Confluence Ballet Co.

Category is: “Fashion is Art” 🌟🎨🩰

In honor of this year’s Met Gala new exhibit, we wanted to show our take on the theme! Our most recent performance, IMAGES, each composer selected a work of visual art from history and used it as a point of departure—bringing the image to life through original composition and movement. Read below to see what piece of art each dance was inspired by.

We are so inspired by the curation of these works and look forward to performing these pieces again in the future!

📸: Jay K***z
Slide 1: “Nut Devours the Sun”, inspired by the ceiling carvings of the Temple of Hathor in Egypt. Composed by .malave and choreographed by
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Slide 2: “Melisande”, inspired by Pelléas et Mélisande by Maurice Maeterlinck and painting Melisande by Marianne Stokes. Composed by and choreographed by Elena Cvetkovich
Slide 3: “The Mothers”, inspired by Käthe Kollwitz’s early 1920s woodcut print series of the same name. Composed by and choreographed by

*Performance Update*

We are postponing IMAGES, originally to be performed again on Thursday, May 21, to a later date that will be announced in the near future. We apologize for any inconvenience that this has caused, but are looking forward to bringing this amazing program back later this year!

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📸: Jay K***z, featuring the dancers of “The Mothers” composed by and choreographed by

Happy International Dance Day!

📸: Jay K***z, featuring in “Melissandé” composed by and choreographed by Elena Cvetkovich

IMAGES returns to the stage on Thursday, 21 at 7PM at the Pittsburgh Mennonite Church.

Images is a performance that prioritizes simple storytelling, clear artistic communication, and deeply dramatic music. Images opens with Joshua Malavé’s piano concerto performed by Amaury Morales, grounding the evening in virtuosic musical performance. In the second half, each composer selected a work of visual art from history and used it as a point of departure—bringing the image to life through original composition and movement. Together, music and dance mine our shared humanity, translating still images into living, emotional experiences onstage. Images invites audiences to feel deeply—to be moved, unsettled, and even brought to tears—and to leave reminded that the act of making art, simply because it must be made, is itself an act of hope.

Admission to the performance will be by donation only, with suggesting donations starting at $10 at the door.

For more information visit confluenceballet.org/season5 !

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📸: Jay K***z, featuring the dancers of “Nut Devours the Sun” composed by .malave and choreographed by and .e.wellmon

What will be Melisande’s fate? 🌊👑

Find out at our upcoming performance of IMAGES on Thursday, May 21st at 7PM at the Pittsburgh Mennonite Church, ticket link and other details coming soon!

📸: Jay K***z, featuring the dancers of “Melisande” composed by and choreographed by Elena Cvetkovich

Last week we had our premiere performance of IMAGES! Due to popular demand from both our audiences and our artists, we are bringing this program back! 🌟

Our projected show date is Thursday, May 21, with more details to come regarding location, time, ticketing information, and more. Be sure to follow our social media to be the first to know about our second performance IMAGES and other exciting announcements and behind-the-scenes content!

📸: Jay K***z, featuring the dancers of “The Mothers” composed by and choreographed by

Last night we had our opening night of IMAGES, and it was a success! 🩰🌟🎶

We want to thank everyone for helping make this performance happen: our dancers, choreographers, composers, musicians, board members, support from and , the staff at .shalom , and most importantly, our audience members and patrons!

If you missed out on seeing IMAGES, or want to see it again, we will be performing this program again in the near future. More details to come!

This company is dancer-run, which means everything you see is done by us! From making costumes to the marketing, we work tirelessly to bring our art to life! And we can’t do it without your support! If you want to see and listen to more original LIVE dance, choreography, and music, consider making a donation! Your donation not only helps support the artists to dedicate more time to curating more original works, it also helps make our performances more accessible to our audiences. You can donate at confluenceballet.org/support, link in our bio!

After our small break, we will be diving deep into rehearsals for THE ONION! Performances will be September 12-13 at . Ticket link, behind-the-scenes, and more information to come in the near future!

We appreciate your support so much! We’ll see you at the next performance! ✨

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IMAGES opens TODAY! We are so excited to present this special multidisciplinary performance to our audiences. Tickets are still available, so be sure to purchase them at 31923.danceticketing.com , link in our bio!

We hope to see you there! ✨

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IMAGES opens TOMORROW NIGHT for an exciting and inspiring one-night-only multidisciplinary performance!

Structured in two parts, Images opens with Joshua Malavé’s piano concerto performed by Amaury Morales, grounding the evening in virtuosic musical performance. The second half expands into a multidisciplinary exploration, as visual art inspires new compositions that are realized through movement onstage.

You can watch this performance tomorrow at 7PM at the Rodef Shalom Congregation, tickets can purchased at 31923.danceticketing.com , link in our bio!

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