The Joyce to Present 'Ballet v6.0' Festival in August

This August, The Joyce Theater will present Ballet v6.0, a remarkable festival designed to recognize dancers and choreographers who are creating work outside the traditional large company setting and are forming their own small companies. From August 6 - 17, some of the country's most exciting young dance companies whose works represents a range of ballet styles from neo classical to contemporary, will be presented as part of this festival at The Joyce. They are BalletX, Dominic Walsh Dance Theater, Company C Contemporary Ballet, Whim W'Him, BalletCollective and Jessica Lang Dance. Tickets range in price from $10-$39 (subject to change) and can be purchased by calling JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800 or online at joyce.org. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at West 19th Street.

BalletX
August 6 & 7 at 7:30pm
BalletX unites world-class choreographers and dancers to forge new works of athleticism, emotion, and grace. The vision of its award-winning founders and artistic directors, Christine Cox and Matthew Neenan, BalletX challenges the boundaries of classical ballet by encouraging experimentation while preserving rigorous technique. Evidenced by the company's repertoire of over thirty world premieres, BalletX is committed to bringing The Combined visions of nationally and internationally renowned artists to life and to cultivating a collective appetite for bold new dance.

Dominic Walsh Dance Theater
August 8, August 10 at 8pm
Launched by Dominic Walsh, formerly a Houston Ballet principal dancer, the company presents innovative works that entertain audiences with visual stunning performances. The program for its Joyce debut includes Camille Claudel, inspired by the tragic life of the brilliant 19th century sculptor, and appropriately constructed from a movement vocabulary that speaks of an emotion or state of being captured and maintained in stillness for deeper observation and absorption.

Company C Contemporary Ballet
August 9 at 8pm; August 10 at 2pm
Company C Contemporary Ballet makes its Joyce debut with a program full of fresh, innovative choreography that embodies the athletic prowess, emotion, intelligence, and humor that have helped it come to the forefront of Bay Area performing arts. Under artistic director Charles Anderson, a former New York City Ballet dancer, the company will present a program featuring works commissioned for its 2013 season, including works by Brian Reader and Patrick Corbin,that will be performed for the first time in New York.

Whim W'Him
August 12 & 13 at 7:30pm
Founded in 2009 by former Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal Oliver Wevers, Whim W'Him is a Seattle-based company that describes itself as both "entirely classic and entirely now." For its Joyce debut, the company performs Flower Festival, a re-working of the pas de deux from August Bournonville's 1842 ballet Flower Festival in Genzano, in which Wevers replaces the original male/female dancers and peasant costumes with two men in business suits. The result is neither mockery nor parody, but a slightly funny and oddly touching transition of the old into the new. The program also includesMonster, a piece consisting of three duets that explore the inherent monstrosity of society, addiction, and relationships.

BalletCollective
August 14 at 7:30pm; August 15 at 8pm
A marvelous fusion of art forms, the BalletCollective makes its Joyce debut with an evening of works that honor its commitment to complete collaboration. BalletCollective combines sensually athletic dancers from the New York City Ballet with intimately personal choreography and melodic live music. In each work, a group of seven artists, including emerging choreographer Troy Schumacher, post classical composer Nick Jaina, photographer Lora Roberts and Dramaturge Nathan Langston present an honest and compelling experience.

Jessica Lang Dance
August 16 & 17 at 8pm
Having created over 75 works for ballet and modern companies in the last thirteen years, choreographer Jessica Lang created her own contemporary ballet company, which makes its Joyce debut with a diverse program showcasing Lang's acclaimed talent for seamlessly incorporating striking design elements into her emotionally engaging work. Live music adds a rich layer to the first of two NY premieres, From Foreign Lands and People, an elegant, comical ballet set to Schumann's Kinderszenen Opus 15, while i.n.k. incorporates visual artist Shinichi Maruyama's video projections and an original score created from liquid sounds by Jakub Ciupinski.

Tickets range in price from $10 - $39 (subject to change) and can be purchased by calling JoyceCharge at 212-242-0800 or online at www.joyce.org. The Joyce Theater is located at 175 Eighth Avenue at West 19th Street.

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