A prolific and popular choreographer, John Butler created works that have been performed by an extraordinary range of ballet and modern dance companies in the United States and across the globe. As a choreographic artist he tackled unconventional subjects and clarified their meanings to make an enormously strong impact on his audiences. Butler ballets broke new ground, codifying subject, structure, kinetics, and theatricality for generations of younger choreographers. For years he was a close collaborator with the composer Gian Carlo Menotti, choreographing many of the impresario’s world premiere operas. His extensive knowledge of art and design led to many associations with prominent avant-garde painters, sculptors, musicians, and writers, such as Alexander Calder, Andy Warhol, Alban Berg, and Ezra Pound. His unique style and choreographic approach has resulted in ballets created on such luminary dancers as Mikhail Baryshnikov, Natalia Makarova, Carla Fracci, and Judith Jamison. His work has been in the repertories of companies all around the United States, ranging from our largest organizations (American Ballet Theatre, San Francisco Ballet, and New York City Ballet) to major regional troupes (such as Ballet West and Houston Ballet) to prestigious smaller companies (like Pennsylvania Ballet and Richmond Ballet). Mr. Butler’s work has also represented the United States abroad in companies ranging from La Scala in Milan to The Australian Ballet and at Spoleto Festival in Italy. Richmond Ballet now holds the rights to all of John Butler’s choreography and can license it worldwide.