Variations on a Love Theme
Looking for a date night idea for your special someone? Join Austin Camerata and Ventana Ballet for a lovely evening of romantic favorites in the intimate setting of East Side Performing Arts (ESPA).
Join us, February 11, 12, 13, and 14, 2026
Ventana Ballet & Austin Camerata hit the stage again together in Variations on Love Theme, but it’s not just another Valentine’s show for love-struck couples. Love is indeed the underscored theme, but everyone knows love presents itself in many non-romantic forms, too. These two local performing arts companies invite guests—singles, couples, and groups alike—to join them as they share six different love stories, drawing inspiration from The 5 Love Languages and The 8 Types of Love.
The evening's performance features eleven enchanting musical works by Debussy, Piazzolla, Radiohead, and more. Austin Camerata’s string quartet will present all works, live and in an immersive setting, just feet away from their guests. Ventana Ballet joins the musicians onstage for six of these pieces to tell six different love stories, through dance: The Love of the Past, The Love of Passion, The Lifelong Love, The Quest for Love, The Forbidden Love, and The Love Triangle.
Daniel Kopp, the Artistic Director of Austin Camerata said, “We have had the great opportunity to collaborate with Ventana Ballet on many different projects before, so when they approached us and asked if we’d be their valentine this year, we couldn’t say no.”
Event Details
Choose from 5 Shows!
Wednesday, February 11th – 6:30pm Doors, 7:30pm Show
Thursday, February 12th – 6:30pm Doors, 7:30pm Show
Friday, February 13th – 6:30pm Doors, 7:30pm Show
Saturday, February 14th – 5:30pm Doors, 6:30pm Show
Saturday, February 14th – 8:00pm Doors, 8:30pm Show
Location
East Side Performing Arts (ESPA)
979 Springdale Rd, Austin, TX 78702
Details
Pre-Show Cocktails... Guests are invited to join us for Signature Cocktails and Jazz Music when the doors open and also after the show with an opportunity to mingle with the artists.
The Show... The performance features several love stories, shared through music, poetry, and dance. The show run time is approximately 1 hour without an intermission.
Tickets
VIP Front Row Seats [Yellow Zone] $50
VIP Bar-Height Stools [Green Zone] $40
General Admission Seats [Blue Zone] $30
Plus Sales Tax & Ticketing Platform Fee
**Visit Eventbrite to see the seat map**
Early Bird Ticket Pricing
Early bird ticket pricing is available from January 12th through 11:59pm CST on January 19th. Use promo code LOVE
Presenting Artists
Producers:
AJ Garcia-Rameau, Excecutive Artistic Director of Ventana Ballet
Daniel Kopp, Artistic Director of Austin Camerata
Assistant Producers:
Navaji David Nava, Assistant Director of Ventana Ballet
Marisa Ishikawa, Austin Camerata
Choreography:
AJ Garcia-Rameau, Executive Artistic Director of Ventana Ballet
Music Direction:
Daniel Kopp, Artistic Director of Austin Camerata
Austin Camerata presenting artists:
To Be Announced
Ventana Ballet presenting artists:
To Be Announced
Big Thanks!
East Side Performing Arts (Rehearsal and Performance Venue Sponsor)
Austin Creative Alliance (Ventana Ballet's 501c3 Nonprofit Fiscal Sponsor)
Austin School of Classical Ballet (Marley Flooring Sponsor)
Miscellaneous Rentals (Green Zone Seating Partner)
Ventana Ballet Crew (Making all the things happen!)
Tito's Handmade Vodka (Bar Sponsor)
ABOUT VENTANA BALLET
Ventana Ballet is a professional dance company based in Austin, TX, specializing in contemporary ballet dance performance. The word ventana, meaning window, embodies the company’s organizational mission and vision, seeking to provide artistically relevant, technically proficient, and publicly accessible dance performance and education opportunities to the community. Ventana Ballet’s mission is to inspire, entertain and educate audiences through disciplined and innovative approaches to presenting next-generation choreographic works. More information about Ventana Ballet can be found on the company website at VentanaBallet.com.