BALLET NEO
Contemporary Ballet
THE HEROINEZ JOURNEY
Discussing, creating, and exploring the relationship between classical ballet and gender.
The Hero's Journey is a quest for an external objective, about obligation, to correct a wrong, bring balance to the world, and, in doing so, be transformed.
Ballet Neo's program, The Heroinez Journey, investigates the classical ballet lexicon in a nonbinary or gender-inclusive exploration of Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey that involves reinterpreting and expanding upon Campbell's framework to accommodate a broader spectrum of gender identities and experiences. The goal is to recognize that heroism, personal growth, and transformation are not exclusive to traditional binary gender roles. The Heroinez Journey explores alternate perspectives of the human experience.
The Heroinez Journey begins
BALLET NEO AWARDED CUNY DANCE INITIATIVE RESIDENCY
CUNY DANCE INITIATIVEThe CUNY Dance Initiative (CDI) is a transformative incubator that secures two vital yet scarce resources—rehearsal time and performance space—for New York City choreographers and dance companies across the five boroughs. Housed within the City University of New York (CUNY)–the nation’s largest public urban university system–CDI is a residency program that supports local artists, enhances the cultural life and education of college students, and builds new dance audiences at CUNY performing arts centers.