SEE: 

  The first Company value of Ballaro Dance is to present dance for you to SEE and experience. Check out a sample of our repertory to SEE us in action!

 

Ballaro Dance pushes boundaries exploring rhythm, musicality, and the use of space. We define complimenting small gestures and a use of storytelling, to say something quite powerful.
We invite you to SEE us on stage, in a rehearsal, or on film. We treasure the opportunity to bring dance to all, especially first-time viewers. Check out some upcoming opportunities to SEE us in action: 


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 Upcoming/New Opportunities to SEE Ballaro Dance: 

  

 

 SoloDuo Festival (Program 2)

Friday, February 9 | 7:00pm | Dixon Place 

Featuring Hannah Dillenbeck and Marina Vianello in our latest duet, Amid the Wild, with live cello by Thea Mesirow.

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ADG Fest (Saturday Program)

Saturday, February 24 | 8:00pm | Ailey Citigroup Theater

SEE an excerpt of Spirito Riempito Vita in this awesome festival of dance.

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Past Performances (2014-2023): 

 

Glory! 

December 2023

The fourth annual music and dance collaboration with Lux Mea Women's Choir at Advent Lutheran Church in NYC.

 

The Distance 

October 2023

Inspired by the form, physicality, and finesse of boxing, Ballaro Dance will go all 12 round in The Distance at Abrons Arts Center's Underground Theater.

 

Vivaldi

October 2023 

Vivaldi was selected for the Dance Through the Lens, Film Festival at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens.

 

FULL CIRCLE 

August 2023

Ballaro Dance returned to SUNY Brockport with an evening of dance: a time capsule of the past, present, and future the Company. Also featured in the show were members of the SEE MOVE SHARE Dance Intensive & Performance Project held during the week. 

 

Embedded Memories 

 

August 2023, The Compost Collective (Forest Hills, Queens)

 

August 2023, Aquila's Nest Vineyards (Newtown, CT)

 

Merrily We Go

December 2022

Ballaro Dance collaborated with Upper West Side Women's Chorus, Lux Mea, for an evening of song and dance in NYC at the Advent Lutheran Church.

 

2D + 3D = CommuniD

December 2022, Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center (New York, NY)

An evening of dance created throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Developed non-traditionally, the Company used inventive virtual processes and outdoor explorations while in quarantine to find new approaches to creativity, collaboration, and community. The unique hybrid concert format brings the 2D and 3D platforms - virtual and live art-making worlds - together on one stage for the first time.

 

Embedded Memories 

February 2022, Ramapo College of New Jersey (Mahwah, NJ)

March 2022, The Blue Gallery (New York, NY)Embedded Memories 

August 2022, Universal Preservation Hall (Saratoga Springs, NY)

August 2022, Aquila's Nest Vineyards (Newtown, CT)

 

QNZdanz(+): FREE Dance Festival
June 2022
Performed an excerpt from "Spirito Riempito Vita" in a FREE, outdoor dance festival.

DUMBO Dance Festival
June 2022
 
Presented "Vivaldi" in a renown, global virtual festival hosted by WHITE WAVE (Brooklyn, NY.)

 

Star of Wonder

December 2021

Ballaro Dance collaborated with Upper West Side Women's Chorus, Lux Mea, for an evening of song and dance.

 

Embedded Memories 

October 2021 
Performance at SUNY Brockport on the Alumni House lawn.

 

August 2021 

The premiere of an illuminated installation in collaboration with Allison Patrick.

The piece was staged at Appleberry Farm in Sandy Hook, CT as part of the Company's 2021 Season Gala.

 

Embedded Memories is rooted in honoring personal histories through the sense of scars and their images which live permanently on, and inside of, our bodies. Investigating the memories and stories these imprints hold, we can learn from one another and promote community healing. Inspired by Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery while highlighting the areas of breakage, golden accents illuminate the stories through the investigation of an installation space with over 50 lighted lanterns ranging in size from 6'' - 36'' and inventive light pieces affixed to the dancers' bodies. 

 

The Adventures of Moon Rabbit 

May 2021

The nighttime adventure of Luna and The Moon Rabbit brought to life on Zoom...

A community performance featuring Community KIDS, Community MOVERS, and Company Dancers.

 

From Our Homes, To Yours 

March 2021

A virtual global showcase featuring the work of artists from as far as Barcelona, and the UK!

