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Review: Ghostly ballerinas moved weightlessly and zombies scared from the aisles at Ballet Des Moines’ season opener

Ballet Des Moines welcomed a crowd of spooky season enthusiasts to Hoyt Sherman Place with their haunting season debut, Ghost Stories. Clearly audiences were ready to celebrate the macabre the week before Halloween, and Ballet Des Moines delivered with a spirited evening of poignant tales told through dance. The ghostly vibes began well before the […]

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Ballet Des Moines’ October show includes the world premiere of a Poe adaptation, dark poetry and a graveyard of ghosts

Stirring the cauldron of creativity, Ballet Des Moines will conjure a captivating evening of dance with its frightfully fantastic Ghost Stories, Oct. 23 and 24. The first official performance of the company’s 2026/27 season after a preview in August, Ghost Stories includes Nevermore, another world premiere from the unbridled imagination of the company’s resident choreographer, […]

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