After Eden was originally choreographed by John Butler in 1966 for the Harkness Company. It is a Pas De Deux that tells the story of the anguished couple, Adam and Eve after their expulsion from Paradise.  It is neoclassical in style, sometimes performed on Point.

John Butler, a modern dance choreographer, was most known for his amazingly prolific career of innovative dance works such as Carmina Burana and Portrait of Billie. After Eden, his signature 1966 pas de deux to music by Lee Hoiby, takes another look at Adam and Eve after they have left the Garden.