp, Marie Harrison, Lahna Vanderbush and Randy Crespo. Tickets are available at Sharon Lynne Wilson Center Box Office.
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