{"id":17026,"date":"2025-10-23T06:16:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T06:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/17026\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T06:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T06:16:11","slug":"get-ready-for-chills-and-thrills-at-ventana-ballets-spine-tingling-undead-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/17026\/","title":{"rendered":"Get ready for chills and thrills at Ventana Ballet’s spine-tingling ‘Undead’ production"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 This Halloween season, it\u2019s not the Monster Mash you\u2019ll be dancing to \u2014 Ventana Ballet<\/a> is back with its spine-tingling, spellbinding production of “UNDEAD”, now in its 7th haunting year.<\/p>\n

Artistic Director A-J Garcia-Rameau joined We Are Austin’s Trevor Scott and Sierra Waggoner to give a sneak peek into the immersive, Halloween-themed dance experience that\u2019s anything but traditional. From vampires to witches and all things eerie, UNDEAD transforms classical ballet into a chilling spectacle of movement and mystery.<\/p>\n

\u201cVentana Ballet is a small contemporary ballet company based here in Austin, Texas, and we\u2019re proud to feature a wide range of local artists. This year\u2019s production of UNDEAD includes dancers from all kinds of backgrounds\u2014ballet, modern, jazz, contemporary\u2014and yes, our favorite drag queen is back, which I\u2019m very excited about!<\/p>\n

Audiences can expect a high-energy, immersive performance set inside a haunted house of dances \u2014 where the dancers are as haunting as the setting. <\/p>\n

The show takes the audience on a journey through the \u2018Undead Woods.\u2019 It begins in a haunted hallway, where guests creep into the space with spooky cocktails in hand. From there, a witch guides you through the performance. We\u2019ve got hand scares, spooks, and some adult humor\u2014it\u2019s definitely an adults-only show!<\/p>\n

We\u2019re bringing in a mix of movement styles, too. Our \u2018bats\u2019 are performing a routine that blends Horton technique and jazz, while the undead brides dance on pointe. Of course, our drag queen has a few surprise acts this year, and we\u2019ve even got a werewolf doing some amazing acrobatic work. The whole production is spooky, beautiful, and unlike anything else you\u2019ll see this Halloween season. We\u2019ve got eight performances coming up, and we can\u2019t wait to share them with Austin.\u201d<\/p>\n

UNDEAD is running for a limited time this Halloween season, and each show promises a unique, up-close experience. With an unconventional format and intimate venue, Ventana Ballet invites audiences to step into the story \u2014 and maybe even be part of the scare.<\/p>\n

And there\u2019s more magic on the horizon. This December, Ventana Ballet is planning a major surprise for the holiday season, promising to bring a new twist to a beloved tradition!<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next? Well, we have a surprise this December\u2014we\u2019re doing something completely new! We\u2019re not doing The Nutcracker. Instead, we\u2019ve created an original holiday show that includes penguins, a witch trying to melt Christmas, and lots of fun, family-friendly moments.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll even have a dedicated kids\u2019 show for audiences ten and under, which will be interactive. Kids will get to make snowflakes and be part of the story. For the main performances, it\u2019s still family-friendly and blends the magic of Disney with the spooky charm of The Nightmare Before Christmas. It\u2019s going to be so much fun!\u201d<\/p>\n

To learn more or grab tickets before they vanish, visit www.ventanaballet.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 This Halloween season, it\u2019s not the Monster Mash you\u2019ll be dancing to \u2014 Ventana Ballet…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17027,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,13382,6569,987,12756,13383,13381,13380],"class_list":["post-17026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-ballet","tag-dance","tag-halloween","tag-immersive","tag-performance","tag-undead","tag-ventana-ballet"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}