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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
April 11 & 12 • Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center
April 18 & 19 • Orpheum Theater
Feuding fairies and mismatched lovers collide in the Forest of Arden, leading to a busy night of comic confusion and dazzling dance, set to Felix Mendelssohn’s enchanting score. It’s a merry affirmation that with the right kind of magic on your side, true love can conquer all!
Ballet is so much more than a series of steps put to music. It is the dedication to creating something beyond ourselves, the joy of inspiring and training the next generation of dancers, and the warmth of connection with our audiences.
As the official school of American Midwest Ballet, the AMB School offers a comprehensive program for everyone who loves dance. Aspiring professionals, just-for-fun young dancers, and passion-driven adult dancers will find a welcoming home with us!
They’re bringing fresh energy to their new Nutcracker roles
It’s always an exciting Nutcracker moment when dancers make their debuts in new roles. AMB’s Eliza Harden and Mat Lojewski are finding special joy in dancing together as the Dew Drop Fairy and her partner, the Thistle, in the Waltz of the Flowers. Read more…
Workshops bring the Nutcracker experience to more than 700 kids
Nutcracker season got its official kickoff on Thursday, November 6, as AMB dancers fanned out to grade schools across the metro to lead workshops based on the famous holiday ballet, in partnership with Omaha Performing Arts. Read more…
Dancers step out in dazzling designs
When you’re the first ballet company ever granted permission to perform Bob Fosse’s iconic ‘Sing, Sing, Sing’ from DANCIN’, you want everything about the production to be extra-special. AMB costume designer Deborah Overturff has gone all-out to create sizzling period-inspired costumes for the 20-member cast. Read more…
Stories in song inspired this ballet
When Erika Overturff created Appalachian Song, inspiration was close at hand in the region’s distinctive music. “These songs do such a powerful job of storytelling that weaving them together echoes what our lives are like,” she says. Read more…
Revealing the hidden challenge
What’s the hidden challenge behind Ruth, Ricordi Per Due, Gerald Arpino’s beautifully poignant final creation? To answer it, Willy Shives, the man who knows it best, asks dancers: “How are you in a hug? How do you hold your cat? How do you say goodbye to your grandparents?” Read more…
Learning a masterpiece from a master
Sing, Sing, Sing, the showstopper of Bob Fosse’s revolutionary Broadway musical Dancin’, is acknowledged as a crown jewel of Fosse’s distinctive choreographic style. For Momentum, AMB dancers spent two weeks learning the work’s nuances from Broadway star Dylis Croman, a protégé of Fosse muse Ann Reinking and a cast member in the 2023 Broadway revival of Dancin’. Read more…
