Kentucky Ballet Theatre Begins 2025-2026 Performance Season with “Dracula” at the Lexington Opera House on Saturday, October 18 & Sunday, October 19, 2025
WHO: Kentucky Ballet Theatre (KBT), Central Kentucky’s premier professional ballet company, features internationally acclaimed dancers and a flourishing academy dedicated to artistic excellence.
WHAT: Kicking off the season with a spine-chilling original classic, the KBT Professional Company presents “Dracula” at the historic Lexington Opera House. This hauntingly beautiful ballet will transport audiences into the eerie world of Count Dracula. Attendees will enjoy mesmerizing choreography and stunning visuals, along with a vampire love triangle, dancing skeletons, bats, and ingenious stage effects.
WHEN: Performances will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 7:00 PM and Sunday, October 19, 2025, at 2:00 PM.
WHERE: The historic 964-seat Lexington Opera House in the heart of downtown Lexington, Kentucky.
Tickets are available now at Ticketmaster.com, KYBallet.com, LexingtonOperaHouse.com, or in person at the Central Bank Center Box Office from 12-4 P.M. on Wednesdays and Fridays.
KBT Contact:
Office: 859-252-5245
Website: KYBallet.com
Email: admin@kyballet.com
KBT Studio: 740 National Avenue, Suite 170, Lexington, KY 40502
KBT Staff:
Norbe Risco, Artistic Director | nrisco@yahoo.com
Rafaela Risco, Academy Director | rafaelarisco@yahoo.com
Brigid DeVries, President & CEO | devriesbl@windstream.net
Sarah Robinson, Development Director | sarahsrobinson@gmail.com
Jennifer Reed, Office Administrator | admin@kyballet.com
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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