Bluegrass Youth Ballet Presents Alebrijes at the Lexington Opera House on September 25 & 26, 2026
LEXINGTON, KY (August 18, 2026) –– Bluegrass Youth Ballet is excited to bring Alebrijes to the Lexington Opera House on Friday, September 25, and Saturday, September 26. Narrated in English and Spanish, Alebrijes depicts the true story of Pedro Linares, a Mexican cartonista (cardboard craftsman) who becomes ill. While convalescent, Pedro dreams of a forest where the Earth's elements dance and swirl. These earthly elements transform into creatures that frighten Pedro as they shout the word “Alebrijes.” Pedro escapes these creatures through a window, showing how these fantastical creatures got their form, colors, and shapes. Pedro unexpectedly wakes up from his sleep and sees the alebrijes dancing together. With this colorful image in his head, he begins to tell his family about them. He is cured of his illness and later turns the alebrijes into drawings and cardboard figurines. His family members learn to make alebrijes out of cardboard. Pedro’s dream about the alebrijes became one of the most beautiful forms of Mexican folk art.
Tickets are available for purchase now at ticketmaster.com, lexingtonoperahouse.com, or in person at the Central Bank Center Box Office from 12-4 P.M. on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Public Shows
Friday, Sept. 25 at 7 P.M.
Saturday, Sept. 26 at 2 P.M.
Venue Contact:
Megan Garrett | MGarrett@centralbankcenter.com
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About Lexington Opera House
Located in Lexington, Kentucky, the Lexington Center Corporation (LCC) is a not-for-profit 501c3 corporate agency of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government. It was established in 1974 to manage and maintain Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center, the Central Bank Center (formerly Lexington Convention Center), Triangle Park, and the Lexington Opera House. One of the nation’s most storied entertainment destinations, Central Bank Center venues collectively welcome an average of 1.3 million patrons annually.
The Lexington Opera House, built in 1886 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is one of the premier performing arts centers in the region. Since its opening, the Opera House has played host to such famous stage performers as W.C. Fields, The Marx Brothers, Al Jolson, Julie Harris, Steve Martin, Brian Wilson, and Graham Nash. It has undergone two major renovations and remains a cultural destination in downtown Lexington.
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