ABOUT IMAGERY:

Amy Seiwert’s Imagery is known for innovation. At Imagery, we believe that ballet is an expressive and vital voice relevant to our current time. We respect swans and sylphs, but they are not where the company’s interests lie. Through collaboration and experimentation, we expand the definition of what ballet is and can be. 

REPERTORY:

Amy Seiwert’s Imagery has a wide arrange of contemporary ballet works choreographed by Amy Seiwert available for touring. Amy Seiwert, Imagery’s Artistic Director, is widely regarded as one of the most exciting ballet choreographers working today. Seiwert is nationally known for creating works that start with a ballet base but utilize creation techniques more common in modern dance. 

OUTREACH & RESIDENCY:

MASTER CLASSES:
Artistic Director Amy Seiwert will share her choreographic process, emphasizing ways to discover a fresh approach to contemporary ballet phrasing and performance. Master Classes revolve around investigating the line between craftsman and artist, honing the participants’ decision making and creative problem solving skills.

OPEN COMPANY CLASSES:
Open company classes will give dancers the opportunity to attend a contemporary class with Imagery on tour.

PERFORMANCES FOR STUDENTS:
Company members present a performance with demonstrations. This presentation includes information about Seiwert’s choreographic process, ballet technique, and ways to discover a fresh approach to contemporary ballet phrasing.

OTHER OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES:
Panels, Dance Film Screenings, Mini-Documentaries, Lectures, Pre and Post Show Conversations are all available.

DATES AVAILABLE FOR TOURING: 

PAST TOURING:

Cincinnati’s Contemporary Dance Theatre, with a teaching intensive at Cincinnati's School for the Creative and Performing Arts, Walla Walla Dance Festival, WA; Dancing Under the Stars, Palm Desert, CA; Chico Dance!, CSU Chico, CA; Spring to Dance, MO; Sweet Pea Dance Festival, MT; Jacobs Pillow, MA; Joyce Theater NY.