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Indianapolis Star
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Indianapolis Star
Dance Kaleidoscope's 2025-26 season will have star choreographers, cutting-edge work
Over its 2025-26 season, Dance Kaleidoscope will perform cutting-edge choreography that uses classical music and modern compositions to explore a plethora of human experiences. Starting in September, Indianapolis' longest-running dance company will bring four shows to the stage that include pieces created by staff and some of today's top talent from around the country. The season will continue with a collaboration with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra that includes music by John Adams, George Gershwin and Philip Glass. And the finale will pair a new work by Dance Kaleidoscope Artistic Director Joshua Blake Carter with live music. Find more information and season tickets on sale now at Single tickets will go on sale at a future date. Sept. 12-14, at Schrott Center for the Arts at Butler University, 610 W. 46th St. Dance Kaleidoscope will perform choreographer Robyn M. Williams' piece about transformation and inner strength. Her work has been at the Kennedy Center, Jacob's Pillow and more iconic venues. Feb. 6-8, 2026, at the Tobias Theater at Newfields, 4000 Michigan Road The company will perform "Train" by Robert Battle, the former artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the resident choreographer at the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Also on the program will be a premiere by the winner of the Jaffee-Hall Emerging Choreographer Award, which is named after two former Dance Kaleidoscope artistic directors. What else is on stage: Plays based on little-known history populate Phoenix Theatre's 2025-26 season April 17-19, 2026, at the Schrott Center for the Arts The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra will join the dance company on a program that includes John Adams' "Shaker Loops" (choregraphed by Carter), George Gershwin's "An American in Paris" (choreographed by Artistic Director Emeritus David Hochoy) and Philip Glass' "Glass Pieces" (choreographed by Rehearsal Director Sean Aaron Carmon). June 26-28, 2026, at the Tobias Theater Using music by composer Jordan Munson, Carter will choreograph "Infinity Engine," a new piece that pairs experimental composition and contemporary dance. This Indy newsletter has the best shows, art and eats
Indianapolis Star
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indianapolis Star
'Zoomies!', 'Ben-Hur' and 'The Chevalier' on Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra's new season
A slate of soloists and world premieres highlight the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra's new season, called "In Motion." Across the fall of 2025 and first half of 2026, the ensemble will invite pianist Gabriela Martinez, guitarist Sharon Isbin, and violinists Tim Fain and Brendon Elliott among others to perform. The season's world premieres will include Michael Shapiro's "Zoomies!" — inspired by dogs and their playful bursts of energy. The ensemble also will continue its tradition of performing a live score to a classic movie with 1925's "Ben-Hur," starring Ramon Novarro and Francis X. Bushman. Unless otherwise noted, all performances are at Butler University's Schrott Center for the Arts, 610 W. 46th St. Find more information and buy season subscriptions now at Packs of two tickets, called duet packs, will go on sale July 1. Single tickets will be on sale Aug. 11. Oct. 18 The ensemble will play the score by Carl Davis live during the silent film screening in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the epic. Nov. 22 Guitarist Sharon Isbin will perform Karen LeFrak's Miami Concerto. Also on the program are Jacques Ibert's Divertissement, Maurice Ravel's "Le Tombeau de Couperin" and Dmitri Shostakovich's Ballet Suite No. 1. Dec. 13 at Indiana Landmarks Center, 1201 Central Ave. The Christmas portion of George Frideric Handel's iconic "Messiah" will again be part of the December concert. Rounding out the program will be Ralph Vaughan Williams' arrangement of "Greensleeves" and Gerald Finzi's "In Terra Pax." Dec. 14 at Indiana Landmarks Center Also returning this season is the sing-along that encourages patrons to join in on the "Messiah" and traditional holiday carols. Jan. 31, 2026 Violinist Tim Fain will join the orchestra, which will perform two world premieres by Shapiro — "Zoomies!" and his Violin Concerto: At the Shore of the Sea. Felix Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11 and The Hebrides Overture are also on the program. March 21, 2026 Pianist Gabriela Martinez will join the ensemble for a concert that includes the world premiere of Stacy Garrop's "Chroma," Aaron Copland's "Three Latin American Sketches," Manuel de Falla's "Nights in the Gardens of Spain" and Louis Moreau Gottschalk's Symphony No. 2. April 17-19, 2026 The ensemble will collaborate with Dance Kaleidoscope for a program that includes John Adams' "Shaker Loops" (choregraphed by Joshua Blake Carter), George Gershwin's "An American in Paris" (choreographed by David Hochoy) and Philip Glass' "Glass Pieces" (choreographed by Sean Aaron Carmon). May 16, 2026, at the Madam Walker Legacy Center, 617 Indiana Ave. Violinist Brendon Elliott will perform in a musical play inspired by the life of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a composer, virtuoso violinist, fencer and military leader. The play, by Bill Barclay, uses live orchestra, costumed actors and solo violin.
