Former Senior Studio Manager Abigail Gardner Interviewed on Univision Chicago for Holidays in the Loop and the new State Street Holiday Market.

This Friday a woman and minority led ballet company will combine Dio De Los Muertos and World Ballet Day for a performance in Burnsville. The Chicago based ballet studio, Ballet 5:8, is putting on a show called Dia De Los Vivos. Artistic Director, Julianna Rubio Slager, joins Minnesota Live to tell us more.

“Imagine Better“ was expertly executed, beautifully costumed, with magnificent music. Ballet 5:8 is truly poetry in motion - precise, pretty, and thought-provoking dance at its finest.

Gary talks to the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of an ambitious ballet company that’s hoping to reach new audiences. “I look forward to seeing how Ballet 5:8 will continue to grow and develop, and how the company will be able to support more artists who want to tell stories that relate to our communities.” - Artistic Director Julianna Rubio Slager

A ballet company southwest of the city is closing out Hispanic Heritage Month with dancers rooted in the celebration of Hispanic culture, while also bringing attention to mental health. Artistic Director Julianna Rubio Slager discusses Mi Familia and Día de Los Vivos with Arts Correspondent Angel Idowu.

Ballet 5:8 is not your average ballet company. For ten years, they have stretched us beyond reality into a place of possibility…This company draws us a little closer, placing an emphasis on additional areas, taking notice of nuance, environment, spirit and their purpose, which is to connect to a variety of communities, with women and diverse artists at the forefront of their creativity.

Ballet 5:8’s Imagine Better performance included in Crain’s Chicago Business’ The Big Ticket weekly arts and culture column. Ballet 5:8’s Imagine Better program include the hopeful, athletic “Look to the East“ and more.

Ballet 5:8 presenta historias bíblicas en danza, bajo la dirección artística de Julianna Rubio Slager.

Ballet 5:8 Artistic Director Julianna Rubio Slager chats with host Aleksandra Efimova abouut all things Ballet 5:8 and shares great leadership tips. “Creativity is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.“