by Kyra Laubacher | Mar 7, 2021 | News, Onstage
As the ballet world pushes into spring, companies across the country are adapting to the pandemic by premiering new digital works, wrapping up virtual seasons and engaging in artistic collaborations. Here are a few of the world-premiere digital programs on tap this...
by Maggie Boggs | Jul 16, 2020 | Career, Training
As dancers well know, developing a new skillset takes guts. For so many of us, training begins young and, to our friends’ bafflement, only gets more intensive. (“Wait, what? You’re going to dance class six days a week?”) Yes. Developing your...
by Ellen Dunkel | Feb 5, 2020 | Career, Company Life, Instagram
When Christine Cox and Matthew Neenan were forming BalletX in 2005, they had big dreams: Still dancers with Pennsylvania Ballet, they aspired for their contemporary ballet company to perform at Jacob’s Pillow and Vail Dance Festival. They liked the idea of...
by Madeline Schrock | Dec 19, 2019 | Career, Instagram, Profiles
Slither, slink, undulate, attack. To snakes, these actions are second nature. But seeing them translated onto a skilled dancer, namely BalletX’s Stanley Glover, is thrilling. He certainly fit the bill with his deftly smooth movements in Annabelle Lopez...
by Ellen Dunkel | Jul 7, 2019 | News
The Little Prince is one of the world’s most beloved books, and one every child reads in Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s native Belgium. So when BalletX director Christine Cox hired Ochoa to make a new full-length ballet, the Netherlands-based choreographer...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 4, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. BalletX’s Spring Series Showcases Three Premieres Philadelphia-based troupe BalletX brings three premieres to the stage March 6-17. The company’s Spring Series...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 4, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Dives Into the Roaring ’20s With the World Premiere of “The Great Gatsby” February 8–17 , Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre...
by Marissa DeSantis | Nov 15, 2018 | Profiles, Studio to Street
In and out of the studio, BalletX’s Skyler Lubin pays as much attention to the quality of her clothing as she does the style. “I like brands like Yumiko and Adidas when I’m dancing because they have cute designs, but they hold up well, too,”...