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The inaugural Unite Ballet Festival, directed by Calvin Royal III, took place at the Joyce Theater from August 13-18, 2024.
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Pilobolus has become synonymous with pushing boundaries, both in the physical and the thematic. The company’s run at New York City’s Joyce Theater, which culminated their Big Five-OH! Tour—a belated-by-Covid celebration of the company’s 50th anniversary—was a reaffirmation of this mission. During their nearly three-week engagement at the mainstay modern dance venue, the company presented two distinct programs, each work a vignette of Pilobolus’s ethos.
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The inaugural Unite Ballet Festival, directed by Calvin Royal III, took place at the Joyce Theater from August 13-18, 2024.
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