Performing Arts Series: BalletX
A mixed-rep program by BalletX, featuring Nicolo Fonte's ballet 'Steep Drop, Euphoric.'
BalletX
Sat. | Feb. 8, 2020 | 8 p.m. | McPherson Auditorium, Goodhart Hall
- BalletX is at capacity with existing sales and reservations. If we have any advance cancellations, those released tickets will be made available when the box office opens at 7pm. We will then begin a wait list for any tickets that we can release due to no-shows or last-minute cancellations on the evening of the performance. We will release those tickets as we are made aware of cancellations and at show-time.
BalletX, Philadelphiaâs premier contemporary ballet company, whose dancers were named âamong Americaâs bestâ by The New York Times, commissions choreographers from around the world to expand the vocabulary of dance for all audiences, forging new works of athleticism, emotion and grace. This mixed-rep program features Nicolo Fonteâs ballet ',' which gained critical acclaim in The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Boston Globe when it premiered in the spring of 2019. Also in the eveningâs program will be Matthew Neenanâs , and two short duets, Caili Quanâs upbeat âFancy Meâ and Amy Seiwertâs pensive âItâs Not a Cry.â With music ranging from Schubert to '70s soul, the program is beautiful, intense, fun, and engaging.
BalletX Master Class
Wed. | Feb. 5, 2020 | 7:10-8:30 p.m. | Pembroke Dance Studio
Tara Keating, Associate Artistic Director of BalletX, will teach sections of the companyâs repertory in a master class open to intermediate and advanced dancers. Campus community members are invited to watch.