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It’s mid-November, which means the innovative, athletic and extraordinarily artistic dancers of BalletX will soon hit the stage of the Wilma Theater for their Fall Series. The dance company, which contemporizes ballet to make it accessible and exciting for modern audiences, never fails to impress inveterate dance lovers and newbies alike.

The November 17th-21st Fall Series will feature three strikingly different works, including a world premiere. The premiere is by emerging choreographer Tobin Del Cuore. Entitled “Beside Myself,” the piece is an exploration of consciousness and duality.

The other two works are already critically acclaimed. One is by Colombian/Belgian choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, a star on the Dutch dance scene. Her piece “Still@Life” is based on baroque still-life paintings. The playful dance is set to classical music and was called “a vibrant fantasyscape” by the City Paper when BalletX first premiered it in 2008.

The third piece on the bill is an old favorite by co-artistic director Matthew Neenan. Set to a compilation of modern music, the dance is inspired by the Biblical story of Jacob and overflows with artistic expression and freedom of movement.

The three works will certainly be powerful on their own but even more thrilling and fun when their stark differences of style are juxtaposed one after another. Catch this show; if you haven’t seen BalletX in action you have no idea what you’ve been missing.

Ballet X Fall Series
November 17th– 21st
www.balletx.org

The Wilma Theater
265 South Broad Street
(215) 546-7824
ww.wilmatheater.org