Matthew Neenan
ALL STRAVINSKY (PA Ballet): What about the music?
The Pennsylvania Ballet does their best to ignore their fantastic orchestra
SPRING SERIES 2018 (BalletX): Ballet, according to BalletX
The program showcases the company’s unique character and the strength.
ON EDGE (PA Ballet): Cutting-edge ballet by three striking choreographers
What is normal or abnormal? What is black or white? What is right or wrong? Or are those ideas all meaningless in this chaotic world?
Summer Series 2017 (BalletX): The beauty of human movement
The viewer is left with an uplifting feeling and sense of togetherness
RE/ACTION (Pennsylvania Ballet): Brilliant ballet by divine dancers
The company has gone through drastic changes since last season, some of which may have come with sorrow. Still they never stopped their devotion to ballet and to the Philadelphia art community.
The excitement happens at BalletX’s Premier Party 2017
Cocktails, dinner, and top-class dance.
Winter Series 2017 (BalletX): Exploring and experimenting
In a city cooled by icy air, BalletX heats up the Wilma Theater with a two-week run of Winter Series 2017
SUNSET, O639 HOURS (BalletX): A ballet masterpiece
Like other masterpieces of ballet, SUNSET, O639 HOURS grows by itself and lets the dancers grow.
Ready for the Next Flight: BalletX reprises SUNSET, o639 HOURS
Eri Yoneda interviews the lead dancers of BalletX’s popular contemporary full-length
SUMMER SERIES 2016 (BalletX): Lost in the unreal moment
Philadelphia’s most innovative and thrilling dance company brings yet another spark to the Wilma Theater.
A PROGRAM OF FIRSTS (PA Ballet): Remembering the start-line
It would not be too much to say that this has been one of the most exciting and accomplished seasons in Pennsylvania Ballet’s history.
SPRING SERIES (BalletX): Ten Years On
BalletX has been around for ten years and they have much to celebrate.
BALLETX THE PREMIER PARTY 2016: Creating a deeper human connection through contemporary dance
BalletX celebrated its annual fundraiser on the Top of the Tower, with a 360 degree view of the city of Brotherly Love, .
DON QUIXOTE (PA Ballet): Love and passion, Spanish style
Based on the beloved novel, Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes, DON QUIXOTE has been one of the most popular and challenging ballets for over a century.
WINTER SERIES 2016 (BalletX): Nothing if not innovative
Edgy. Experimental. Eccentric. BalletX is nothing if not innovative. The company didn’t disappoint in the recent, sold-out Winter Series. The pinnacle of the series was Trey McIntyre’s “Big Ones,” a…
PRODIGAL SON (PA Ballet): Ballet forward with Corella
New artistic director Angel Corella was able to take full advantage of works by George Balanchine, Christopher Wheeldon and a premiere from resident choreographer Matthew Neenan, to start to show his retooling of the company.
Fall Series (BalletX): Darkness on the edge of ballet
BalletX’s Fall Series features three disparate dances united by evocative lighting schemes and the genre-stretching beauty of movement which characterizes the company.
Dance-noir edge in Jorma Elo’s BalletX premiere
Finnish choreographer Jorma Elo has been shuttling back and forth to Philly this fall to make ‘Gran Partita’, premierin in BalletXs fall program
BalletX Shines at Art After 5
The performance encapsulated the company’s signature combination of strong technique and quirky choreography.
