Madison Ballet

Madison Ballet to close season with “Rise,” artistic director W. Earle Smith’s final program with the company

By Rachel Hellwig on March 15, 2018

MADISON, WI — Madison Ballet’s Rise will mark the end of the company’s season and the end of an era as artistic director W. Earle Smith concludes his 19-year career with the organization. The mixed-repertory program will be performed at the Overture Center’s Capitol Theater from March 30-31 and will feature a sampler of Smith’s […]

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Contemporary, classical works and a holiday favorite to fill Madison Ballet’s season

By Rachel Hellwig on September 5, 2017

MADISON, WI — Wisconsin’s Madison Ballet will usher in the 2017-2018 season with a variety of mixed-repertory performances and its annual production of The Nutcracker – a lineup of programming that follows in the vein of last season. Founded in 1981, the company has been under the artistic direction of W. Earle Smith since 1999. The […]

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