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(Re:) Claiming Ballet

(Re:) Claiming Ballet

foreword by Katy Pyle, Adesola Akinleye Editor/Curator, (Re:)Claiming Ballet

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6.4.2024

Sense of Shifting: Queer Artists Reshaping Dance

Text by Coco Romack Photography by Yael Malka, Chronicle Books

4.6.2024

Sense of Shifting: Queer Artists Reshaping Dance

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6.4.2024

Sense of Shifting: Queer Artists Reshaping Dance

Sense of Shifting: Queer Artists Reshaping Dance

6.3.2024

IMPRESSIONS: Ballez in “Travesty Doll Play Ballez (after Coppélia)” at Chelsea Factory

Sarah Cecilia Bukowski, Dance Enthusiast

3.6.2024

IMPRESSIONS: Ballez in “Travesty Doll Play Ballez (after Coppélia)” at Chelsea Factory

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6.3.2024

IMPRESSIONS: Ballez in “Travesty Doll Play Ballez (after Coppélia)” at Chelsea Factory

IMPRESSIONS: Ballez in “Travesty Doll Play Ballez (after Coppélia)” at Chelsea Factory

4.23.2024

TRAVESTY

Courtney Powell, All Arts

23.4.2024

TRAVESTY

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4.23.2024

TRAVESTY

TRAVESTY

5.25.2021

"We'll See You at the Barre!" Stretching Queer Sociality with Ballez

Selby Wynn Schwartz, Global Performance Studies vol. 4, no. 1, 2021

25.5.2021

"We'll See You at the Barre!" Stretching Queer Sociality with Ballez

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5.25.2021

"We'll See You at the Barre!" Stretching Queer Sociality with Ballez

"We'll See You at the Barre!" Stretching Queer Sociality with Ballez

3.2.2021

(Re:) Claiming Ballet

foreword by Katy Pyle, Adesola Akinleye Editor/Curator, (Re:)Claiming Ballet

2.3.2021

(Re:) Claiming Ballet

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3.2.2021

(Re:) Claiming Ballet

(Re:) Claiming Ballet

4.1.2021

Feminist Practices in Ballet: Katy Pyle and Ballez

Gretchen Alterowitz, The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Ballet

1.4.2021

Feminist Practices in Ballet: Katy Pyle and Ballez

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4.1.2021

Feminist Practices in Ballet: Katy Pyle and Ballez

Feminist Practices in Ballet: Katy Pyle and Ballez

5.1.2021

Turning Pointe: Chapter 9 "I Keep Dancing On My Own"

Chloe Angyal, Turning Pointe, Bold Type Books

1.5.2021

Turning Pointe: Chapter 9 "I Keep Dancing On My Own"

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5.1.2021

Turning Pointe: Chapter 9 "I Keep Dancing On My Own"

Turning Pointe: Chapter 9 "I Keep Dancing On My Own"

2.2.2021

Wool, Sneakers and Community: Ballet Class Persists Outdoors

Siobhan Burke, The New York Times

2.2.2021

Wool, Sneakers and Community: Ballet Class Persists Outdoors

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2.2.2021

Wool, Sneakers and Community: Ballet Class Persists Outdoors

Wool, Sneakers and Community: Ballet Class Persists Outdoors

6.11.2021

CRITIC'S PICK Review: Fighting for the Right to Dance Giselle

Gia Kourlas, The New York Times

11.6.2021

CRITIC'S PICK Review: Fighting for the Right to Dance Giselle

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6.11.2021

CRITIC'S PICK Review: Fighting for the Right to Dance Giselle

CRITIC'S PICK Review: Fighting for the Right to Dance Giselle

6.1.2021

Lesbians in Ballet: ‘Has Anyone Like Me Ever Walked These Halls?’

Siobhan Burke, The New York Times

1.6.2021

Lesbians in Ballet: ‘Has Anyone Like Me Ever Walked These Halls?’

