BALLETX

Programs
Ballet Performance Series and Commissions
PERFORMANCE SERIES AND WORLD PREMIERE COMMISSIONS: BALLETX PRESENTS AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE SEASON FEATURING THREE SERIES AT VARIOUS VENUES THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA, INCLUDING THE WILMA THEATER, THE MANN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, AND THE SUZANNE ROBERTS THEATRE. THE COMPANY'S PRODUCTIONS PRIORITIZE UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE COLLABORATIONS INCLUDING LARGE-SCALE SET PIECES, ORIGINAL MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS, GUEST DANCE AND VISUAL ARTISTS, AND LIVE MUSIC. BALLETX PRESENTED TWO PERFORMANCE SERIES IN THE 2020-2021 SEASON: SPRING SERIES, MAY 24-26 AT GLEN FOERD, FEATURING WORLD PREMIERE BALLETS BY R. COLBY DAMON AND 2021 CHOREOGRAPHIC FELLOW ALIA KACHE; AND SUMMER SERIES, JUNE 24-26 AT THE MANN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, FEATURING WORLD PREMIERE BALLETS BY HOPE BOYKIN, DWIGHT RHODEN, AND MATTHEW NEENAN. PERFORMED AT OUTDOOR VENUES DUE TO THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THESE PERFORMANCES REACHED AUDIENCES IN EXCESS OF 3,000.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesAug 1, 2021 – Jul 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.4MBalletX Beyond
BALLETX BEYOND: BALLETX LAUNCHED ITS DIGITAL, SUBSCRIPTION-BASED STREAMING PLATFORM FOR WORLD PREMIERE DANCE, BALLETX BEYOND, IN 2020, IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. BALLETX BEYOND INTRODUCES THE COMPANY'S WORK TO AN INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE, WHILE BUILDING AN OPEN PLATFORM TO EXPLORE ARTISTIC IDEAS AND VISIONS. IN THE 2020-2021 SEASON, BALLETX COMMISSIONED AND PREMIERED NEW DANCE FILMS BY 15 CHOREOGRAPHERS, INCLUDING: RENA BUTLER, CAILI QUAN, PENNY SAUNDERS, LOUGHLAN PRIOR, ROBBIE FAIRCHILD, MARIANA OLIVEIRA, AMY HALL GARNER, MANUEL VIGNOULLE, STEPHANIE MARTINEZ, GUSTAVO RAMIREZ SANSANO, MADDIE HANSON, FRANCESCA HARPER, TSAI HSI HUNG, NICOLE CARUANA, AND GREGORY DAWSON.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesAug 1, 2021 – Jul 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided––Dance Exchange
DANCE EXCHANGE: DANCE EXCHANGE IS BALLETX'S IN-SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT USES DANCE TO EMPOWER PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN AND STRENGTHEN IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS SELF-CONFIDENCE, FOCUS, TEAMWORK, AND DETERMINATION. THE PROGRAM INTRODUCES THE BASICS OF DANCE TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN A FUN AND STRUCTURED ENVIRONMENT THAT SPARKS CURIOSITY AND CREATIVITY THROUGH MOVEMENT EXERCISES, CHOREOGRAPHY, AND LIVE PERFORMANCE. IN THE 2020-2021 SEASON, DANCE EXCHANGE ENGAGED FOUR DANCE TEACHING ARTISTS AND TWO LIVE MUSICIANS TO WORK WITH OVER 300 3RD AND 4TH GRADE STUDENTS IN 13 CLASSROOMS AT FOUR PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. DANCE EXCHANGE EXPANDS OPPORTUNITIES AND ARTS ACCESS TO THE CHILDREN OF PHILADELPHIA THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT DEVELOP THEIR UNTAPPED POTENTIAL AS BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. NOW ENTERING ITS NINTH YEAR, DANCE EXCHANGE HAS REACHED A GRAND TOTAL IN EXCESS OF 1,800 STUDENTS, AND CONTINUES ITS GROWTH BY INFLUENCING RISING NUMBERS OF STUDENTS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH DANCE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesAug 1, 2021 – Jul 31, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided––
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