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House, hip-hop, and release technique in conversation with memory
A MacArthur Fellow whose company, A.I.M, and commissions for ballet's biggest stages fuse house, hip-hop, and release technique into deeply personal work.
Restless, sneaker-clad energy inside a neoclassical frame
A former New York City Ballet corps dancer turned resident choreographer, known for propulsive, contemporary-inflected neoclassicism and crossover work on Broadway and film.
Musicality, wit, and the recovered grammar of 19th-century ballet
A former Bolshoi Ballet director whose new works and painstaking historical reconstructions have made him one of the most performed choreographers in ballet today.
Postmodern rigor and social-dance swagger, folded into classical technique
The postmodern-trained choreographer who proved ballet-trained bodies could dance social dance, boxing, and pedestrian movement without losing their classical footing.
Neoclassical fluency in service of full-length storytelling
A former Royal Ballet and New York City Ballet dancer whose neoclassical fluency has produced acclaimed narrative ballets and Tony-winning Broadway work.
San Francisco's abstraction of the classical line
A San Francisco company that keeps ballet's pointe work and extension while stripping away its narrative conventions entirely.
Philadelphia's commission-only home for new choreographic voices
A Philadelphia company built on one strict rule: every work in its repertory is a new commission, never a revival of existing choreography.
The New York company that fused ballet with hip-hop, jazz, and modern dance
Founded by two dancers out of Alvin Ailey and American Ballet Theatre, Complexions treats ballet as one ingredient among many - hip-hop, jazz, and modern dance included.
Twyla Tharp, 1986 - stompers and bombers colliding in fog and stripes
Twyla Tharp's most performed work sets sneaker-clad 'stompers' against pointe-shoe 'bombers' in drifting fog, a commissioned Philip Glass score, and Norma Kamali's black-and-white stripes.
Justin Peck, 2017 - ballet unlaced from pointe shoes
Justin Peck's high-energy ensemble piece, danced largely in sneakers rather than pointe shoes, became known for its socially engaged tone and a landmark same-sex principal pairing.
Christopher Wheeldon, 2012 - a duet built for one dancer's second act
A duet made for New York City Ballet's Wendy Whelan, set to Max Richter's mashup of his own score with Dinah Washington's voice, that became a defining contemporary pas de deux of its decade.
Alexei Ratmansky, 2017 - a candy-colored fever dream for American Ballet Theatre
A fantastical, candy-colored full-length ballet for American Ballet Theatre, built from Richard Strauss's score and artist Mark Ryden's surreal designs.
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