Ballet Arizona’s annual Ballet Under the Stars performances, presented by the Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation, returns Sept. 19-28 at six Valley locations. For the first time, Ballet Under the Stars expands to Chandler and Peoria with its free public performances. Ballet Under the Stars is the perfect show for the entire family and a great way to introduce ballet to young people for the first time.

This year’s Ballet Under the Stars will include excerpts from both contemporary and classic ballets. Audiences will get to experience the tango-inspired Piazzolla Caldera by celebrated choreographer Paul Taylor, a striking duet from Christopher Wheeldon’s Within the Golden Hour, as well as an excerpt from Ib Andersen’s Swan Lake – which will grace the stage in full later this fall.