BalletX, Philadelphia’s internationally acclaimed contemporary ballet company and resident dance company of The Wilma Theater, will present an evening of four works. BalletX Director Christine Cox or Associate Director Tara Keating will teach classes and workshops. Award-winning composer and BalletX collaborator Rosie Langabeer will lead a discussion about music and dance collaboration for students, faculty, and the community.
The students will learn choreography from the company's active repertoire of works. For intermediate students.
Tara Keating
Associate Artistic Director, BalletX
TaraKeating began her training at the age of seven at the Pioneer ValleyBallet in Northampton, Massachusetts. She then attended the JuilliardSchool, under the direction of Benjamin Harkarvy, where she received aBFA in dance. While there, she was awarded the Jerome L. GreeneFellowship and the Most Outstanding Dance Major award from the NationalDance Association. She has danced professionally with American RepertoryBallet, "Tharp!" and as a soloist with the Pennsylvania Ballet.Throughout her career she has originated roles in world premieres bysuch renowned choreographers as Jorma Elo, Jodie Gates, Annabelle LopezOchoa, Trey McIntyre, Matthew Neenan, Helen Pickett, Septime Webre, andChristopher Wheeldon, among others.
In 2005, she became a foundingmember of BalletX, and danced in nearly every performance until herretirement in 2012. She has staged numerous ballets on BalletX, and hasset Neenan's work on Pennsylvania Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, OregonBallet Theatre, Nevada Ballet Theatre, SUNY at Purchase College andBucknell University. Tara was the Producing Director in 2006 and 2007for Shut Up and Dance, an annual benefit for MANNA, created bythe Dancers of Pennsylvania Ballet. She was also the recipient of a 2002City Paper Choice Award. She is on faculty at The University of theArts, Philadelphia Dance Academy and is a guest teacher at variousschools in the region. Tara served as BalletX's Artistic Coordinator andBallet Mistress from 2011 to 2013, and was named Associate ArtisticDirector in February 2014.
BalletX, Philadelphia’s internationallyacclaimed contemporary ballet company and resident dance company of TheWilma Theater, will present an evening of four works on January 29 in the LPAC Pearson-Hall Theatre at 8PM. An additional lecture with BalletX's collaborator, Rosie Langabeer, will take place on January 28. For more information, go towww.swarthmore.edu/dance-program or check out our Facebookpage:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Swarthmore-College-Dance-Program/2008400….
On Thursday, January 28, internationally-recognized composer Rosie Langabeer will lead a discussion of music and dance collaborations from 4:30-6 PM in Room 407 of the Lang Music Building. Langabeer is an award-winning composer and experimental musician who creates music for dance, theater, and musical ensembles and splits time between the States and New Zealand. Langabeer collaborated for over a year with BalletX Founder Matthew Neenan in the creation of “Sunset, o639”, an evening-length work created for BalletX and premiered in 2014. Her score and musical performance garnered rave reviews from The New York Times Dance Critic, Alastair Macaulay.
Additional workshops with BalletX will take place on January 27 and the company will perform on January 29 in the LPAC Pearson-Hall Theater. For more information, go to www.swarthmore.edu/dance-program or check out our Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Swarthmore-College-Dance-Program/2008400….
The Department of Music and Dance and the William J. Cooper Foundation at Swarthmore College present BalletX: The Future of Contemporary Ballet on Friday, January 29th, 2016 at 8 PM in the Lang Performing Arts Center’s Pearson-Hall Theatre. The performance of four works will be free and open to the public without reservations.
BalletX, Philadelphia’s premier contemporary ballet company, unites distinguished choreographers with an outstanding company of world-class dancers to forge new works of athleticism, emotion, and grace. Founded in 2005 by Christine Cox and Matthew Neenan, and now under the direction of Cox as Artistic and Executive Director, BalletX challenges the boundaries of classical ballet by encouraging formal experimentation while preserving rigorous technique. Currently celebrating its tenth year, BalletX has expanded its repertoire with over 50 world premieres by internationally renowned artists.
BalletX is the Resident Dance Company of The Wilma Theater and offers three annual performance series in Philadelphia. Now recognized worldwide for its unique repertoire, the company participates in growing numbers of national and international tours, including performances at prestigious venues and festivals such as The Joyce Theater in New York City, Vail International Dance Festival in Colorado, Laguna Dance Festival in California, Festival de Ballet in Colombia, Ballet EXPO in South Korea, Sweet Pea Festival in Montana, Spring to Dance Festival in St. Louis, and DANCECleveland, among others.
In addition to the Friday evening performance, BalletX Artistic and Executive Director Christine Cox will teach the Ballet III class from 11:30-1 PM on Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 in the Boyer Dance Studio in LPAC. Associate Artistic Director Tara Keating will offer a BalletX Repertory Workshop and discussion from 4:30-6:30 PM in the Boyer studio for interested intermediate and advanced dance students. The students will learn choreography from the company’s active repertoire of works.
On Thursday, January 28, internationally-recognized composer Rosie Langabeer will lead a discussion of music and dance collaborations from 4:30-6 PM in Room 407 of the Lang Music Building. Langabeer is an award-winning composer and experimental musician who creates music for dance, theater, and musical ensembles and splits time between the States and New Zealand. Langabeer collaborated for over a year with BalletX Founder Matthew Neenan in the creation of “Sunset, o639”, an evening-length work created for BalletX and premiered in 2014. Her score and musical performance garnered rave reviews from The New York Times Dance Critic, Alastair Macaulay.
