Indianapolis Ballet: Ballets Russes

Indianapolis Ballet: Ballets Russes at Clowes Memorial Hall

Dance has a way of making old artistic revolutions feel startlingly alive again. Indianapolis Ballet: Ballets Russes arrives at Clowes Memorial Hall in Indianapolis on March 6, 2027, at 7:30 PM, and it puts two named works on one program, side by side. That is a rare chance to feel the contrast for yourself, in a room built for the moment when the lights go down and the music begins.

The headline is The Firebird, in its company premiere by Indianapolis Ballet, choreographed by Matthew Neenan. Being there for a first means being part of the story as it starts. You won't be catching an echo of someone else's night. You'll be in the audience when this company introduces the piece to its home city. Alongside it stands George Balanchine's Raymonda Variations, a second named work that gives the evening its balance. One is new to the company. The other is an established Balanchine piece.

Indianapolis Ballet and the ISO are presenting this program together, with live orchestral music announced for the collaboration. Dancers and musicians share the same evening, and you get to experience both at once. The presenter describes it as the final Indianapolis Ballet/ISO collaboration of the 2026–27 season, so this is the closing chapter of that partnership for the year. Make a night of it. Reserve your seats for Ballets Russes at Clowes Memorial Hall and claim your place at the premiere.