Bluegrass Youth Ballet Presents Mira and The Thieves at the Lexington Opera House on April 3 & 4, 2026
LEXINGTON, KY (March 3, 2026) –– Bluegrass Youth Ballet is excited to bring Mira and The Thieves to the Lexington Opera House on Friday, April 3, and Saturday, April 4. Mira and The Thieves is an original, visually striking ballet set in a world racing toward emptiness. High above the city in a hidden treehouse lives Mira, a quiet, watchful child who notices what others have forgotten. Below her, a once-vibrant community is slowly consumed by the Thieves: elegant yet ominous figures who steal not gold, but time, creativity, and spirit, leaving people efficient, hurried, and hollow.
As the world teeters on the edge of forgetting itself, three luminous guardians appear: Hora, Keeper of Time; Musa, Guardian of Creativity; and Alma, Protector of the Spirit. Together with Mira, they awaken the power of presence. Through play, imagination, and human connection, the city begins to breathe again. The Thieves are not defeated by force, but dissolved through awareness.
At once tender and urgent, Mira and the Thieves is a contemporary fairy tale told through movement, light, and music, inviting audiences of all ages to slow down, look closer, and rediscover what it means to live fully and intentionally. The production carries a timely mental health message, exploring the impact of distraction in the modern world and the restorative power of presence and community connection.
Tickets are available 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.
Media Contacts:
Adalhi Aranda | Adalhi@bluegrassyouthballet.org
Megan Adams | Development@bluegrassyouthballet.org
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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