NEVERMORE:
Stories of Edgar Allan Poe

CHOREOGRAPHERS: Emmy®-nominated Donna Marisa & Hannah Bontrager, for Ballet Fantastique

ABOUT THE CONCERT:

Dare to enter the darkness. Step into Ballet Fantastique's immersive gothic dance theater experience inspired by the mysterious worlds of Edgar Allan Poe. Haunting music and eerie soundscapes, breathtaking choreography, and theatrical surprises transform beloved tales into a mesmerizing journey through beauty, fear, and imagination. Beautifully eerie and unforgettable, Nevermore is Halloween as only Ballet Fantastique can create it.

Critical acclaim

“beautiful and bizarre, more gothic dance theater than stiff ballet…Never one to disappoint, Ballet Fantastique delights with something of the terrible…” —Eugene Weekly

"I was blown away with the choreography, sets, lighting and music...amazing feats, such precision...Edgar Allan Poe had such a haunting voice. I loved the eeriness. It was one of the best ballets I have ever seen." — R Wright, audience member

"Well done! I really really enjoyed your production very much, so fresh and new...a little bit of everything...exciting and spooky" — Brooke de Rosa, Hollywood composer

The trailer

Nevermore past performances

PAST NEVERMORE SHOWS & TOURS

Hult Center for the Performing Arts — Eugene, OR (Soreng Theater) — Oct 2023 — 97% capacity, 4 shows
Hult Center for the Performing Arts — Eugene, OR (Soreng Theater) — Oct 2019 — world premiere
Wallenstein Theater — Moses Lake, WA — Jan 2027

Presenter info

PREMIERE: Oct 2019
MUSIC: Music: Set to surreal, haunting, otherworldly new arrangements for Ballet Fantastique of YouTube sensations Peter Gundry and Lucas King + dark classics (Rachminoff, Satie)
STORY: Voice of Edgar Allan Poe narrates (played by Alastair Morley Jacques for Ballet Fantastique)
BFAN DANCERS: 10-14
CREW SIZE: 5
OPTIONAL LOCAL YOUTH CAST: Plague victims (up to 15 intermediate-adv or teen/adult dance or theater students)
DURATION: appx 85 mins in two acts* (not including one 20-min intermission)
*varies with selected stories/poems included

NEVERMORE Sample Tech Rider

OPTIONAL ADD-ONS

LIVE MUSIC || LOCAL YOUTH PERFORMERS: Ballet Fantastique’s artistic staff collaborates with local dance studio(s) to integrate area youth in the performance (up to 15 youth performers; see above) || EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT: Artist Q&A or Master Class included with most touring packages. Youthreach concert add-ons also available.