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6.1.2021

Lesbians in Ballet: ‘Has Anyone Like Me Ever Walked These Halls?’

Lesbians in Ballet: ‘Has Anyone Like Me Ever Walked These Halls?’

6.6.2021

This LGBTQ ‘Giselle’ celebrates individuality, putting a spotlight on non-inclusiveness in classical ballet

Celia Wren, The Washington Post

6.6.2021

This LGBTQ ‘Giselle’ celebrates individuality, putting a spotlight on non-inclusiveness in classical ballet

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6.6.2021

This LGBTQ ‘Giselle’ celebrates individuality, putting a spotlight on non-inclusiveness in classical ballet

This LGBTQ ‘Giselle’ celebrates individuality, putting a spotlight on non-inclusiveness in classical ballet

3.26.2021

Ballez Founder Katy Pyle Is Creating Space for Students to Reclaim Ballet on Their Own Terms

Olivia Manno, Dance Teacher Magazine

26.3.2021

Ballez Founder Katy Pyle Is Creating Space for Students to Reclaim Ballet on Their Own Terms

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3.26.2021

Ballez Founder Katy Pyle Is Creating Space for Students to Reclaim Ballet on Their Own Terms

Ballez Founder Katy Pyle Is Creating Space for Students to Reclaim Ballet on Their Own Terms

3.22.2021

Art Restart Interview

Rob Kramer and Pier Carlo Talenti, Art Restart

22.3.2021

Art Restart Interview

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3.22.2021

Art Restart Interview

Art Restart Interview

5.17.2013

Trimming Stravinsky in Purple and Red

Gia Kourlas, The New York Times

17.5.2013

Trimming Stravinsky in Purple and Red

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5.17.2013

Trimming Stravinsky in Purple and Red

Trimming Stravinsky in Purple and Red

3.28.2016

Ballet Company Raises the Barre for Queer Storytelling

Samantha Cowan, Take Part

28.3.2016

Ballet Company Raises the Barre for Queer Storytelling

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3.28.2016

Ballet Company Raises the Barre for Queer Storytelling

Ballet Company Raises the Barre for Queer Storytelling

3.30.2016

Ballez: Making Ballet Funny, Strange, and Explicitly Queer

Amy Gall, BK Mag

30.3.2016

Ballez: Making Ballet Funny, Strange, and Explicitly Queer

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3.30.2016

Ballez: Making Ballet Funny, Strange, and Explicitly Queer

Ballez: Making Ballet Funny, Strange, and Explicitly Queer

3.27.2016

This NYC Dance Troupe is Turning Classic Ballet Into Queer Activism

JE Reich, Jezebel

27.3.2016

This NYC Dance Troupe is Turning Classic Ballet Into Queer Activism

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3.27.2016

This NYC Dance Troupe is Turning Classic Ballet Into Queer Activism

This NYC Dance Troupe is Turning Classic Ballet Into Queer Activism

3.28.2016

How This NYC Dance Troupe Uses Ballet for Queer Activism

Britney McNamara, Teen Vogue

28.3.2016

How This NYC Dance Troupe Uses Ballet for Queer Activism

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3.28.2016

How This NYC Dance Troupe Uses Ballet for Queer Activism

How This NYC Dance Troupe Uses Ballet for Queer Activism

5.3.2016

Impressions of Ballez’s “Sleeping Beauty & the Beast"

Erin Bomboy, Dance Enthusiast

3.5.2016

Impressions of Ballez’s “Sleeping Beauty & the Beast"

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5.3.2016

Impressions of Ballez’s “Sleeping Beauty & the Beast"

Impressions of Ballez’s “Sleeping Beauty & the Beast"

4.20.2016

Katy Pyle and Her ‘Misfits of Ballet’

Gia Kourlas, New York Times

20.4.2016

Katy Pyle and Her ‘Misfits of Ballet’

