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Miranda Rubio | 22/23 Season in Review
2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/24/23 2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/24/23

Miranda Rubio | 22/23 Season in Review

Company Artist Miranda Rubio shares her reflections on the 22/23 Season! One of our Ballet 5:8 traditions at the end of each performance season is to ask the artists of the company to share some reflections with us.

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Elizabeth Marlin | 22/23 Season in Review
2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/23/23 2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/23/23

Elizabeth Marlin | 22/23 Season in Review

Solo Artist Elizabeth Marlin shares her reflections on the 22/23 Season! One of our Ballet 5:8 traditions at the end of each performance season is to ask the artists of the company to share some reflections with us.

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Libby Dennen | 22/23 Season in Review
2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/23/23 2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/23/23

Libby Dennen | 22/23 Season in Review

Solo Artist Libby Dennen shares her reflections on the 22/23 Season! One of our Ballet 5:8 traditions at the end of each performance season is to ask the artists of the company to share some reflections with us.

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Sarah Clarke | 22/23 Season in Review
2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/23/23 2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/23/23

Sarah Clarke | 22/23 Season in Review

Solo Artist Sarah Clarke shares her reflections on the 22/23 Season! One of our Ballet 5:8 traditions at the end of each performance season is to ask the artists of the company to share some reflections with us.

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Valerie Linsner | 22/23 Season in Review
2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/23/23 2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/23/23

Valerie Linsner | 22/23 Season in Review

Solo Artist Valerie Linsner shares her reflections on the 22/23 Season! One of our Ballet 5:8 traditions at the end of each performance season is to ask the artists of the company to share some reflections with us.

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Melanie Rodrigues | 22/23 Season in Review
2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/23/23 2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/23/23

Melanie Rodrigues | 22/23 Season in Review

Company Artist Melanie Rodrigues shares her reflections on the 22/23 Season! One of our Ballet 5:8 traditions at the end of each performance season is to ask the artists of the company to share some reflections with us.

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Ellington Nichols | 22/23 Season in Review
2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/23/23 2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/23/23

Ellington Nichols | 22/23 Season in Review

Company Artist Ellington Nichols shares her reflections on the 22/23 Season! One of our Ballet 5:8 traditions at the end of each performance season is to ask the artists of the company to share some reflections with us.

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Kayla Kowach | 22/23 Season in Review
2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/23/23 2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/23/23

Kayla Kowach | 22/23 Season in Review

Company Artist Kayla Kowach shares her reflections on the 22/23 Season! One of our Ballet 5:8 traditions at the end of each performance season is to ask the artists of the company to share some reflections with us.

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Samuel Opsal | 22/23 Season in Review
2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/19/23 2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/19/23

Samuel Opsal | 22/23 Season in Review

Solo Artist Samuel Opsal shares his reflections on the 22/23 Season! One of our Ballet 5:8 traditions at the end of each performance season is to ask the artists of the company to share some reflections with us.

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Ford Tackett | 22/23 Season in Review
2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/19/23 2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/19/23

Ford Tackett | 22/23 Season in Review

Company Artist Ford Tackett shares his reflections on the 22/23 Season! One of our Ballet 5:8 traditions at the end of each performance season is to ask the artists of the company to share some reflections with us.

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Sophia Snider | 22/23 Season in Review
2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/17/23 2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/17/23

Sophia Snider | 22/23 Season in Review

Company Artist Sophia Snider shares her reflections on the 22/23 Season! One of our Ballet 5:8 traditions at the end of each performance season is to ask the artists of the company to share some reflections with us.

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Lezlie Gray | 22/23 Season in Review
2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/17/23 2022/23 Season, Season in Review Ballet 5:8 5/17/23

Lezlie Gray | 22/23 Season in Review

Company Artist Lezlie Gray shares her reflections on the 22/23 Season! One of our Ballet 5:8 traditions at the end of each performance season is to ask the artists of the company to share some reflections with us.

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The Female Leads of BareFace | Company Artist Kayla Kowach
2022/23 Season, BareFace Ballet 5:8 3/28/23 2022/23 Season, BareFace Ballet 5:8 3/28/23

The Female Leads of BareFace | Company Artist Kayla Kowach

In honor of Women’s History Month, we are interviewing the female leads of BareFace to get to know their characters before they take the stage this spring! Hear from Company Artist Kayla Kowach on dancing the role of The Priest.

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The Female Leads of BareFace | Solo Artist Valerie Linsner
2022/23 Season, BareFace Ballet 5:8 3/22/23 2022/23 Season, BareFace Ballet 5:8 3/22/23

The Female Leads of BareFace | Solo Artist Valerie Linsner

In honor of Women’s History Month, we are interviewing the female leads of BareFace to get to know their characters before they take the stage this spring! Hear from Solo Artist Valerie Linsner on dancing the role of Redival.

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The Female Leads of BareFace | Solo Artist Sarah Clarke
2022/23 Season, BareFace Ballet 5:8 3/9/23 2022/23 Season, BareFace Ballet 5:8 3/9/23

The Female Leads of BareFace | Solo Artist Sarah Clarke

In honor of Women’s History Month, we are interviewing the female leads of BareFace to get to know their characters before they take the stage this spring! Hear from Solo Artist Sarah Clarke on dancing the principal role of Orual.

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The Female Leads of BareFace | Solo Artist Elizabeth Marlin
2022/23 Season, BareFace Ballet 5:8 2/27/23 2022/23 Season, BareFace Ballet 5:8 2/27/23

The Female Leads of BareFace | Solo Artist Elizabeth Marlin

In honor of Women’s History Month, we are interviewing the female leads of BareFace to get to know their characters before they take the stage this spring! Hear from Solo Artist Elizabeth Marlin on dancing the role of Psyche.

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The Parable of Dance
Behind Ballet, 2022/23 Season Julianna Slager 9/30/22 Behind Ballet, 2022/23 Season Julianna Slager 9/30/22

The Parable of Dance

Ballet 5:8 Artistic Director Julianna Rubio Slager shares this beautiful parable with the Ballet 5:8 community published by Ekstasis magazine.

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