Film
Two Slow Dancers | 2022
TWO SLOW DANCERS is a collaboration between filmmaker Ellie Gravitte and choreographer Adriana Pierce. Gravitte conceived of the video, based on Mitski’s song of the same name, about the cyclical nature of love and loss in New York City. It follows two lovers who, despite their dreaming, can’t seem to find their way back to one another. Featuring Remy Young and Sierra Armstrong of American Ballet Theater.
Somewhere - A Dance Film | 2022
#QueerTheBallet in collaboration with Ring of Keys. Featuring Remy Young (she/her) & Satori Folkes-Stone (she/her). Choreography by Adriana Pierce (she/her). Video shot & edited by Ellie Gravitte (she/her). Produced by Andrea Prestinario (she/her).
SOMEWHERE from West Side Story. Music by Leonard Bernstein Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Performed by The Orchid Quartet. Arranged by Molly Rogers
‘Animals & Angels,’ presented by The Joyce Theater | 2021
Challenging the gendered roles deeply engrained in the world of classical ballet, #QueertheBallet celebrates Pride with a tender pas de deux for rarely paired female dancers in the premiere of Animals & Angels. Created, performed, and filmed entirely by a team of LGBTQ+ artists led by #QueertheBallet's founder Adriana Pierce and cinematographer Emma Penrose, the work is an affectionate and sensitive depiction of the blossoming of a queer relationship that honors the female dancers' emotional and physical connections to each other. Allowing two women to experience through dance the first moments of intimacy without remaining beholden to traditional ballet's gender roles, Animals & Angels brings inclusion with integrity and pride performed by Audrey Malek and Cortney Taylor Key to the world of classical dance.
‘Bridge Street Theatre Residency’ | 2020
This pas de deux was created as part of #QueertheBallet’s Dance Residency at Bridge Street Theatre. This duet is a nuanced expression of a queer relationship and serves as a loving testament to the unique and varied ways in which two women communicate and connect. The dancers care for and about each other. They give and take and share and love, and they create a world for themselves in which they feel seen, comfortable, proud, communicative, and respected.
‘I am Enough’ | 2019
‘I Am Enough’ is a pas de deux originally created in celebration of National Coming Out Day 2019. The work was later adapted for the stage as a part of the annual Dance Against Cancer event.
Portrait d'une Femme | 2017
A film by Alejandro Gonzalvez and Adriana Pierce. Featuring Miami City Ballet dancers Ashley Knox and Jennifer Lauren. Music by Steven Gutheinz, licensed by MusicBed. Special thanks to Bianca Baez and Miami City Ballet dancer Tricia Albertson.
SPOTLIGHT
Introducing Cortney Taylor Key, a dynamic freelance dancer in NYC and star of #QueertheBallet's dance film ANIMALS & ANGELS.
More SPOTLIGHT films coming soon…
Performances
Queer the Ballet at The Chelsea Factory | 2022
On April 5th and 6th, 2022, #QueertheBallet presented its first full evening of work featuring existing pieces and world premieres. Featuring performances by Sierra Armstrong, Gabe Foley, Cortney Taylor Key, Fleming Lomax, Lenai Alexis Wilkerson, Miriam Miller, Adriana Pierce, Devon Teuscher, and Remy Young and set to music by Joy Oladokun, Caroline Shaw, Julia Kent, and more, #QueertheBallet’s inaugural season was a culmination of Adriana’s work to date and a step towards a more inclusive ballet.
Dance Against Cancer | 2021
On June 21, 2021, "I Am Enough" was adapted for the stage and performed at Lincoln Center for The American Cancer Society's Dance Against Cancer annual event (the largest live ticketed dance event in NYC since the start of the pandemic). It was performed by Miriam Miller of New York City Ballet and Devon Teuscher of American Ballet Theatre.
Photos by Eric Vitale Photography.
