NOTHING HOLDS STILL

FEBRUARY 27-28
HOYT SHERMAN PLACE

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Nothing Holds Still will captivate audiences with the restless beauty of constant motion. A meditation on change, time, and the fleeting nature of stillness, this production will highlight a breadth of artistry, including the work of BDM's reinstated Artist in Residence for the 25/26 season.

  • DaYoung Jung, Rehearsal Director for Oklahoma City Ballet and award winning choreographer, will set her first work on the company to an original score by Philip Daniel.

  • Eric Trope will partner with the Belin Quartet for a new work with live music on stage. Trope’s ballet will include artwork from BDM Artist-in-Residence Olivia Valentine, a collaboration with the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation.

  • BDM’s Choreographic Institute winner Cameron Miller will develop a world premiere, sharing his work with audiences for the first time.

WITH WORKS FROM:

  • DaYoung Jung

    BEHIND. BETWEEN. BEYOND.
    WORLD PREMIERE

  • CAMERON MILLER

    BALLET DES MOINES CHOREOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE WINNER
    BOUND. WORLD PREMIERE

  • eric trope

    SHADOW DANCES.
    WORLD PREMIERE

  • Olivia Valentine

    BDM ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GREATER DES MOINES PUBLIC ART FOUNDATION

  • GREATER DES MOINES PUBLIC ART FOUNDATION

    LEARN MORE ABOUT THE GREATER DES MOINES PUBLIC ART FOUNDATION

  • BELIN QUARTET

    LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BELIN QUARTET AND CIVIC MUSIC ASSOCIATION

  • Philip Daniel

    PIANIST AND COMPOSER

ABOUT THE BALLET DES MOINES CHOREOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE

Founded in 2023, The Ballet Des Moines Choreographic Institute is open to all Ballet Des Moines Company Dancers, providing professional artists an opportunity to experience different roles in the studio and develop their choreographic voice and style. At the culmination of the program, one participant from the Institute will be selected to stage their work in Ballet Des Moines’ Winter Contemporary production, Nothing Holds Still.

Last season’s emerging choreographer, Noah Klarck, made his choreographic debut with Orthodoxy in February 2025.