Indianapolis Ballet: Ballets Russes

Indianapolis Ballet: Ballets Russes at Clowes Memorial Hall

Bold choreography and musical invention made the Ballets Russes an artistic turning point. Their legacy still invites reinvention. On March 7, 2027, at 2:00 PM, Clowes Memorial Hall in Indianapolis opens its stage to Ballets Russes, a program built around the artistic legacy associated with that name. This is Indianapolis Ballet and the ISO together, and it asks you to be in the room when movement and music meet. a company premiere. Matthew Neenan's The Firebird is being advertised as new to Indianapolis Ballet, so you would be there for a first. Not a replay of something familiar, but a moment this company has not shared with its home audience before. Sit in that hush before the curtain rises, then say you saw it arrive.

Then comes contrast. George Balanchine's Raymonda Variations shares the program, giving you two named choreographic works to carry out of the theater and talk about over dinner. Which one moved you more? Neenan and Balanchine are the named choreographers, not announced as onstage guests, so the dancing itself takes center stage. And because live orchestral music is part of this collaboration, the score is not background.

This is also the final Indianapolis Ballet/ISO collaboration of the 2026–27 season, a fitting closing chapter for anyone who loves seeing dance and orchestra share one stage. Give the afternoon a purpose and a memory. Reserve your seats for Ballets Russes at Clowes Memorial Hall and make March 7 the matinee you remember.