Balletcollective

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BalletCollective
Formation5 January 2010 (2010-01-05)
FounderTroy Schumacher
Founded atNew York City, New York
Websitehttp://balletcollective.com

BalletCollective is a non-profit arts collective based in New York City focused on creating new works through a collaborative process developed by its founder and director Troy Schumacher.[1] Founded in 2010, BalletCollective has produced the work of over 30 artists, as they collaborated to create over a dozen ballet based works, each with new music, choreography, and source art.[2]

2019 Season Contributing Artists[]

  • Troy Schumacher, Artistic Director & Choreographer
  • Gabrielle Lamb, Choreographer
  • Preston Chamblee, Choreographer
  • Judd Greenstein, Composer
  • Paul Moravec, Composer
  • Caleb Burhans, Composer
  • Julianna Barwick, Composer
  • Zaria Forman, Source Artist
  • George Steinmetz, Source Artist
  • Ken Liu, Source Artist
  • Trevor Paglen, Source Artist
  • John Cuff, Lighting Designer
  • Luke Crisell, Creative Director

[3][4]

2019 Season Dancers[]

  • India Bradley
  • Preston Chamblee
  • Emilie Gerrity
  • Mary Thomas MacKinnon
  • Mira Nadon
  • Erica Pereira
  • Davide Riccardo
  • Cainan Weber

[5]

Works[]

Adapted.[6]

Title Year Choreography Music Details
Scorpio Desert 2019 Preston Chamblee Paul Moravec
Faraway Troy Schumacher Judd Greenstein
  • 8 dancers
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Source art: Zaria Forman
Translation 2017 Julianna Barwick
  • 6 dancers
  • Length: 31 minutes
  • Source art: Ken Liu
Orange Gabrielle Lamb Caleb Burhans
Until the Walls Cave In 2016 Troy Schumacher Ellis Ludwig-Leone
  • 7 dancers
  • Length: 26 minutes
  • Source art: James Ramsey
The Answer Judd Greenstein
  • 2 dancers
  • Length: 10 minutes
  • Source art: Carlos Arnaiz
The Last Time This Ended 2015 Mark Dancigers
  • 2 men
  • Length: 8 minutes
  • Source art: Dafy Hagai
Invisible Divide Ellis Ludwig-Leone
  • 7 dancers
  • Length: 25 minutes
  • Source art: Paul Maffi
All That We See 2014
  • 5 dancers
  • Length: 19 minutes
  • Source art: David Salle (painting)
Dear and Blackbirds
The Impulse Wants Company 2013
Warehouse under the Hudson 2012 Nick Jaina, Nathan Langston, Amanda Lawrence, David Moss (arr. Ellis Ludwig-Leone)
  • 7 dancers
  • Length: 30 minutes
  • Multimedia projections by Kevin Draper
Epistasis 2011 Nick Jaina, Nathan Langston, Amanda Lawrence (arr. Ellis Ludwig-Leone)
  • 7 dancers
  • Length: 25 minutes
Progress 2011* Nick Jaina, Nathan Langston, Amanda Lawrence
  • 6 dancers
  • Length: 21 minutes
  • Multimedia projections by Kevin Draper

* First performed in Fremont, MI in 2010.

References[]

  1. ^ Harss, Marina (19 September 2014). "A Dancer's Creative Evolution". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2016-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Artists". BalletCollective. Archived from the original on 25 September 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  4. ^ MacAulay, Alastair (30 October 2014). "Leaping from within, Narratives of a Young Ensemble". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2016-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2016-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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