Recent News
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…
