#QueertheBallet is working to make mainstream visibility for all lgbtq+ artists a priority in the ballet sphere.
Through live performances, groundbreaking dance on film, and education, #QueertheBallet is creating diverse queer representation and evolving ballet’s future.
The Why.
Choreographer Adriana Pierce created the initiative #QueertheBallet to broaden the scope of classical ballet to authentically include lgbtq+ voices and narratives.
The Focus.
Focusing on queer cis women, trans people of all genders, and nonbinary dancers in ballet, #QueertheBallet seeks to “queer” our ballet spaces and explore choreography often absent from ballet stages.
The Future.
By developing and producing works by queer artists, providing community support for lgbtq+ dancers and creators, and facilitating outreach and education, #QueertheBallet hopes to expand ballet partnering and choreography, offering a genuine representation of queer and gender-diverse ballet dancers.
“#QueertheBallet plans not only to boost the visibility of queer female and non-binary dancers, but also to disrupt ballet’s gendered movement system altogether, tossing out some traditional aspects of the male-female pas de deux while reinventing others.”
— Emily Dixon, The Guardian
