Credit: Courtesy of Ballet San Antonio

To kick off its 2018-2019 season, Ballet San Antonio retells a tale as old as time. Featuring a new prequel to the story choreographed by Bruce Wells, the ballet recounts the unlikely romance between Belle and her Beast in two acts with a series of divertissement, pas de deux and solos that will be sure to captivate fairy-tale fans of all ages.

$35-$114, 7:30pm Fri Oct. 19, 2pm & 7:30pm Sat Oct. 20, 2pm Sun Oct. 21, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle, (210) 404-9641, balletsanantonio.org.

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Kelly Nelson was a digital content editor for the San Antonio Current.