The final touches are happening on Ballet Austin's Butler Dance Education Center in downtown Austin. Here you see the Armstrong-Connelly Studio which is where the apprentice company will rehearse. The hardwood floor was just installed before I shot this photograph. The rollers you see in the background have a vinyl floor on them which can be put down for certain types of rehearsals and then retracted.
The Ballet Austin staff is moving in and summer Academy classes will start next week.
This 34,000 square foot building will be the first entry in the making of the downtown arts district for Austin. It's the culmination of years of work by a lot of people, the two of us included. Are we happy?? YES!!
A lot of work for beautiful ballet. I'm sure it will be well worth it.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen a ballet floor before so this is a unique experience for me.
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