Danse Lumiere Presents: A Pop-Up Ballet in Hell’s Kitchen
- Danse Lumiere
- Aug 27
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 29
UPCOMING EVENT:
An Exclusive Salon Performance at The Ailey Studios
📆 Sunday, October 19
🕒 4 - 5:30pm
📍 The Ailey Studios 405 West 55th Street New York, NY 10019
🎟️ Tickets are $20 and are available for purchase on EventBrite. Seating is limited, get your tickets now!
New York, NY — Danse Lumiere is thrilled to announce “A Pop-Up Ballet in Hell’s Kitchen,” a one-day-only performance bringing together original choreography, short films, and guest artists from New York City Ballet in an intimate salon setting at the Ailey Studios.
Curated by Kathryn Roszak, Founding Artistic Director of Danse Lumiere, this exclusive event will feature innovative ballet works that interweave narrative, literature, and motion, alongside cinematic ballet experiences.
"It's important to me as a creator and presenter that audiences experience the page on the stage in a way that enhances the original material, opens minds and crosses genres" says Roszak.
Featured Artists and Works:
Laine Habony, dancer with New York City Ballet, will present “Nocturne” and other recent works from PointeWorks and Revolve Dance.
Kathryn Roszak, offers choreographic interpretations of literary works by Isabel Allende and Jane Austen—the latter celebrating the 250th anniversary of the author's birth—as well as abstract narratives.
Guest dancers include Victor Abreu (New York City Ballet) and Alexa Maxwell (soloist, New York City Ballet).
Also on the Program:
Two original short ballet films by Roszak and collaborators that expand the conversation between dance and visual storytelling.
Music By:
Katie Jenkins, Juilliard faculty composer
About Kathryn Roszak & Danse Lumiere
Kathryn Roszak is a trailblazer in fusing literature, film, and dance. Her works have appeared at the Martha Graham Dance Company, San Francisco Symphony, Diablo Ballet, and Scandinavia House NYC, consistently amplifying the voices of women in the arts. As a filmmaker, her pieces have been featured in festivals and institutions nationwide, including the Pacific Film Archive, Women in Dance Film Festival, 92nd Street Y, and the Seattle Film Festival.
Founded in 1995, Danse Lumiere ("Dance of Light") is renowned for its literary and cinematic approach to ballet. Originally based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the company has collaborated with major literary figures including Isabel Allende, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Gary Snyder, and continues to bridge art with pressing social and cultural themes.
For more about Danse Lumiere and Artistic Director Kathryn Roszak, visit: www.dlkdance.com
Please Note:
For media inquiries please contact:
Audrey Ross at 929.222.3973 or audreyrosspub@aol.com
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