BalletX

Updated
1 Dec 2016

Founded in 2005 by Christine Cox and Matthew Neenan, BalletX unites distinguished choreographers with a company of world-class dancers to "forge new works of athleticism, emotion, and grace." With a focus on presenting world premiere choreography, BalletX has expanded its repertory to include over 60 new works by internationally renowned choreographers, including Trey McIntyre, Nicolo Fonte, Jorma Elo, Olivier Wevers, and more. The company has performed at such venues and festivals as The Joyce Theater, the Vail International Dance Festival, and Jacob's Pillow.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Tania Isaac

Caribbean-American dancer-choreographer Tania Isaac (Pew Fellow, 2011) fuses choreography with personal documentary and social commentary.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Alex Temple

Alex Temple is a musician, composer, and multi-instrumentalist who creates works for voice, electronics, keyboards, and synthesizer.

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Event

Staying Power Exhibition

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Supper, People on the Move at La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival

Choreographer Silvana Cardell's Supper, People on the Move travels to the experimental theater La MaMA in New York City, as part of the 2016 La MaMa Moves! Dance Festival.

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Questions of Practice

Theatricality and Amateurism with Catherine Wood and Jérôme Bel: Part II

In part I of this short, two-part interview between Tate Modern curator Catherine Wood and choreographer Jérôme Bel, they discuss the concept of "amateurism."

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Building Knowledge and Breaking Barriers Exhibition Celebration

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Grants & Grantees

Threads of History: Resurrection of a Textile

Classical Indian dance, performed by the Dancing Monks of Assam, brings to life the stories embedded in an ancient textile from the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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Questions of Practice

Kristy Edmunds Visiting Scholar Interview

Edmunds, executive and artistic director of the Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA, is The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage's first visiting scholar. Paula Marincola, the Center's executive director, spoke with her about the opportunity.

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Event

Alien She: Self-Defense Workshop

As part of its ancillary programming, Vox Populi will hold a self-defense workshop at Philadelphia's First Unitarian Church.

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Grants & Grantees

The Winter's Tale

People's Light & Theatre Company mounted a highly physical production of Shakespeare's play with Guy Hollands of Glasgow's Citizen's Theatre and the National Theatre of Scotland.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Ruth Estévez

Ruth Estévez is a curator, writer, and stage designer. She is currently gallery director and curator of REDCAT at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

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Grants & Grantees

A Fierce Kind of Love: Connecting Communities through Story and Dialogue

A Fierce Kind of Love, a new play about the fight for disability rights, will be part of a series of public programs meant to generate public discussion beyond the disability community.

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Sun & Sea Performances

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GRANTS & GRANTEES

Jennifer Kidwell

Kidwell's poignant, performer-driven theater work addresses the complexities of race and notions of American history with sharp intelligence and wry humor.

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Grants & Grantees

Discovery Grant: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919 in Philadelphia

Integrating contemporary art within the Mütter Museum's approach to medical humanities interpretation, an exhibition plan will be developed to focus on the centennial of Philadelphia's influenza pandemic.

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Billy Dufala

Billy Dufala is the co-founder of RAIR and a Philadelphia-based artist engaged in a variety of creative disciplines, including sculpture, performance, digital media, and drawing.

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News

FF News: Uri Caine, Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib, Sonia Sanchez, and More

This month in Fellows Friday news: Uri Caine receives rave reviews for his Philadelphia Freedom Festival commission, Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib's exhibition at Locks Gallery is a Critics' Pick on Artforum, and much more.

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Event

Grounds That Shout! (And Others Merely Shaking): Public Conversations

Partners for Sacred Places collaborates with Philadelphia Contemporary and Danspace Project to present a series of public conversations for Grounds That Shout! (And Others Merely Shaking).

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Collaborators & Colleagues

Maria Bauman

Maria Bauman is the founder and artistic director of MBDance, which has received Harlem Stage Fund for New Work awards through the Jerome Foundation, among other honors. Bauman served on the Center's Performance panel in 2014 and 2015.

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Event

Black Opry Residency Showcase

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