BalletX
Eisenhower Theater
BalletX is Philadelphia’s premier contemporary ballet lauded for producing nearly 130 world premiere ballets by over 70 choreographers from around the world. The acclaimed company returns with works by Justin Peck, Takehiro Ueyama, Matthew Neenan, and more.
Dec. 4 - 7, 2024
Tickets available in subscriptions
Genre
Ballet
Live Music By
Members of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Presenting Sponsor
BalletX’s Mapping Out A Sky. Photo by Vikki Sloviter
BalletX, Philadelphia’s premier contemporary ballet whose dancers were named “among America’s best” by the New York Times, commissions choreographers from around the world to create dance that is “fresh, inclusive, and connects to what people want” (Philadelphia Citizen). Under the direction of Artistic & Executive Director Christine Cox, BalletX has produced nearly 130 world premiere ballets by more than 70 choreographers, a record “few companies can match” (The New York Times).
The acclaimed company returns after its sold-out 2019 Kennedy Center debut at DEMO by Damian Woetzel. BalletX presents Justin Peck’s Become a Mountain, featuring Baltimore-native composer and musician Dan Deacon performing live alongside members of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra; Takehiro Ueyama’s Heroes, which honors the citizens who played a role in Japan’s recovery after World War II and features live music by composers John Adams and Kato Hideki; and Matthew Neenan’s Mapping Out a Sky, inspired by the unique rhythms of Stephen Sondheim.
“A place of choreographic innovation”
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