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John Butler's work spans both classical and modern, from Carmina Burana to A Portrait of Billie. The prolific choreographer, who died in 1993, is honored at The Joyce with a retrospective April 10-15. A Dance Magazine awardee in 1964, he created works for dance luminaries Mikhail Baryshnikov and Carmen deLavallade and for American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Paris Opera Ballet, and Dance Theatre of Harlem, to name a few. The tribute, John Butler: An American Master, includes performances by Richmond Ballet, Desmond Richardson, Tai Jimenez, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and Fugate/Bahiri Ballet/NY. See www.joyce.org.