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4.20.2016

Katy Pyle and Her ‘Misfits of Ballet’

Katy Pyle and Her ‘Misfits of Ballet’

4.30.2016

Ballez: La MaMa Moves presents ballet on the wild side

Eva Yaa Asantewaa, Infinite Body

30.4.2016

Ballez: La MaMa Moves presents ballet on the wild side

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4.30.2016

Ballez: La MaMa Moves presents ballet on the wild side

Ballez: La MaMa Moves presents ballet on the wild side

2.1.2017

The Dances of the Slavic Goddesses

Natalie Axton, hyperallergic

1.2.2017

The Dances of the Slavic Goddesses

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2.1.2017

The Dances of the Slavic Goddesses

The Dances of the Slavic Goddesses

6.22.2017

This LGBTQ Dance Company Wants to Change How We Think About Gender in Ballet

Justine Bo, NBC

22.6.2017

This LGBTQ Dance Company Wants to Change How We Think About Gender in Ballet

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6.22.2017

This LGBTQ Dance Company Wants to Change How We Think About Gender in Ballet

This LGBTQ Dance Company Wants to Change How We Think About Gender in Ballet

8.9.2017

The Future of Ballet is Inclusive and Queer

Trina Mannino, Vice Magazine

9.8.2017

The Future of Ballet is Inclusive and Queer

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8.9.2017

The Future of Ballet is Inclusive and Queer

The Future of Ballet is Inclusive and Queer

3.21.2018

Katy Pyle Is Queering Up the Ballet Canon with Her Ballez

Siobhan Burke, Dance Magazine

21.3.2018

Katy Pyle Is Queering Up the Ballet Canon with Her Ballez

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3.21.2018

Katy Pyle Is Queering Up the Ballet Canon with Her Ballez

Katy Pyle Is Queering Up the Ballet Canon with Her Ballez

4.9.2020

Music, Theater and More to Experience at Home This Weekend

Siobhan Burke, The New York Times

9.4.2020

Music, Theater and More to Experience at Home This Weekend

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4.9.2020

Music, Theater and More to Experience at Home This Weekend

Music, Theater and More to Experience at Home This Weekend

1.28.2020

Many Dance Studios Still Aren’t Gender-Inclusive. Here’s How to Change That

Zachary Whittenburg, Dance Magazine

28.1.2020

Many Dance Studios Still Aren’t Gender-Inclusive. Here’s How to Change That

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1.28.2020

Many Dance Studios Still Aren’t Gender-Inclusive. Here’s How to Change That

Many Dance Studios Still Aren’t Gender-Inclusive. Here’s How to Change That

4.22.2019

This Queer Ballet Company Is Putting Their Classes Online For Everyone

Elyssa Goodman, them.

22.4.2019

This Queer Ballet Company Is Putting Their Classes Online For Everyone

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4.22.2019

This Queer Ballet Company Is Putting Their Classes Online For Everyone

This Queer Ballet Company Is Putting Their Classes Online For Everyone

6.29.2018

Inside the Movement to Make Ballet a More LGBTQ-Inclusive Space

Melissa Kravitz, Cosmopolitan

29.6.2018

Inside the Movement to Make Ballet a More LGBTQ-Inclusive Space

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6.29.2018

Inside the Movement to Make Ballet a More LGBTQ-Inclusive Space

Inside the Movement to Make Ballet a More LGBTQ-Inclusive Space

5.1.2018

Lez Dance — Ballez Artistic Director Katy Pyle on queering ballet vocabulary in Maine

Kristen Stake, Portland Phoenix

1.5.2018

Lez Dance — Ballez Artistic Director Katy Pyle on queering ballet vocabulary in Maine

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5.1.2018

Lez Dance — Ballez Artistic Director Katy Pyle on queering ballet vocabulary in Maine

Lez Dance — Ballez Artistic Director Katy Pyle on queering ballet vocabulary in Maine

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