2025-2026 SEASON

Ballet Vero Beach is thrilled to unveil our 2025/2026 Performance Season – a dynamic blend of beloved classics, bold new works, and unforgettable artistry.

Join us for a season that celebrates the beauty of ballet, the spirit of innovation, and the joy of live performance. Whether you’re a longtime supporter or discovering us for the first time, we promise something to move, inspire, and captivate you.

Season Subscriptions are available now – secure your seats early and enjoy exclusive perks.

Single tickets go on sale November 1

Upcoming Events

Young And Cool

May 16, 2025 | 7:00pm
May 17, 2025 | 2:00pm
MCALPIN FINE ARTS CENTER – INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE CAMPUS, FT. PEIRCE

May 23, 2025 | 7:30pm

May 24, 2025 | 2:00pm
RIVERSIDE THEATRE

In a surprise twist, Ballet Vero Beach expands our performance season with the introduction of Program 4: Young and Cool at Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach and the McAlpin Fine Arts Center at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce. This program features French-inspired L’autre Côté du Miroira, a new solo by Camilo A. Rodriguez, the iconic Le Corsaire pas de deux (made famous by May-December dance partners Fonteyn and Nureyev), and Adam Schnell’s Crimson & Clover.

Riverside Dance Festival – L.A. Contemporary Dance Company

August 1 and 2, 2025 | 7:30pm
RIVERSIDE THEATRE

Ballet Vero Beach is thrilled to present, in partnership with Riverside Theatre, the return of L.A. Contemporary Dance Company (LACDC). By bringing together a restlessness of soul and desire for connection, LACDC pushes the boundaries of dance while creating a sense of belonging that results in electrifying performances that are not to be missed.

VBMA Fall Collaboration: Reflections

November 15, 2025
12:00pm and 3:00pm
LEONHARDT AUDITORIUM

Experience an unforgettable performance where movement meets imagery in Reflections, a special program presented in partnership with the Vero Beach Museum of Art. Featuring original choreography inspired by themes of identity and expression found in the Museum’s fall exhibition Double Portraits, this program offers a fresh perspective on the human form through the language of dance. Join us for a captivating interdisciplinary afternoon and witness art come to life.

nutcracker On the Indian River

December 11 and 12, 2025 | 7:30pm
December 13, 2025 | 2:00pm
NOW AT RIVERSIDE THEATRE!

Nutcracker on the Indian River has become a local holiday tradition, and we are thrilled to announce a move to Riverside Theatre this season! From land crabs to manatees and river otters to bougainvillea, our production has become an instant classic that takes all the magic of the stage and uses that magic to both entertain and inspire.

Visit our Nutcracker page for more information about this year’s VIP Add On Experience!

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nutcracker for all

NEW THIS YEAR:
Choose to experience
ACT I, ACT II, or both!

ACT I

December 13, 2025 | 7:00pm
ACT II
December 14, 2025 | 12:00pm
RIVERSIDE THEATRE

Ballet Vero Beach is thrilled to expand our Accessible/FamilyFriendly Series this season with performances at both the VBHS Performing Arts Center AND Riverside Theatre! These extra special, hour-long performances are specifically geared to the needs of the differently abled individuals of our community and also families with young children.

all rodriguez | the trios

January 16, 2026 | 7:30pm
January 17, 2026 | 2:00 and 7:30pm
VBHS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Sometimes neoclassical, often contemporary, and always irreverent, Ballet Master and Principal dancer Camilo A. Rodriguez brings us a program of three contrasting trios that will leave audiences astounded by the breadth and depth of his work. The program includes the neoclassical Tunic and Tutus, the contemporary Sheer Vibration, and the wholly zany While There’s Still Music.

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the four seasons

January 18, 2026 | 2:00pm
VBHS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Ballet Vero Beach is thrilled to expand our Accessible/FamilyFriendly Series this season with performances at both the VBHS Performing Arts Center AND Riverside Theatre! These extra special, hour-long performances are specifically geared to the needs of the differently abled individuals of our community and also families with young children.

VBMA Spring Collaboration: Made In America

February 28, 2026
12:00pm and 3:00pm
LEONHARDT AUDITORIUM

Celebrate the power of American creativity in Made in America, a special performance in collaboration with the Vero Beach Museum of Art inspired by the Museum’s exhibition American Made: Painting and Sculpture from the DeMell Jacobsen Collection. Ballet Vero Beach responds with a series of original dance works that reflect the spirit, resilience, and innovation found throughout more than a century of American art. This performance serves as a living, breathing complement to the visual experience, bringing movement to the themes and stories captured in paint and sculpture. Join us for this extraordinary performance that reimagines American artistry through the transformative lens of dance.

Composer’s Notebook:
David Homan

March 20, 2026 | 7:30pm
March 21, 2026 | 2:00 and 7:30pm
VBHS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Join Ballet Vero Beach in celebrating the musical genius of composer David Homan. Homan has had a long history with BVB, and this exceptional program will feature Ariel Grossman’s sweeping Ori (a BVB signature), the main stage return of the company’s iconic reimagined Firebird, and a world premiere by Artistic Director Adam Schnell: Ribbons. Three arresting works. One prolific composer.

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Firebird

March 22, 2026 | 2:00pm
VBHS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Ballet Vero Beach is thrilled to expand our Accessible/FamilyFriendly Series this season with performances at both the VBHS Performing Arts Center AND Riverside Theatre! These extra special, hour-long performances are specifically geared to the needs of the differently abled individuals of our community and also families with young children.

Allusions and Allegories

April 10, 2026 | 7:30pm
April 11, 2026 | 2:00 and 7:30pm
VBHS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Our company has become known for our ability to tell stories in unexpected ways. In Allusions and Allegories, that skill will be writ large across the stage. This robust program features the main stage debut of And So It Goes by Camilo A. Rodriguez and the return of Yves de Bouteiller’s West Side Story Suite.

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The sleeping princess

April 12, 2026 | 2:00pm
VBHS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Ballet Vero Beach is thrilled to expand our Accessible/FamilyFriendly Series this season with performances at both the VBHS Performing Arts Center AND Riverside Theatre! These extra special, hour-long performances are specifically geared to the needs of the differently abled individuals of our community and also families with young children.

Ballet Under the stars

SAVE THE DATE
APRIL 24, 2026 
AT THE WINDSOR BEACH CLUB!

Our annual end-of-season party to support our education and community initiatives.

Spring flings

May 15, 2026 | 7:00pm
May 16, 2026 | 2:00pm
MCALPIN FINE ARTS CENTER –
INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE CAMPUS
IN FT. PEIRCE

May 22, 2026 | 7:30pm

May 23, 2026 | 2:00 and 7:30pm
RIVERSIDE THEATRE

In a season finale that promises pop, precision, and perpetual motion, Spring Flings (playing both Indian River State College’s McAlpin Fine Arts Center and Riverside Theatre) has something for everyone! George Balanchine’s original version of Valse Fantaisie (1953) makes its company premiere alongside Adam Schnell’s flirty ABBAsolutely (set to the music by the famous Swedish Pop group), and Matthew Lovegood’s lush and windswept Caprice returns after an absence of several seasons.

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Spring Flings

May 24, 2026 | 2:00pm
RIVERSIDE THEATRE

Ballet Vero Beach is thrilled to expand our Accessible/FamilyFriendly Series this season with performances at both the VBHS Performing Arts Center AND Riverside Theatre! These extra special, hour-long performances are specifically geared to the needs of the differently abled individuals of our community and also families with young children.