Ballet INitiative puts a unique twist on the traditional ballet, Coppélia, presenting Coppélia's Magic Toyshop! Join us May 3rd at 7:30pm and May 4th at 2:00pm at the Tobias Theater at Newfields to see the magic unfold!

When her sister Franzi is cursed and turned into a toy by the evil sorceress Coppélia, Swanilda must rely on her wit and courage to infiltrate the enchanted toy shop, filled with beautiful and elegant dolls, warm and cuddly creatures, and exciting, playful figures. In a thrilling battle of brains over magic, Swanilda steals the spellbook that holds the key to breaking the curse and restoring the village’s lost souls. Will she outsmart the sorceress before it’s too late?

Ballet INitiative is a professional dance collective, including multiple styles with roots in ballet, serving the greater Indianapolis area founded in 2020 by five local dancers. With our revitalized performances, such as our feminist 1920s Nutcracker and Happy Hour series, we take the art of ballet and modernize it to reflect today’s social climate and public interests and it make it unique to our name. Ballet INitiative’s main goal is making the typical professional dance workplace a positive, updated, and artist-driven environment. We are a safe space for dancers and artists in need of a home, and collaborate often with other local Indianapolis dancers, musicians, photographers, visual artists, and actors.

• bINnovative: Relying on ballet backgrounds to update the art form for today’s global climate
• bINclusive: Breaking exclusivity by offering performances and opportunities to all in the community regardless of income or class
• bINspired: Joining forces with local artists and organizations to create an artist-driven environment and well-rounded full works