# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Ballet Idaho’s Westward
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-06:00)
- **Event Description**: Johnny Cash. Ernest Hemingway. George Balanchine. Aaron Copland.

Ballet Idaho opens its 54th season with Westward, a bold and evocative collection of works inspired by the essence and emotional landscape of the American West. Rich with Americana, artistry, and sweeping movement, Westward explores the hopefulness, rugged individuality, ambition, and restless dreaming that shaped the frontier and continues to shape the American imagination today.

The program features:

Square Dance choreographed by George Balanchine
A brilliant fusion of classical ballet and the rhythmic energy of American folk tradition, set to music by Vivaldi and Corelli.

The Man In Black choreographed by James Kudelka
Returning to the Ballet Idaho stage, this powerful contemporary work channels the unmistakable grit, poetry, and soul of Johnny Cash.

Undertow choreographed by Dana Genshaft
Created in partnership with the Hemingway House artist residency in Ketchum, Idaho, Undertow draws inspiration from the life and work of Ernest Hemingway, capturing both the beauty and loneliness of the western landscape.

Appalachian Spring choreographed by Garrett Anderson & Anne Mueller
Ballet Idaho’s celebrated tribute to resilience, optimism, and the enduring promise of new beginnings, set to Aaron Copland’s iconic score.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/boise/ballet-idahos-westward/200030832457433
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Boise
- **state**: ID
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1800 W University Dr, Boise, ID 83706-3020, United States
- **lat**: 43.60235
- **long**: -116.20237
- **full address**: 1800 W University Dr, Boise, ID 83706-3020, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Ballet Idaho’s Westward
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Ballet Idaho s Westward being held?
  - **A:** Ballet Idaho s Westward takes place on Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Sat, 24 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm at 1800 W University Dr, Boise, ID 83706-3020, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Ballet Idaho s Westward?
  - **A:** Ballet Idaho s Westward is organized by Ballet Idaho.

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