Ballet 5:8: The Curious Life of Edgar Allan Poe
Ballet 5:8: The Curious Life of Edgar Allan Poe
Saturday, October 17, 2026
7:30 pm
NHCC | Albuquerque Journal Theatre
Ballet 5:8 presents The Curious Life of Edgar Allan Poe. This haunting original ballet invites audiences inside the imagination of one of America’s greatest writers. As love, loss, obsession, and memory unfold, Poe’s most iconic stories—including “The Raven,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” and “The Masque of the Red Death”—emerge through breathtaking dance, spoken word, and an evocative American score.
Performed without intermission, this 90-minute theatrical experience is as emotionally resonant as it is visually unforgettable.
$50 with a $10 discount for students and seniors.
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Ballet 5:8 is a professional ballet company, dance school, touring company, and public humanities partner. Founded in 2012 by Julianna Rubio Slager and Amy Kozol Sanderson, Ballet 5:8 was created to meet a need: a professional ballet company that reflects the richness of its city, speaks to the soul, and nurtures both excellence and equity. Based in Chicago and the South Suburbs, Ballet 5:8 creates original story ballets, trains the next generation of artists, and brings dance into theaters, schools, libraries, churches, and community spaces.
For more information on Ballet 5:8 please go to their website here:
About Ballet 5:8 | Chicago Ballet Company, Dance School & Original Story Ballets | Ballet 5:8
https://www.ballet58.org/about
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