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Red and green play key roles in the stunning new Ballet Quad Cities productions, but it’s as far from a Christmas theme as you can get. I had the privilege of seeing the only dress rehearsal of this wonderfully entertaining, mesmerizing double bill – “Dorothy Goes to Oz” and “Snow White” – Friday afternoon at […]

Ballet Quad Cities will present a special double bill for their final performances this season. “Dorothy Goes to Oz,” choreographed by artistic associate Emily Kate Long, and a new “Snow White,” created by artistic director Courtney Lyon, will be danced at Davenport’s Adler Theatre on Saturday, April 13, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. “Dorothy” […]

Read what Ballet Quad Cities dancers told us about life in the local company ahead of their new production opening Friday.

This year’s Ballet Quad Cities “Love Stories” moves to Augustana’s Brunner Theatre Center (3750 7th Ave., Rock Island) for two performances – Feb. 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m. The varied program will kick off with two premieres, with choreography by BQC veterans Emily Kate Long and Domingo Rubio. Then the professional company will bring […]

Ballet Quad Cities will kick off its 27th season this weekend, by returning for its fourth Ballet on the Lawn Sunday, Aug. 27 at the Outing Club, 2109 Brady St., Davenport. The day will start with a new Children’s Day at the Ballet: “Giraffes Can’t Dance.” The fun begins at 11 a.m., with a performance […]

The last performances of Ballet Quad Cities this season — tonight, April 13 and Saturday, April 22 — will be bittersweet for veteran dancers Claire Cordano and Nicholas Bartolotti. After four years here, the friendly, tremendously talented pair plan to retire from dancing regularly and both are moving to New York. Ballet QC will present […]