{"id":19021,"date":"2023-04-24T16:05:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T16:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/?p=19021"},"modified":"2025-09-18T04:36:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T04:36:01","slug":"pathways-to-performance-information-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/pathways-to-performance-information-page\/","title":{"rendered":"Pathways to Performance Information Page"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pathways to Performance Choreographic Program (PTP):<\/b><\/h3>\n

MoBBallet’s (Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet) next focus is on Black ballet choreographers and choreographers of color.<\/strong> In keeping with our 360\u02da approach to transforming the field of ballet, the Pathways to Performance Choreographic Program (PTP)<\/strong> cultivates and mentors Black choreographers (and those of color) who work specifically in the ballet idiom. PTP also supports contemporary choreographers interested in exploring ballet, while assisting established\u2014but often overlooked\u2014creators in breaking through the glass ceilings that have hindered their advancement in the dance world. Through this program, choreographers are given tangible opportunities to create and present their work on prominent stages.<\/p>\n

Our mission is to ensure that the ballet field does not pigeonhole Black choreographers into subcategories such as modern<\/em> or contemporary.<\/em> PTP is intentionally designed to nurture and develop choreographers whose primary language is ballet and who create work en pointe.<\/strong><\/p>\n

PTP also serves as an incubator and platform for professional and pre-professional ballet talent, providing dancers with opportunities to engage in the creative process alongside Black creators. Participants receive personal coaching and mentorship in a supportive environment that is both mentally and spiritually sustaining, one that centers Blackness and acknowledges the realities of being Black in the predominantly white space of ballet. PTP offers a space for healing through art, helping participants navigate the cognitive dissonance of loving an art form that has only recently begun to consciously acknowledge their presence.<\/p>\n

Founder Theresa Ruth Howard further guides participants in navigating the rapidly changing landscape, activating their activism in safe and strategic ways, and building community.<\/p>\n

We are not unicorns. We are not alone. We are the Village.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pathways to Performance Choreographic Program (PTP)<\/h1>\n

How it Started<\/h2>\n

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Donald Byrd’s “From Other Suns” | A World Premiere Ballet from The Kennedy Center<\/h1>\n