BalletCollective is a non-profit arts collective based in New York, NY focused on creating new works through a collaborative process developed by its founder and director Troy Schumacher. Founded in 2010, BalletCollective has produced the work of over 30 artists, as they collaborated to create over a dozen ballet based works, each with new music, choreography, and source art.
2019 Season Contributing Artistshttps://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/31/arts/dance/balletcollective-performs-at-the-skirball-center.html
Faraway 30 minutes. 8 dancers. Choreography by Troy Schumacher. Music by Judd Greenstein. Source art by Zaria Forman.
Scorpio Desert 12 minutes. 7 dancers. Choreography by Preston Chamblee. Music by Paul Moravec. Source art by George Steinmetz.
Translation 31 minutes. 6 dancers. Choreography by Troy Schumacher. Music by Julianna Barwick. Source art by Ken Liu.
Orange 10 minutes. 5 dancers. Choreography by Gabrielle Lamb. Music by Caleb Burhans. Source art by Trevor Paglen.
Until the Walls Cave In 26 minutes. 7 dancers. Choreography by Troy Schumacher. Music by Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Source art by James Ramsey.
The Answer 10 minutes. 2 dancers. Choreography by Troy Schumacher. Music by Judd Greenstein. Source art by Carlos Arnaiz.
Invisible Divide 25 minutes. 7 dancers. Choreography Troy Schumacher. Music by Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Source art by Paul Maffi.
The Last Time This Ended 8 minutes. 2 men. Choreography Troy Schumacher. Music by Mark Dancigers. Source art by Dafy Hagai. BalletCollective
All That We See 19 minutes. 5 dancers. Choreography Troy Schumacher. Music by Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Inspired by a painting by David Salle. BalletCollective.
Dear and Blackbirds 9 minutes. 2 dancers. Choreography Troy Schumacher. Music by Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Inspired by a poem by Cynthia Zarin. BalletCollective.
The Impulse Wants Company 22 minutes. 7 dancers. Choreography Troy Schumacher. Music by Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Inspired by a poem by Cynthia Zarin. BalletCollective.
Warehouse under the Hudson 30 minutes. 7 dancers. Choreography Troy Schumacher. Music by Nick Jaina, Nathan Langston, Amanda Lawrence, and David Moss. Arranged by Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Scenario and multimedia projections by Kevin Draper
Epistasis 25 minutes. 7 dancers. Choreography Troy Schumacher. Music by Nick Jaina, Nathan Langston, and Amanda Lawrence. Arranged by Ellis Ludwig-Leone.
Progress 21 minutes. 6 dancers. Choreography Troy Schumacher. Music by Nick Jaina, Nathan Langston, and Amanda Lawrence. Multimedia projections by Kevin Draper