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Dancing my way through life🥰✨💃
Professional Ballerina @txballettheater @richmondballet 🩰
Creator of MIM~helping people heal through movement🍃

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What an outstanding opening night for Moving Art Two: Elevation!

Thank you to everyone who joined us at VMFA last night to celebrate the opening of this exciting program. We loved sharing three extraordinary works of great variety by choreographers Myles Thatcher, Katarzyna Kozielska, and Ma Cong with you!

Performances continue through November 1! Tickets are nearly sold out so gets your now at through the link in our bio.

MELODIA
Choreography by Ma Cong @macongchoreography.official
Music by Lhasa de Sela
Costume Design by Emma Kingsbury @emmakingsbury
Lighting Design by Nathan W. Scheuer @nwscheuer

ODE
Choreography and Costume Design by Katarzyna Kozielska @katarzynakozielska_choreograph
Music by Ezio Bosso, Nelson Prince Rogers, Gabriel Prokofiev
Lighting by Les Dickert
Recreated by Nathan W. Scheuer

COLORFORMS
Choreography by Myles Thatcher @mylesthatcher
Music by Steve Reich
Costume Design by Susan Roemer @scurveapparel
Lighting and Scenery Design by Jim French

Photos by Sarah Ferguson @s.fergusonphoto

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A look inside the studio as our dancers rehearse ‘COLORFORMS!’

Performances begin TOMORROW! Experience ‘COLORFORMS’ alongside ‘Melodia’ by Ma Cong and ‘Ode’ by Katarzyna Kozielska in Moving Art Two: Elevation, October 22–November 1 at VMFA.

Ticket to several shows are nearly sold out! Get yours before they are gone through the link in our bio.

Photos by Molly Huey

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In COLORFORMS, choreographer Myles Thatcher celebrates the connection between visual art and moving art, making space for everyone to experience the joy and wonder of artistic expression.

Spark your imagination and witness COLORFORMS alongside two other captivating ballets in Moving Art Two: Elevation, October 22–November 1 at VMFA. Visual art and moving art will come together in an unforgettable setting. Tickets are available now through the link in our bio.

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Artistic Director Ma Cong has been working closely with our dancers on 'Melodia,' his evocative ballet inspired by the music of acclaimed singer-songwriter Lhasa de Sela. 'Melodia' explores our shared humanity through Ma’s signature choreography, known for its athleticism, passion and energy.

Catch this moving work alongside 'Ode' by Katarzyna Kozielska and 'COLORFORMS' by Myles Thatcher during Moving Art Two: Elevation, October 22–November 1 at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Tickets are available through the link in our bio. Photos by Molly Huey @mollyfdg

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reverse-engineering of classical arts
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#ebruart #ballet #washingtondc

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Our dancers are bringing art to life at VMFA!

Inspired by the visual art that surrounds us, Myles Thatcher’s joyful ballet COLORFORMS transforms color, shape, and imagination into movement. To celebrate COLORFORMS coming to the stage at VMFA in Moving Art Two: Elevation, our dancers took a very special field trip!

And this is just the beginning — keep an eye on our social media next week for more to come!

Don’t miss when COLORFORMS makes its Richmond Ballet debut during Moving Art Two: Elevation October 22-November 1st at VMFA. Paired with two other powerful and soulful ballets, it will be an evening of ballet that you don’t want to miss! Tickets are available now through the link in our bio.

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Life is strange in good ways. Sometimes you push things a little further with no obvious reason. Like the settings, the setup, the flow, the the time of the show. And you do the things in the same way you always do. when the show is done and everyone is gone, you see the big picture after all, how things into its place so well.
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#coincidences #authenticité #washingtondc

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Live Ebru painting x Contemporary Dance x Custom Light show we all put together:

dance by @celestegaiera
custom lights by @aaaronhoffman
ebru projection by @feyyazchemen

at @sundaylovedc @flashclubdc
#washingtondc #liveart #danceparty

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Sunday Love - Bazaar Takeover Collaboration
October 4th - 2026

Hi friends!!

Once again, thank you so much for coming over to our show and supporting us remotely if you one of the ones who couldn’t make it.

This was a collaborative attempt on a creative approach to classical arts of Ebru a.k.a watermarbling and ballet with the support of modern art techniques like projection and advanced visual software implementations.

One of the reasons this show meant so much to us is that, it is a collaborative act of the artists from the community. The beauty of the show was enhanced by every single touch of each artist. hours and days poured into it in less than two weeks.

Another aspect of this attempt is breaking the rules in art. We the artists all know the rules of our art forms very well, and we love to break them one by one.
Such as Ebru is considered classic Turkish art, sacred books are marbled with. And ballet, is such an elegant and practiced by rules religiously in certain settings and environments. And as far as to our best knowledge, EBRU and BALLET had not met each other in their hundreds of years life time.

So @celestegaiera 🧑‍🩰and I 🌊 wanted to hook them up, in a place both had not indulged themselves in ever before. So the date was placed and we think they fell in love with each other.

The date had more players in the room than these two. The giant kaleidoscope built by ourselves, designed and built by @natalie_deliso and @aaaronhoffman ‘s relentless efforts and hours/days they put in. The kaleidoscope was running on the DC streets to make it to @flashclubdc that day.

The sweetest vibe touch in the room, the arc that is equipped with audio-reactive light cloud at the entrance of the dance field, blobs lights and customs light strips, all homemade by @aaaronhoffman ✨

The mesmerizing juggling performance by @jester_in_training 🤡🤹‍♂️

The people behind the scenes with their personal touch: @ell.pham @masonrosenthal @markemagellan and Dylan from Dalu City.

the whole show has become more enjoyable with the presence of you all and your precious support. Thank you. The arc glowing at the entrance by Aaron

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Get a closer look at ‘COLORFORMS’ with choreographer Myles Thatcher!

Hear Myles talk about his dynamic work making it’s Virginia premiere as part of Moving Art Two: Elevation at the VMFA. Experience ‘COLORFORMS’ alongside two additional Virginia premieres October 22–November 1.

Get your tickets now through the link in our bio.

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Cheers to Moving art one✅

#ballet #movingart #companyb #rememberoursong @richmondballet

COMPANY B
Choreography by Paul Taylor
Music by the Andrews Sisters
Staged by Richard Chen See @rchensee
Costume Design by Santo Loquasto
Lighting by Jennifer Tipton
Lighting Recreated for this Production by Nathan W. Scheuer

REMEMBER OUR SONG
Choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler
Music by Louis Prima, Greg Anthony Rassen, Regina Spektor
Staged by Lauren Kias @laurenekias
Costume Design by Lisa Zinni
Lighting Design by Les Dickert
Lighting Recreated by Nathan W. Scheuer

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I get questions like what to wear:
Something you can easily take off when the dance floor is hot and you want to dip yourself into Ebru 🫟🌊🦋🔥

We are about to take off.
See you there at 5!
We will start with an invite to intention, a brief intro session for you to allow pour your feelings in any form - writing, drawing, painting, humming, you name it.

#sundaylove #chemence #ebruart

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