2025–2026 Performance Season
Discover Ballet Fantastique.
Experience immersive theatrical dance theater, brimming with vibrant characters, great music, and bold personality.
Emmy®-nominated Ballet Fantastique is classic stories, reimagined. The talents of a global ensemble featuring actors, dancers, and acrobats blend with a live musical repertoire spanning from Duke Ellington's Nutcracker, to Mozart, to Queen (yes, that Queen)—and beyond.
It’s ballet like never before—and experiences you can’t find anywhere else.
But don’t wait—BFan sells out.
Secure your tickets now—season tickets on sale now.
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ADDITIONAL SEASON SUPPORT
24–25 Hult Center Shows
FALL
thursday–sunday, October 23-26, 2025
soreng theater, hult center—eugene, or
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
live music, custom score: GDréos & Gerry Rempel Ensemble
OCTOBER: Back by popular demand, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is Ballet Fantastique’s wickedly funny dance-theater twist on one of the world’s most iconic ghost stories. Filled with thrills, laughs, and superstitious mischief, your favorite Halloween experience is here.
thanksgiving weekend — Kickstart your holidays!
saturday, November 29 & 30, 2025
silva concert hall, hult center—eugene, or
Christmas in Toyland
DUKE ELLINGTON’S EPIC JAZZ NUTCRACKER, plus other holiday classics!
Your family’s holiday festivities launch in the magical Silva Concert Hall with our retroglam Christmas in Toyland. Playful, heartwarming, visually enchanting, nostalgic and new—it’s your family’s favorite holiday tradition at the Hult Center!
SATURDAY–sunday, february 28 - March 1, 2026
SILVA CONCERT HALL, hult center — eugene, or
Little Mermaid: The 80s Pop Ballet
original arrangements & LIVE MUSIC:
Neon Revival (LA)
WORLD PREMIERE: Ballet Fantastique’s long-awaited Little Mermaid: An 80s Pop Ballet is the latest project from award-winning BFan Choreographer-Producers Donna Marisa and Hannah Bontrager—set to a live, electrifying soundtrack of iconic ’80s hits performed by hip new LA band Neon Revival.
MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND
THURSDAY–sunday, May 7-10, 2026
soreng theater, hult center—eugene, or
As You Like It: A Wild West Ballet
original score & LIVE MUSIC: Grammy®-nominated Juan Luqui with Mauve Robichez
MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND: Saddle up to experience an unforgettable adventure. Ballet Fantastique’s As You Like It: A Wild West Ballet is a bold, high-spirited twist on one of the most classic love stories of all time—with cowboy boots, barroom brawls, and a hoedown finale.
More season events
silvan ridge winery
saturday, aug. 30, 2025 • doors: 5:30pm • live music: 6pm • ballet: 6:30pm
Ballet in the Vineyard
live music, live performances: CINEMATIC DANCE season opener
Join Ballet Fantastique at beautiful Silvan Ridge Winery for a late summer outdoor concert in wine country, featuring LIVE MUSIC and uplifting, site-specific choreography from the international dancers of Ballet Fantastique! Enjoy globally inspired food from Lily Belle Bistro, sip on delicious wine, and experience one-of-a-kind performance as the sun sets behind the rolling hills.
All proceeds benefit Ballet Fantastique’s arts and education programs!
VIP TICKETS or GENERAL ADMISSION
No door sales — tickets sales close day of event at 3pm or when sold out
AQUARIA
A Gala Beneath the Waves
Ballet Fantastique’s 16th annual Gala — MARCH 14, 2026
Downtown athletic club
doors open at 5 O’CLOCK in the evening
Immerse yourself in an oceanic dreamscape at Ballet Fantastique's 16th Annual Gala: Aquaria. Please join us for a captivating evening in support of Ballet Fantastique’s immersive, innovative arts and education work in our city.
Dress Code: Ethereal glam
Table reservations only — contact ashley [at] balletfantastique.org to reserve yours
PC Eddie bruning
OPEN BARRE: OPEN REHEARSAL // art tasting series
25-26 dates coming soon!
Open Barre
CITY CENTER FOR DANCE—eugene, or
The grace of ballet meets the fun of happy hour.
Rehearsal preview of the new art in progress with BFan’s artists, custom taste menu + drinks from a local wine/beer/cider maker (n/a options too)
$30 tickets / Includes tastes menu, drinks, and preview performance from BFan
Complimentary for BFan Season Subscribers with advance ticket reservation
*Subscribers, use the secret code you received via email
RSVP ONLY. FIRST 40 GUESTS.
LOCAL: EUGENE ART HOUSE MOVIE THEATER
INTERNATIONAL: STREAM ON DEMAND ALL DECEMBER + JANUARY
Date coming soon!
BALLET FANTASTIQUE’S EMMY®-NOMINATED
American Christmas Carol: A Ballet Movie
If you had one night to learn the lessons of the past, present, and future — would you take it? Ballet Fantastique Choreographer-Producers Donna Marisa and Hannah Bontrager reimagine the classic Christmas Carol story in iconic post-WWII America — set to a swinging 40’s jazz score from international award-winning vocalist Halie Loren. Watch as Scrooge is visited by the “Ghost of Smokey Joe” and the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. Let us bring the holiday spirit to you! Filmed at iconic locations across Oregon.
artists of ballet fantastique
All Season
POP-UP PERFORMANCES
Ballet Fantastique + the Academy of Ballet Fantastique perform throughout our city + on tour
Watch for Pop Up Performances at:
Kesey Square
Eugene Sunday Streets
Artistic Encounters
Adventure! Children’s Museum
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
Saturday Market
Light Up Downtown
MARKET ALLEY
First Friday Art Walk
National Dance Week events
…and more! Contact info[at]balletfantastique.org to connect about BFan performing for your group or event.