Mission & History

– BalletX is founded by Christine Cox and Matthew Neenan
– Founded the BalletX Board of Directors
– Commissioned 5 World Premieres: Dancepiece by Christine Cox, Yangko by Meredith Rainey, Vibrate by Matthew Neenan, About February by Matthew Neenan, Easy Living by David Fielding

– 1st season as Resident Dance Company of The Wilma Theater, with support from the William Penn Foundation
– Established the BalletX company of dancers
– BalletX logo is created
– Achieved 1st sold-out performances
– Commissioned 3 World Premieres: Scenes View 2 by Jorma Elo, Broke Apart by Matthew Neenan, Die Menschheit by Matthew Neenan

– 1st all-female choreographers show
– Commissioned 7 World Premieres: Risk of Flight by Adam Hougland, M.O.M My Own Memory by Christine Cox, Once Again by Matthew Neenan, Right to Spring by Matthew Neenan, Still@Life by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Union by Helen Pickett, Numb Roads by Christine Cox

- 1st international tours to Seoul, South Korea and Cali, Colombia
- Commissioned 6 World Premieres: Steelworks by Matthew Neenan, Giselle's Room by Zane Booker, Duet from Cali by Matthew Neenan, Largo by Edwaard Liang, The Striped Hat by Christine Cox, Le Baiser Inevitable by Jodie Gates

– Premiered Matthew Neenan’s The Last Glass
– Commissioned 9 World Premieres: They Break by Meredith Rainey, Silt by Alex Ketley, Last of the Year by Matthew Neenan, Carry Me by Myra Bazell, One Word Play by Thang Dao, Hide by Lauren Putty, X or Y by Christine Cox, Journey of the Day by Matthew Prescott, The Last Glass by Matthew Neenan

– 5th Anniversary Season
– Commissioned 5 World Premieres: Beside Myself by Tobin Del Cuore, Proliferation of the Imagination by Matthew Neenan & Rosie Langabeer, a soliloquy among many by Roger C. Jeffrey, Bare by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Castrati by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa

– Premiered 1st full-length ballet, Matthew Neenan’s Proliferation of the Imagination, in collaboration with The Wilma Theater

– Launched annual Summer Intensive pre-professional dance training program, with support from the William Penn Foundation
– Commissioned 5 World Premieres: Jackson Sounds by Matthew Neenan, two ears, one mouth by Loni Landon, Delicate Balance by Jodie Gates, Mashup by Adam Hougland, Differences in Sections by Darrell Grand Moultrie

– Launched eXpand the eXperience, with support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
– 1st tours to Vail Dance Festival and The Joyce Theater
– Premiered Nicolo Fonte’s Beautiful Decay with a multi-generational cast
– Launched The Premier Party, our annual gala
– Commissioned 7 World Premieres: Instant God by Mauro Astolfi, I was at a party and my mind wandered off… by Kate Watson-Wallace, Switch Phase by Matthew Neenan, Instantly Bound by Olivier Wevers, No Sleep by Tobin Del Cuore, Stations of Mercury by Gabrielle Lamb, Beautiful Decay by Nicolo Fonte

– Premiered Matthew Neenan and Rosie Langabeers’s Sunset, o639 Hours
– Launched Dance eXchange, with support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
– Commissioned 6 World Premieres: If the heart runs by Adam Barruch, HeedfulNeedful by Gabrielle Lamb, There I was by Matthew Neenan, Valentine’s Day by Joshua L. Peugh, Head in the Clouds by James Gregg, Sunset, o639 Hours by Matthew Neenan

– Launched The X-Process, with support from Dance/USA Engaging Dance Audiences

– Honored Jeanne B. Fisher and Linda & David Glickstein at The Premier Party

– Commissioned 4 World Premieres: Gran Partita by Jorma Elo, Increasing by Matthew Neenan, Talsikan by Norbert De La Cruz III, When We’re Alone by Adam Hougland

– 10th Anniversary Season
– Launched Pop Up program, with funding from William Penn Foundation
– Launched the Choreographic Fellowship, with funding from the Wyncote Foundation

– Honored David Haas at The Premier Party
– Commissioned 7 World Premieres: Beasts by Nicolo Fonte, Big Ones by Trey McIntyre, One Heartbeat Above One Shadow Below by Yin Yue, Show Me by Matthew Neenan, Time Curves by Kevin O’Day, Identity Without Attribute by Matthew Neenan, Bonzi by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa

– 1st tour of a full-length ballet – Sunset, o639 Hours – to Vail Dance Festival, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, and The Joyce Theater

– Honored Damian Woetzel and Janet & Jim Averill at The Premier Party

– Commissioned 6 World Premieres: The Letter by Jo Stromgren, Credo by Matthew Neenan, On the Mysterious Properties of Light by R. Colby Damon, In between the passing… by Tommie-Waheed Evans, Beautiful Once by Jodie Gates, Let mortal tongues awake by Matthew Neenan

