Joffrey Ballet Sets Stage for Des Moines Arts Festival

The arts are about to overtake downtown Des Moines in grand fashion! Located in the downtown Western Gateway, the 2007 Des Moines Art Festival promises non-stop live music, free dance performances and the work of over 500 visual artists.

And this year, to celebrate it’s tenth anniversary, the Des Moines Arts Festival is pulling out all the stops with a free performance with the world renowned Joffrey Ballet. The outdoor performance is scheduled for Friday, June 29, and made possible by Hancher Auditorium and the University of Iowa.

Although the event starts at 8 p.m., you’ll want to come early. Head for 12th Street, between downtown’s Central Library and the Pappajohn Higher Education Center and bring your blankets and folding chairs for this one-and-a-half-hour performance.

Can’t make the date? Des Moines won’t be the ballet company’s only Iowa stop. This summer,the Joffrey Ballet will present five free performances to mark Hancher’s 35th anniversary season. The tour will include appearances in Council Bluffs, Muscatine, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.

For a complete schedule of the Joffrey Ballet’s Iowa River-to-River tour, visit http://www.hancher.uiowa.edu/hancher35/locations.html

Guest Author: Brenda Friedrich

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