SKETCH SERIES

The SKETCH series began the summer of 2011 with SKETCH: New Works. Performed at Z-Space, SKETCH brought together four choreographers and eight dancers in an incredibly intense but amazingly fertile environment. To date, SKETCH has presented 24 world premieres by 14 choreographers, performed by 36 dancers to more than 5,100 audience members. SKETCH has offered world premieres created by acclaimed choreographers Julia Adam, Jennifer Archibald, Marc Brew, Val Caniparoli, Nicole Haskins, Adam Hougland, Gabriella Lamb, Stephanie Martinez, Ben Needham-Wood, Matthew Neenan, KT Nelson, Gina Patterson, Susan Roemer, and Seiwert. 

With a mission to foster innovation in ballet-based choreography, The SKETCH series explores new challenges that push the choreographers and dancers out of their comfort zones and into the frontier of risk-taking in contemporary ballet. Seiwert consciously commissions works by women, dance makers with disabilities, and choreographers of color. The dancers chosen for this series are incredibly open and generous collaborators, highly invested in the creative process. It is Imagery’s hope that by fostering environments that allow choreographers to take chances, we can do our part to support the progression of our artform for future generations.