Ballet 314

A children's ballet created to highlight and provide education on the instruments of the orchestra. Choreography and movement is set to different orchestra instruments and paired with classical ballet music. Different segments of the ballet focus on woodwinds, percussion, brass, and strings.

A brand new, narrated take on the holiday tradition with historic ties to St Louis. Ballet 314 brings St Louis' favorite historical event and everyone's most treasured holiday classic together in this first-ever re-telling of The Nutcracker and the World's Fair. Join Clara and her family as they make memories through the sights, sounds, and sweets of the St Louis 1904 World's Fair

“Ragtime encapsulates the human experience in a richly textured and heart wrenching story that will lead you to re-examine the American dream.”

Ballet 314 Artistic Director Robert Poe’s energizing and historically informed production of Ragtime: The American Experience brings a unique re-telling of E.L Doctorow’s epic American novel. Three families from different racial and cultural backgrounds navigate the social change during the turn of the century in New York. We watch them face the impact of racism, police brutality, and domestic abuse while in pursuit of their American Dream.

During its premiere in 2021, Ragtime: The American Experience united local performers from The Big Muddy Dance Company, St Louis Ballet, Ashleyliane Dance Company, as well as Missouri Baptist University and was described as “a relevant and powerful social justice ballet” by attendees. Don’t miss this moving cultural experience.

Join Ballet 314's professional company as they perform “Chocolat.” This ballet, narrated in both Spanish and English is adapted from the book, “Chocolat and The Master (of my heart)” by Doris E. Lugo Ramírez (2020). This book tells two perspectives of the encounter that changed the course of the lives of both a regular runner and animal lover, and the abandoned dog who, among her adventures, howled at the moon for a helping hand. This brand new work is a fun dance of love suitable for adults and children. Following the performance, audience members will even have a chance to dance along with the performers from Ballet 314.

This seasonal mixed bill highlights choreography and storytelling, and will leave the audience ready to join us for performances to come. Selections are paired with Edgar Allen Poe poems read aloud by a professional storyteller, as the story comes to life through the dancers and choreography on stage.