A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
“...Sojourner by Gregory Dawson
Gregory Dawson, Artistic Director of dawsondancesf, uses the classical vernacular of ballet to push choreographic boundaries in unpredictable ways. Balancing grace with highly kinetic motion, he allows his dancers to utilize and showcase every ounce of their animal energy. This is Gregory’s first premiere with BalletX and features a thrilling live score by renowned pianist and composer Luke Carlos O’Reilly and a band of NY jazz greats.
Scales on the Wings of a Butterfly by Noelle Kayser
Noelle Kayser was selected from over 80 international applicants as BalletX’s 2025 Choreographic Fellow. Inspired by the mesmerizing science of microscopic photography and the world of the unseen, this premiere takes audiences on a visual journey powered by Kayser’s detailed and evocative choreography. “Noelle Kayser… almost invented her own genre of dance,” raves The Philadelphia Inquirer about this boundary-pushing pointe debut.
Excerpt from Vivir by Darrell Grand Moultrie
“Spanish Harlem is the Muse for Vivir,” explains choreographer Darrell Grand Moultrie. “The beauty and power of Latin music was everywhere. This work was created to celebrate the culture, the people, and the sound that helped me thrive.” Songs by Tito Puente, Rodrigo y Gabriela, and Bebo & Cigala provide the ubiquitous soundtrack to this stirring work and share the spotlight with its dancers.
Excerpt from Two People In Love Never Shake Hands by Nicola Wills
“Why do we choose the people we choose?” asks Nicola Wills. “How do we collide with somebody in life? How do we stay? How do we end up?” This highly emotional duet from Nicola Wills’ Two People In Love Never Shake Hands explores how a couple romantically collides, playing with the idea that love is a game of chance and fate that can either bring us together or tear us apart..."
