MARIA AND THE MOUSE DEER

Maria and the Mouse Deer is the inaugural work in Ballet Austin’s new series, Fables of the World.

Fables of the World invites youth and families to explore and connect to a myriad of cultures through their tales and fables. With the goal of an imaginative production for youth and families created every two years, the series is a long-term effort to program new works for Ballet Austin TWO that share stories from various cultures, particularly featuring some less-represented, non-Eurocentric perspectives.

The project developed from conversations between Ballet Austin TWO Rehearsal Director and choreographer Alexa Capareda and Ballet Austin Associate Artistic Director Michelle Martin about enriching the ballet tradition (populated with adaptations of such widely-known stories as The Nutcracker or Snow White), with new stories from a much broader cultural context.