OUR WORK

SINCE 2010, A GROUP OF 330+ WORLD-CLASS ARTISTS HAVE COLLABORATED USING BALLETCOLLECTIVE'S SIGNATURE INTERDISCIPLINARY PROCESS TO CREATE A REPERTORY OF 25+ ACCLAIMED BALLETS AND SHOWS.

Please contact Parker Whitehead-Bust at parker@balletcollective.com with inquiries.

FEATURED WORKS AVAILABLE FOR TOURING

Two dancers are performing on a dark stage with minimal lighting, creating dramatic shadows.

InterBlack Exit

(2024) 22 minutes. 7 dancers. Choreography Houston Thomas, Recipient of BalletCollective’s 2024 Commission for Developing Choreographers. Music composed by Jonathan Bingham. Inspired by an original multimedia work by cultural practice architect Mario Gooden. Lighting Design Ben Rawson, Costumes designed by Mario Gooden. Costumes built by Sharone Malka.

Mario grounded their concept in the idea of, “architecture as a space for liberation.” The piece asked, “how one [can] practice liberation within architecture and within dance.”

Two people dancing in front of a large, dynamic light display on a dark stage.

Translation

(2017) 33 minutes. 6 dancers. Choreography by Troy Schumacher. Music composed by Julianna Barwick. Installation by Sergio Mora-Diaz. Costumes by Outdoor Voices. Source writing by Ken Liu. (50 minute version also available)

“The whole thing was magical.” -Dancetabs

“The moment the heavy curtains open to reveal BalletCollective’s Translation is breathtaking. The projected lights scatter and blaze like luminous fireflies against the hanging translucent veils. We are suspended in silence, in captive reverie. Trails of light surround the slowly unfurling silhouettes of dancers. The only vibrations in the air are the rising ethereal chords and synthesized loops, performed live by commissioned composer Julianna Barwick. The layers of sound faintly resemble a choir of crickets at the end of summer, transporting us to an unmoored moment in a nameless place, tinged with the hues of nostalgia and foreignness.” - The Huffington Post

Two dancers performing a routine on a stage with a dark background, both dressed in similar costumes.

The World We Left Behind

(2023) 26 minutes. 7 dancers. Choreography by Troy Schumacher. Music composed by Phong Tran. Inspired by a custom tabletop role-playing game by Samantha Leigh. Lighting by Ben Rawson. Costumes styled by Barbara Erin Delo and Troy Schumacher.

“One of the remarkable things about this ballet is the way that the choreography reflects happenstance—the movement of people along similar trajectories—while also allowing many of the dancers to perform independently. There are small delays, slight differences, and unexpected movements that speak to the care put into the choreography.” -Gizmodo Photo by Steven Pisano

Dance troupe performing on stage with a forest backdrop, dancers in varied costumes, some leaping and others in expressive poses.

The Night Falls - NYTIMES BEST OF 2023

(2023) The Night Falls is an evening-length work of dance-driven music theater choreographed and directed by Troy Schumacher (NYC Ballet/BalletCollective), with book and lyrics by Karen Russell (Swamplandia!), music and lyrics by Ellis Ludwig-Leone (San Fermin).

Staged for 9 dancers, 8 singers, and musical ensemble. 90 minutes with one intermission. Featured in The New York Times, Esquire Magazine, Dance Informa, The Dance Enthusiast, The New Yorker and more. thenightfalls.net

"The elaborate production is masterfully directed, written, designed and composed... a parable for our time." - The Dance Enthusiast

"Ingenious, gorgeous." - The New Yorker

"The Night Falls tells a bold, timely story." - New Jersey Arts

Two ballet dancers in colorful costumes leap.

The Past Delivers

(2024) 18 minutes. 4 dancers. Choreography Troy Schumacher. Composer The Westerlies. Inspired by a commissioned painting by visual artist Jordan Bennett. Lighting Design Ben Rawson, Costumes designed by Victoria Bek in collaboration with Jordan Bennett and Troy Schumacher.

“The Past Delivers speaks to intergenerational connections, mirrors, and how transitions force us to bravely invent and reinvent one’s self. Part reflective, part kinetic, The Past Delivers begins slightly melancholic only to see the dancers soar within their poetic exchanges along with The Westerlies’ soundtrack.” - Shannon Webb-Campbell, a Mi’kmaw artist from Newfoundland like Source Artist Jordan Bennett, was invited to review the piece’s world premiere in Muskrat Magazine. Photo by Steven Pisano.

Two male ballet dancers performing a contemporary dance.

All That We See

(2015) 19 minutes. 5 dancers. Choreography by Troy Schumacher. Music by Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Inspired by a painting by David Salle. 

“The dancers appear to discover themselves and one another as they go along. The group dances make some use of formal geometries, but the overall look is remarkably informal. Structures throughout are loose and flexible; each dance is presented as a series of separate incidents. Rhythms and phrasing are continually changing; the action is frequently interrupted by walking, gestures, gazes. The dancing comes out of a larger context and keeps returning to it.” - The New York Times