2011-2012 SEASON
The Wilma Theater
265 S. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA
WINTER TOUR 2012
Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP), New York, NY
BalletX presents Silt
January 7 – 9, 2012
Saturday, January 7, 2012: NYU Jack H. Skirball Center @ 8:00pm, 566 LaGuardia Place (at Washington Square South)
Sunday, January 8, 2012: Alvin Ailey @ 9:30am, 405 W. 55th Street (at 9th Avenue)
Monday, January 9, 2012: New York City Center Studio 4 @ 2:30pm, 130 West 56th Street New York, NY 10019 (Zia Artists/Agents Council Showcase)
Presenters please register at www.focusdance.us
SPRING SERIES 2012: CLASSIC MEETS WHIMSY
“BalletX has segued from an intriguing experiment into a mature local institution with an edge.” – Broad Street Review
World Premiere by Jodie Gates
Former Joffrey and Pennsylvania Ballet Principal Dancer, Jodie Gates, returns to BalletX with an all-new work following her 2009 debut Le Baiser Inėvitable (The Inevitable Kiss). Gates boasts an outstanding body of work, has choreographed for Berlin’s Staatsballett and Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in New York City, and is a recipient of an Altria Fellowship.
Largo by Edwaard Liang
BalletX Premiere 2009
Internationally recognized choreographer Edwaard Liang will revisit Largo set to the music of J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations, inspired by the decorative tableaux Progress of Love by French painter Jean-Honore Fragonard. His choreography is featured on the Kirov Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, and New York City Ballet, among others.
The Last Glass by Matthew Neenan
BalletX Premiere 2010
Critically acclaimed, The Last Glass is a striking and whimsical ballet set to the music of American indie rock band Beirut. Neenan has received numerous awards and public recognition for his choreography from the National Endowment of the Arts, The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through Dance Advance, The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, The Choo San Goh Foundation and The Jerome Robbins NEW Program Fellowship, among others.
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SUMMER SERIES 2012
“Wildly imaginative, totally zonkers, always beautifully performed – this was BalletX at its finest.” – Philadelphia City Paper
World Premiere by Adam Hougland
Award-winning choreographer Adam Hougland returns to BalletX this summer with an all-new work. Hougland has created five critically acclaimed original works for The Louisville Ballet and in 2009 was named Resident Choreographer for Cincinnati Ballet. His piece, Risk of Flight, premiered in the fall of 2007 during BalletX’s first season as Resident Dance Company of The Wilma Theater.
World Premiere by Darrell Grand Moultrie
Darrell Grand Moultrie embarks on his BalletX debut with an exciting world premiere. Moultrie is a recipient of the Princess Grace Choreography Fellowship and, in October 2010, was invited to participate in Sacramento Ballet’s Capital Choreography Competition. His stellar work took home both the judges and audience awards.
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Tickets: General $35, Senior $30, Students $22
To purchase tickets over the phone, call (215) 546-7824, or visit the Wilma Theater Box Office at 265 s. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA.
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