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Balletcollective Artists, choreographers, and composers collaborate. New forms of artistic expression emerge.

BalletCollective brings artists together to collaborate as equals, finding new ways of thinking about their art forms, as they create new works.

Last November at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine: a candlelit path in, the season's premiere ballets in the round...
09/26/2026

Last November at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine: a candlelit path in, the season's premiere ballets in the round, cocktails under the tapestries.

On November 5 we return for our 15th Anniversary Gala, honoring Claire and Chris Mann, with a pre-performance celebration by immersive theater director Hope Youngblood Heck. Tickets at balletcollective.com/gala. Link in bio.

One of this season's ballets began as a scent.Every BalletCollective work starts the same way. A choreographer commissio...
09/24/2026

One of this season's ballets began as a scent.

Every BalletCollective work starts the same way. A choreographer commissions a composer. Together they choose a Source Artist, someone who doesn't make dance or music, and that person's work becomes the starting point for the score and then for the movement. Past Source Artists have been poets, painters, an architect, a photojournalist, and a tabletop game designer. This season: a series of poems, a scent, and one large drawing.

For Noelle Kayser (Tilghman)'s "Brigid," with music composed and performed by Julia Kent, the Source Artist is perfumer Heather Sielaff of OLO Fragrance. Shane Urton 🇺🇸🇧🇪's work, with music by paul novak, began with a series of poems by M Soledad Caballero. Troy Schumacher with music by Phong Tran, began with a single large drawing by Matt Rota.

Opposites Attract. November 3–5, Cathedral of Saint John the Divine. Tickets at the link in bio.

Photos by Parker WB, campaign photo by meyrem đź‘˝, Julia Kent by Tommaso Notargelo

A first look at photographs from Opposites Attract, our fifteenth-anniversary season campaign, created with longtime col...
09/13/2026

A first look at photographs from Opposites Attract, our fifteenth-anniversary season campaign, created with longtime collaborator Meyrem Bulucek.

Three new ballets, each beginning somewhere unexpected: a series of poems, a scent, and a single drawing.

November 3–5 at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine. Tickets from $65, with pay-what-you-can seats available. Link in bio.

Photography by meyrem đź‘˝
Campaign film by John Philip Nix
Movement direction Troy Schumacher
Styling by Scott Shapiro with maimoney
Makeup by William R. Murphy
Produced by Felisa
Wardrobe includes ISSEY MIYAKE

Dancers: Ella Ross | Ballerina in NYC | Pilates & Sculpt Georgia Greene-GG Keenan Kiefer Arayah Lyte

09/10/2026

Tickets are on sale now.

Opposites Attract: three world premieres with live music, ninety minutes, in the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, beneath its central dome.

November 3 and 4 at 7:30 PM. November 5 is the Gala.

Our last four fall seasons sold out.

balletcollective.com/tickets (link in bio)
Gala tickets and packages at balletcollective.com/gala

New works choreographed by , , and . Music composed by , , and , performed live by . Source Art by Heather Sielaff from , .soledadcaballero, and .rota

Danced by , , , .kiefer, , , .milic, , , , and . Lighting design by Costumes by and

2026 Campaign Campaign photography by Campaign film directed by Styling by Styling Assistant .a

Including wardrobe from Makeup by Music by Julia Kent Campaign Producer

10/24/2025

✨ Meet the Cast: Sebastián Villarini-Vélez ✨

For , every performance begins with connection.

“I tend to feel my family whenever I step on stage. I have their birth dates tattooed on my ribs, which makes me feel like I carry them with me whenever I go.”

Working with BalletCollective has deepened that sense of connection. “In BC, making dance enhances the perspective of both parties, turning our time in the studio into a true collaborative process…the chemistry between the artists is just as important as the skill level of each one of us. ”

Sebastián brings his artistry and spirit to Echoes of the Unseen, premiering next week at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

📅 October 28–31
đź“Ť The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
🎟 Tickets from $25 → balletcollective.com/tickets (link in bio)

10/23/2025

✨ Meet the Cast: Owen Flacke ✨

In 4 days, .flacke premieres in choreographer new work “The Magnitude of Verticality,” set to music by and inspired by original Source Art by .

“The appeal of our medium is its very intangibility. The evocative qualities of dance and movement that are not necessarily seen or heard, but surely felt, are the distinctive allure of the form.”

Experience this alchemy onstage in Echoes of the Unseen, October 28–31 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

🎟 Tickets from $25 → balletcollective.com/tickets (link in bio)

Meet the Collectives: Vol. 3 When choreographer , composer , and poet Carey McHugh first created “Natural History”, they...
10/22/2025

Meet the Collectives: Vol. 3

When choreographer , composer , and poet Carey McHugh first created “Natural History”, they couldn’t have known how much the world, and their work, would change. Conceived at the dawn of the pandemic, the piece is a meditation on the arts’ enduring power to persist and inspire—despite all odds.

In 5 days, “Natural History” returns to the stage, asking: How do we remember what it feels like to move, to create, to begin again?

📅 October 28–31
đź“Ť The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
🎟 Tickets from $25: balletcollective.com/tickets (link in bio)

Cover photo by
Campaign photo by

10/21/2025

Turning out, turning up, and turning works into world premieres…

In just one week, these turns, jumps, and moments of connection will premiere on our diamond-shaped stage at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

Tickets are selling fast! Don’t miss your chance to see these works come to life.

📅 October 28–31
đź“Ť The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
🎟 Tickets from $25: balletcollective.com/tickets

10/20/2025

✨ Meet the Cast: Kloe Walker ✨

In one week, will take the stage in choreographer world premiere “The Magnitude of Verticality,” set to music by and inspired by original Source Art by . 

For Kloe, dance is a collective practice fueled by connection. 

“When dancing with other people,” Kloe reflects, “I’ve realized how much I feed off of them. Finding moments to breathe with each other or make eye contact… when dance collectively and find those moments with each other it changes the whole experience.” 

See Kloe bring this collective spirit alive in BalletCollective’s Fall Season: Echoes of The Unseen. 

📅 October 28–31
đź“Ť The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
🎟 Tickets from $25: balletcollective.com/tickets (link in bio)

Meet the Collectives: Vol. 2Every BalletCollective work is, in the words of choreographer , “a world of its own.” For “O...
10/18/2025

Meet the Collectives: Vol. 2

Every BalletCollective work is, in the words of choreographer , “a world of its own.”

For “Oracle,” Chloe Crenshaw, composer 7038634357 (), and visual artist created a world suspended between love, tragedy, surrender, and time. What emerged is a meditation on vulnerability and transformation, an exploration of how imperceptibly small forces can resonate with unthinkably large effects.

Experience the world premiere of “Oracle” October 28–31 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Tickets are selling fast. Available starting at $25 → balletcollective.com/tickets (link in bio).

Cover photo by .wb
Campaign photo by

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