Public Ticket Sale Information

• Limited public ticket sales happened on Friday, February 6th at noon on this website and sold out in five minutes. 

• We only had 260 tickets available for this main sale.

• Only two tickets per purchase were allowed in the ticketing site (to make it fair for everyone who tired to purchase.)

• Sold out shows are noted on the ticketing site. 

• You should have received a confirmation email after you made a purchase. 

• Tickets are non-refundable. 

• Tickets were very limited and sold out fast!

Why Tickets Are Limited & Why We Ask for Your Understanding

We know how deeply our community loves this production. Every year, we hear from many people who want to attend, and it truly means everything to us that this show is so cherished. At the same time, we want to be transparent about why tickets are extremely limited and why, despite our best efforts, we simply cannot accommodate everyone who would like to attend.

This is a community talent production, and our dancers have each invested hundreds of hours rehearsing, creating, and showing up for this work. It is incredibly important to us that each dancer has the opportunity to invite their loved ones to see them perform. To support this, each dancer is given access to purchase two tickets per performance for their family and friends.

The Best Way to Guarantee Your Ticket

The best way to ensure access to tickets is to become a Move the Butte Sponsor at the $500 or $1000 level. 

Sponsorship donations directly support our nonprofit programming and are tax deductable.  Sponsorship benefits include VIP tickets and marketing visibility with our 1,400 local audience members.

Click here to learn more about sponsorship levels and benefits.

The Reality of the Numbers

Theater capacity:
Approximately 355 seats per performance

Number of performances:
4 shows

Participants involved:
Approximately 140 dancers 

Ticket Allocation Per Performance

• 140 dancers × 2 tickets each = 280 tickets reserved for dancers to purchase first for theiloved ones

Seats remaining after dancer tickets:

• 355 total seats − 280 dancer purchase tickets = 75 seats per performance

From those remaining seats, we must also accommodate:

• 10 volunteer staff tickets (essential production staff working each performance)

• 20-50 possible sponsor tickets (supporters whose financial contributions make this production possible)

Public Ticket Availability

While the numbers above reflect our maximum allocations, the reality is that not all dancers choose to purchase their full ticket allotment for every show, and sponsors do not always use all of their tickets each night.  Because of this, a limited number of tickets typically become available for public sale for each performance. While availability varies by night, there will be opportunities for community members to attend.  We are committed to offering these tickets in a fair and transparent way to our community. 

Why We Can’t Add More Shows or Move Venues

We understand the common questions and suggestions, and we want to address them directly:

• Why not move to a larger venue?
  We have explored options with larger seating capacity in Gunnison. However, we have consistently heard that many Crested Butte community members would not attend if the show were moved out of town. Staying in CB allows us to best serve our audience and participants.

• Why not add more than four shows?
  All of the dancers, choreographers, and staff are community members with full-time jobs, families, and other commitments. Producing four shows is already a significant physical and logistical undertaking. Adding additional performances would not be sustainable and would risk burnout for the very people who make this production possible.  At this time, four shows is our absolute maximum capacity.

Ticket Inquiries

We sincerely wish we could offer more tickets. Unfortunately, we do not have any additional options beyond what is outlined above.

• Please do not email or message us directly requesting tickets.
  We do not have extra tickets available, and we do not have the staff capacity to respond to individual ticket requests.

• If tickets become available, they will be released on our ticketing website and made available to everyone equally.

• If you are hoping to find last-minute tickets, we recommend keeping an eye on community channels such as Facebook Marketplace, Instagram, or word of mouth, where individuals may resell tickets they can no longer use.  But be careful of ticket scammers and only buy tickets from someone that you know in our community.  MTB is not responsible for any tickest bought or sold outside of our website. 

Move the Butte Movie showings! 

Can't make the live show? Or maybe you just can't get enough and want to see it again! Join us for special screenings at the Majestic Theatre and the Gunnison Arts Center! These donation-based events feature a high-quality video of the performance. Since many of the dancers attend, it’s a wonderful opportunity to grab some popcorn and watch the show alongside your performer friends and community members!

Movie Showings:
Sunday, March 29th @ 6:30pm - MTB 2026  Movie Showing @ The Majestic Theatre in CB 

• This event is free for 2026 MTB dancers and donation based for community members. 

Saturday, April 4th @ 6:30pm-  MTB 2026 Movie Showing @ The Gunnison Arts Center  in Gunnison

• This event is free for 2026 MTB dancers and donation based for community members. 

• https://www.gunnisonartscenter.org/film-screening-events

In Closing:
We know this can be disappointing, and please trust that this is hard for us too. We are incredibly grateful for the enthusiasm, support, and love this community brings to the show.  Even if you don't get tickets, please join us at the cast party on 2/21 and the movie showingson 3/29 & 4/4! Thank you for understanding, for supporting our dancers, and for helping us continue to create meaningful, community-driven art.