In the summer of 2022, Ballet Des Moines brought its full professional company of dancers across the state of Iowa, sharing world-class arts and education programming in partnership with the Science Center of Iowa, the NASA Iowa Space Grant Consortium, ISU Extension and Outreach, and 4-H Youth Development. Presented by the Principal Foundation, these free and family friendly tour stops included interactive STEM experiences such as a mobile planetarium, FLEx Virtual Reality experience, and hands-on projects in addition to world-class live performances that explore how the universal languages of music and movement can make abstract concepts more human and accessible.

With experiences tailored to each community and opportunities to meet the artists and scientists behind the program, more than 5,000 Iowans were inspired and empowered by the arts and sciences through Gravity on Tour.