– Launched Choreographic Visionaries, with funding from the Wyncote Foundation

– Honored the Center for World Premiere Choreography at The Premier Party

– Commissioned 5 World Premieres: The Boogeyman by Trey McIntyre, Vivir by Darrell Grand Moultrie, Rock-a-Bye by Penny Saunders, Situated by Matthew Neenan, Requiem by Andrew McNicol

– Opened the Center for World Premiere Choreography

– Premiered Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s The Little Prince
– Honored Leonard Haas and Nick Stuccio at The Premier Party

– Commissioned 7 World Premieres: The Last Lifeboat by Marguerite Donlon, Yonder by Wubkje Kuindersma, Napoleon/Napoleon by Cayetano Soto, Steep Drop, Euphoric by Nicolo Fonte, Off the Canvas by Katarzyna Skarpetowska, Express by Lil Buck, The Little Prince by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa

– 1st tour to the John F. Kennedy Center, presented by Damian Woetzel
– 1st tour to Belgrade Dance Festival, Belgrade, Serbia
– Launched the Dancer Fellowship, with support from the Independence Foundation

– Commissioned 8 World Premieres: Twelve Bells by Matthew Neenan, The Moon by Jo Stromgren, Spark by John McFall, Ungesehen “Sight Unseen” by Gregory Dawson, Graceland by Nicole Caruana, The Under Way by Rena Butler (Dance Film), Ricochet by Penny Saunders (Dance Film), Love Letter by Caili Quan (Dance Film)

– 15th Anniversary Season

– Launched BalletX Beyond, with support from the Wyncote Foundation
– Launched Choreographic Incubator

– Honored Heather Watts and Jane G. Pepper at The Premier Party

– Commissioned 15 World Premieres: To Rend, To Render by Alia Kache, The Bardo of Beautiful Mess by R. Colby Damon. We The People by Dwight Rhoden, Mapping Out A Sky by Matthew Neenan, IN The Distance by Hope Boykin, and Dance Films by Robbie Fairchild, Amy Hall Garner, Mariana Oliveira, Francesca Harper, Tsai Hsi Hung, Manuel Vignoulle, Gustavo Ramirez Sansano, Stephanie Martinez, Maddie Hanson

– Reached 100 World Premieres

– Honored Carole Haas Gravagno and Mark Aronchick at The Premier Party
– Commissioned 10 World Premieres: Deep River by Nicole Caruana, Three’s a Crowd by Zachary Kapeluck, Self Portrait by Tsai Hsi Hung, New Testaments by Tommie-Waheed Evans, Before and Always by Caili Quan, Midnight Circus by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Exalt by Jennifer Archibald, Umoja by Tiler Peck, Honey by Jamar Roberts, Love Parade by Gustavo Ramirez Sansano

– Co-commissioned Nicole Fonte's full-length "Sidd: A Hero's Journey" with Vilar Performing Arts Center and Vail Valley Foundation

– Launched the Choreographic Incubator

– Honored Neal W. Krouse and Mark Elizabeth Warshawer at The Premier Party

– Commissioned 6 World Premieres: Love Letter by Caili Quan, Sacred Impermanence by Darrell Grand Moultrie, Seeds by Gary W. Jeter II, A Long Night by Amy Seiwert, Switching the Groove by Amy Hall Garner, Sidd: A Hero's Journey by Nicolo Fonte

– Launched our annual Festival at Highmark Mann

– Launched an annual performance series in Bryn Mawr, PA

– Honored Catherine M. Cahill and Susan J. Campbell at The Premier Party

– Commissioned 8 World Premieres: Siete by Matthew Neenan, Two People in Love Never Shake Hands by Nicola Wills, Maslow's Peak by Jennifer Archibald, Heroes by Takehiro Ueyama, Got Soul by Natasha Adorlee, Suite No. 46, Op. 1 by Amy Hall Garner, Everything InBetween by Stina Quagebeur, Macaroni by Loughlan Prior

– Launched our annual performance season at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre

– Honored The Zeldin Family Foundation and Patricia D. Wellenbach at The Premier Party

– Commissioned 10 World Premieres: Big Wig by Marguerite Donlon, So Close by Jerard Palazo, A Kelly Christmas by Jared Kelly, Venustas by Lanie Jackson & Peter Weil, I Still Like You Different by Keelan Whitmore, Sacred by Itzkan Barbosa, Figments of Song by Caili Quan, Sojourner by Gregory Dawson, Maslow's Peak [Full-Length] by Jennifer Archibald, Scales on the Wings of a Butterfly by Noelle Kayser

– 20th Anniversary Season

– Honored Eugene Lefevre & Deborah Boardman and Penny Fox at The Premier Party

– Commissioned 10 World Premieres: Resilire by Keelan Whitmore, In the Wake by Christian Denice, May I Cut In? by Lanie Jackson, Reawakening by Itzkan Barbosa, Petrushka by Amy Hall Garner, SQUARES by Matthew Neenan, The Four Seasons Reimagined with choreography by Trey McIntyre, Jamar Roberts, Morgann Runacre-Temple, and Penny Saunders