SEASON 7

Performance Schedule
January - December 2025

Ventana Ballet & Austin Camerata present:

Variations on a Love Theme

an evening of love stories shared through music & dance

Featuring musical works by Debussy, Piazzolla, Radiohead, and more.
Choreography by AJ Garcia-Rameau
Musical Direction by Daniel Kopp

When:
2 shows per night:
Friday, February 14th – 6:30pm & 8:30pm Shows
Saturday, February 15th – 5:30pm & 7:30pm Shows
Sunday, February 16th – 3:30pm & 5:30pm Shows
* Doors and Cocktail Lounge open 30minutes prior to the time listed on your ticket

Location:
First Street Studio Theater & Lone Star Light House
701 Tillery St, Austin, TX

Details:
Pre-Show Cocktail Lounge... Guests are invited to join us in the Cocktail Lounge when doors open 30 minutes before show time and to mingle with the artists after the performance. Enjoy signature craft cocktails like the "Love Potion," wine, and jazz music in the beautiful gallery-turned-lounge at Lone Star Light House.

The Show... In the theatre, guest seating is provided as 3 rows in a horseshoe shape around the performance area. This intimate setting provides a unique and immersive experience for every single guest in the room.

New Features This Year...The performance this year features two new love stories, spoken word, and of course, some of the Austin love-story favorites from this annual tradition.

Other Details... Plentiful complimentary onsite parking is available. Doors open 30 minutes prior to the time listed on your ticket. The show run time is approximately 1 hour without an intermission.

Austin Symphony Orchestra Young People’s Concerts presents:

Midsummer in Marfa:
A West Texas Fairy Tale

A Bilingual Multigenre Performance for Children
Featuring Ventana Ballet & Austin Shakespeare

When:
Monday, March 3
Tuesday, March 4
Wednesday, March 5

Where:
Dell Hall at the Long Center for the Performing Arts
701 W Riverside Dr, Austin, TX 78704

About:
In March 2025, we will present the world premiere of “Midsummer in Marfa: A West Texas Fairy Tale,” which weaves together multiple performance genres in unprecedented fashion - including classical symphonic and mariachi music, poetry, theatre, Latin dance and even reggaetón - in a revolutionary, bilingual performance experience for children. Based on the story of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream but with a Tex-Mex twist, this multidimensional performance brings the plot to a new setting: the quiet, desert town of Marfa, TX, 60 miles from the Mexican border and famous for its mysterious “Marfa Lights,” a place where cultures collide, and languages occasionally divide. This program is supported by Women's Symphony League of Austin, Tres Grace Family Foundation, Tejemos Foundation, The Rea Charitable Trust, the Georgia B. Lucas Foundation Fund of the Austin Community Foundation, PNC Bank Foundation, Texas Commission for the Arts, the Mihaylo Foundation, Suzanne Tetzlaff, Eric Tiblier, and others.

For more about ASO Young People’s Concerts, visit:
https://austinsymphony.org/educat.../young-peoples-concerts/

Ventana Ballet & Austin Camerata present:

KALEIDOSCOPE

A colorful & intimate onstage collaboration of music & dance

Each year, a unique offering of brand new works by local choreographers and living composers.
* KALEIDOSCOPE 2025 Choreographers and Composers to be announced very soon. *

When:

Thursday, May 1st
VIP Opening Night Performance & Reception, including Champagne Toast and Artist Talk-Back
7:30pm (pre-show reception begins at 7pm)

Friday, May 2nd & Saturday, May 3rd
Two Performances Each Night
6:30pm & 8:30pm (doors at 6pm & 8pm)

About:
Doors open 30 minutes prior to show time.
Complimentary onsite parking available.
Colorfully themed refreshments provided.
Performance lasts approximately 1 hour.

Where:
KMFA Draylen Mason Studio
41 Navasota St., Austin, Texas 78702

East Side Performing Arts presents:

CTXDF is a week-long celebration of professional dance performance and training in Texas. CTXDF offers a 6-day intensive workshop for professional dancers and pre-professional dancers (separate tracks), culminating with two nights of performances by Texas-based professional dance companies.

When:
June 2-7, 2025
Professional & Pre-Professional Intensive Workshops

Friday, June 6, 2025
Pro Performance, with Pre-Pro Prelude Performances 

Saturday, June 7, 2024
Gala Performance

Where:
East Side Performing Arts
979 Springdale Rd, Austin, TX 78702

About:
Doors open 30 minutes prior to show time.
Complimentary onsite parking available.
Refreshments provided.
Show lasts approximately 1 hour.

Ventana Ballet presents:

Metal Ballet (soon to be named)

A brand new contemporary work, featuring music by metal and hard rock favorites.

Directed by AJ Garcia-Rameau
Co-choreographed by AJ Garcia-Rameau & Ty Graynor of TY&CO

When:
Thursday, September 18
Friday September 19
Saturday, September 20
Thursday, September 25
Friday, September 26
Saturday, September 27
* Performance times TBA *
* Doors open approximately 30 minutes before show time *

Where:
East Side Performing Arts
979 Springdale Rd, Austin, TX 78702

Ventana Ballet presents:

UNDEAD

Trick or Treat? UNDEAD is an immersive, adults-only Halloween show. Encounter the shadows of the night, where only the undead gather. Featuring local professional dance and theater artists. New, spooky surprises this year. BEWARE.

Directed & Choreographed by AJ Garcia-Rameau

When:
October 23-31, 2025
Thu October 23 - 7:00pm
Fri October 24 - 7:00pm
Saturday October 25 - 6:00pm & 8:30pm
Wednesday October 29 - 7:00pm
Thursday October 30 - 7:00pm
Friday October 31 - 6:00pm & 8:30pm
* Pre-show haunts begin at the time listed. *
* Performance begins approximately 30 minutes thereafter. *

Where:
Factory on 5th
3409 E 5th St., Austin, TX 78702

Ventana Ballet & Red Nightfall Dance Theatre present:

The Watchmaker’s Song

An Austin holiday favorite returns. The Watchmaker’s Song is a jazzy & interactive re-imagination of the classic story of the The Nutcracker.

Executive Director & Producer, AJ Garcia-Rameau
Artistic Director & Choreographer, Dorothy O’Shea Overbey

When:
December 11-20, 2025
Thu. Dec. 11th ◈ 7:30pm
Fri. Dec. 12th ◈ 6:30pm & 8:30pm
Sat. Dec. 13th ◈ 6:30pm & 8:30pm
Sun. Dec. 14th ◈ 12pm & 2pm (Kids Interactive Shows)
Thu. Dec. 18th ◈ 7:30pm
Fri. Dec. 19th ◈ 6:30pm & 8:30pm
Sat. Dec. 20th ◈ 6:30pm & 8:30pm

Where:
The Neill Cochran-House Museum
2310 San Gabriel St, Austin, TX 78705