Finnish choreographer Jorma Elo has been shuttling back and forth to Philly this fall to make ‘Gran Partita’, premierin in BalletXs fall program
View More Dance-noir edge in Jorma Elo’s BalletX premiereTag: Matthew Neenan
BalletX Shines at Art After 5
The performance encapsulated the company’s signature combination of strong technique and quirky choreography.
View More BalletX Shines at Art After 5SUNSET, O639 HOURS (BalletX): Neenan blazes into sunset
With his BalletX summer program SUNSET, O639 HOURS, a long-form narrative ballet, choreographer Matthew Neenan unveiled taps new creative veins, steering clear of all his choreographic safe zones.
View More SUNSET, O639 HOURS (BalletX): Neenan blazes into sunsetThe Happiest Dance Company in Town: BalletX does Pharrell Williams “Happy”
Pharrell Williams’s song “Happy” spawned a slew of tribute videos from across the world, and BalletX has made the quintessential Philly version. The four-minute video…
View More The Happiest Dance Company in Town: BalletX does Pharrell Williams “Happy”BalletX’s Matthew Neenan downshifts for THERE I WAS
Earlier this month BalletX dancers had their pointe shoes ready for a rehearsal for Matthew Neenan’s ballet There I Was. The piece showcases how inventive, within and out of specific pointe shoe classicism, Neenan can be. Even though it is weeks before the opening There I Was looks ready, Neenan only moved around to cue a specific music change, apologizing to the dancers for the pause.
View More BalletX’s Matthew Neenan downshifts for THERE I WAS