Hay Rake Ballet by Sarah Butler

Framing everyday farming practices within a classical dance aesthetic, The Hayrake Ballet pays homage to the inherent beauty and craft of small-scale agricultural practices. Visiting choreographer Sarah Butler works with local farmers and community members to orchestrate a coordinated dance performance of farm machinery through the beautiful setting of rural Sauk County. The Hayrake Ballet invites participants and audiences to consider that stewarding this land is a choreographed effort among many, and that a web of nuanced, creative decisions made by many have shaped, and continue to shape, our agri/cultural landscapes.

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Sarah received her BFA in Dance from Cornish College of the Arts and was a founding member of Danielle Agami’s Ate9 Dance Company from 2012 – 2020. Alongside movement, Sarah works in embroidery, poetry, film, wearable structure, photography, voice and song, exploring how the weaving of seemingly separate mediums can result in something surprising and honest.