 

The NETcracker

December 2020

Ballaro Dance reimagined an old, beloved story with a 2020-inspired spin, live on Zoom. The show featured over 30 MOVERS from across the country!

 

From Our Home, To Yours

October 2020 

Ballaro Dance has continued to build new dances throughout the past six months while working from our "at home" studios. We invite you to SEE what we've created from the comfort of your own living room! 

 

Blooms in the Barn with Ballaro Dance:

SEE, MOVE, & SHARE in Nature 

Ballaro Dance returned to Appleberry Farm (Newtown, Sandy Hook, CT) on Saturday, September 12 for a physically distanced day of classes and performances. The day featured Pilates and yoga on the hill, improvisation in the garden for children, site-specific performances by the barn with Boston-based cellist Rob Bethel, and a new dance/technology installation in the field. 

 

SEE: Ballaro Dance On The Big Screen

Friday, May 29 -- 8pm EST on Zoom "A Trip Down Memory Lane"

Friday, June 26 -- 8pm EST on Zoom "Trash to Treasure..."

 

The Arts Salon, The Brearley School 

Collaboration for the Learning Ledge: Installation titled Illuminating A Bird Song

with collaborators Jeonghae Hones (Korean harp) and visual artist Allison Patrick, of Aster + Quail 

February 2020 

 

Collaboration with Lux Mea

Ballaro Dance joined Upper West Side women's choir, Lux Mea, for a special collaboration at Advent Lutheran Church in Manhattan. 

December 2019 

 

Open Air

August - September 2019

Ballaro Dance presented a summer performance series featuring dance in outdoor space in five cities across New State and Connecticut: Manhattan, Brockport, Buffalo, Sandy Hook, and Oyster Bay. Set in unique places (like gardens, rooftops, and farms) the dancers interacted with each space through site-specific performances, and shared a traditional concert of repertory works. 

 

Jazz For Six 

Center For Performance Research (Brooklyn, NY) -- July 2019

 

Still We Grow

January 2019

An immersive theater experience to fight human trafficking collaborating with Playful Substance theater company and LifeWay Network.

 

 96th Street Q Train Station, Manhattan

December 2018, Site-specific underground performance

 

New York State Summer School of the Arts, Guest Artists Concert at Skidmore College

 August 2018 

 

8 In Show at Dixon Place 

June 2018

Premiered Recall featuring soloist, Lacey Birch, and cellist, Annabel Gordon. 

 

Back To Buffalo

August 2017

Flickinger Performing Arts Center (Buffalo, NY) 

An evening of eight short dance works. 

 

Take Root at Green Space 

April 2017

Green Space (Long Island City, Queens)

A monthly showcase presented by Green Space, Ballaro Dance shared four works alongside MoveWorks dance company at Take Root.

 

Stairway To Nowhere

Troy Night Out (Troy, NY) -- March 2017

Dixon Place (Manhattan, NY) -- July 2016

 

E and You and Me

Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center (Manhattan, NY) -- August 2016

 

Sounds In Space

July 2016

Gibney Dance: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center

280 Broadway (entrance at 53A Chambers)

An evening of collaboration with composer David Schanzer.

 

Brothers and Sisters

Skidmore College Dance Theater, NYSSSA Faculty Concert (solo excerpt) -- August 2015

The Riverside Theatre (Manhattan, NY) --- June 2015

St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church (Manhattan, NY) -- June 2015

SUNY Brockport College (Brockport, NY) --- May 2015

An evening length piece investigating the imagery, stories and music of Roman Catholic faith through modern dance.

 

Vivaldi

 Dixon Place (Manhattan, NY) --- June 2015

 

Barefoot From Buffalo

The Riverside Theatre (Manhattan, NY) -- June 2014

An evening of six short dance works.

 

MacArthur Drive

Green Space Blooms -- January 2014 

Our Mission:

Ballaro Dance values community and collaboration at its core. Through ongoing opportunities to SEE, MOVE, & SHARE together in and through dance, the Company takes pride in cultivating an approachable, welcoming environment. Through each project and collaboration, Ballaro Dance continues to redefine how to effectively share dance through unique sensory-based experiences while inviting audience members to act as participants, generating a longer-lasting impact on community.

Our Identity:

We dance to engage with people; we choreograph to tell stories; we produce art to build community.