Nov 19

The World Premiere performance
of Val Caniparoli’s The Brown Forman Nutcracker
and Grand Celebration
December 5, 2009
The Kentucky Center
6:00 pm- Festivities begin with heavy hors d’oeuvres, host bar, and silent auction.
7:30 pm – World Premiere performance of the Brown-Forman Nutcracker
10:00 pm – Continue the celebration and dancing with a champagne toast and party on the Whitney Hall stage with artists of the Company.
Tickets are $150 for the Grand Celebration and Performance.
For more information or to purchase tickets, email info@louisvilleballet.org
or call 583-3150, ext. 231.
Nov 04

The Brown-Forman Nutcracker
It’s that time of year …. join us for our annual Holiday Open House on Friday, November 20th from 6 – 8 pm at our downtown studios – 315 East Main St. This event is free and open to the public.
You’ll get to enjoy a sneak peek of the all-new Brown-Forman Nutcracker (a rehearsal) followed by some delicious holiday treats. Our fantastic Nutcracker Boutique will also be open during the open house so you can pick up gifts for the dance-lover or Nutcracker fan on your shopping list!
Call (502) 583-2623 to reserve your spot today!
Oct 22
Choreographers’ Showcase just one day away. Named one of LEO Weeklies Staff Picks for the Week, don’t miss this chance to see some of the region’s best emerging choreographers premiere new work on the incredible dancers of the Louisville Ballet!
General admission tickets are just $20. Call (502) 584-7777, buy on-line at www.kentuckycenter.org or purchase in person at The Kentucky Center. Tickets will also be sold at the door (if available).
Oct 20
Principal dancer and choreographer Mikelle Bruzina and accomplished musician and composer Ben Sollee have been working for almost a year on the upcoming world premiere of Sansei (which debuts this week-end as part of the Choreographers’ Showcase). These two talented artists, both Lexington folks, have been friends and fans of each other’s work for several years, but this is the first time they’ve gotten to work together on a ballet. Bruzina began developing Sansei after being awarded a Choo-San Goh Award in Choreography. The work on this original score with Sollee represents almost a year of collaboration.
Don’t miss seeing the world premiere of Sansei and hearing Ben Sollee’s incredible new piece of music!

Sollee and Bruzina
Oct 09
October marks National Arts & Humanities Month (NAHM), a nationwide
celebration of culture in America. Join arts-lovers across the country for NAHM
by getting out and enjoying the arts in our region!
You can see incredible, new works of dance in October with the Louisville Ballet and
our annual Choreographers’ Showcase (Oct. 23 & 24)!
Oct 01
Are you a fan of new works? Then join us for our annual Choreographers’ Showcase
on Friday, October 23rd and Saturday, October 24th at the Ballet’s studios
(315 E. Main Street). Don’t miss this intimate first look at thirteen new pieces created
and danced by the artists of the Louisville Ballet. But act fast as space is limited!

Life Rhythms. Choreography by Mikelle Bruzina.
Choreographers’ Showcase encompasses all types of dance from ballet to modern
set to music from classical to pop. This year’s program also features the world
premiere of a one-act ballet, Sansei, by Company Principal Mikelle Bruzina with
original music by Ben Sollee.
Performances will be on Friday at 8 pm and Saturday at 2 pm and 8 pm. All performances will be held at the Louisville Ballet’s studio space, 315 East Main Street.
General admission tickets are $20 and available at The Kentucky Center box office, by phone at (502) 584-7777 or visit
http://kentuckycenter.org/ticketing/tickets/production.aspx?performanceNumber=5580.