Featuring the Chorographic Voices of Vitacca Ballet Artists in Nine World Premieres

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CREATION HOUSE BY VITACCA BALLET
JANUARY 24 + 25
Featuring the Chorographic Voices of Vitacca Ballet Artists in Nine World Premieres

HOUSTON, TEXAS [January 8, 2025]: Vitacca Ballet Artistic Director Kelly Ann Vitacca announces Creation House January 24 and 25, 2025 at MATCH – Midtown Arts and Theater Center (3400 Main St, Houston, TX 77002). Creation House is Vitacca Ballet’s choreographic initiative which builds a platform for Vitacca Ballet Company Artists to discover and share their artistic voices with Houston at large. Creation House brings nine new works to life built and performed by: Nikolas Darrough, Ava Dempster, Elissa Fonseca, Jordan Hooks, Khen Kurulkar, Maddie Medina, Melody Mennite, Joshua Ponton, Coltin Snyder, and Aidan Wolf. This fresh and diverse evening of premieres is one not to be missed.

Join us for one or both Creation House programs. Program A will be held Friday, January 24 at 7pm and Saturday, January 25 at 9pm. Program B will be held Friday, January 24 at 9pm and Saturday, January 25 at 7pm. Each show will last one-hour with a cocktail hour in between the 7pm and 9pm performances, so you can enjoy all works in one evening.

PROGRAM A on Friday, January 24 at 7pm & Saturday, January 25 at 9pm
Creators: Nikolas Darrough, Khen Kurulkar, Maddie Medina, Melody Mennite,
Coltin Snyder
PROGRAM B on Friday, January 24 at 9pm & Saturday, January 25 at 7pm
Creators: Ava Dempster, Elissa Fonseca, Jordan Hooks, Joshua Ponton, Aidan
Wolf

Artistic Director Kelly Ann Vitacca said “Vitacca Ballet is thrilled to feature Vitacca Ballet artists newly create works in Creation House. We hope that Creation House serves as an approachable opportunity for Houston to experience Vitacca’s developing artistic voice and be a part of an everlasting relationship within our vibrant city and beyond.” Under the Direction of Kelly Ann Vitacca, Vitacca Ballet builds approachable contemporary ballet work that combines wit, beauty, and athleticism. Driven by creation, Vitacca Ballet shares a progressive ballet lens with a diverse community of artists and patrons within Houston and beyond. To learn more about Vitacca Ballet, please visit www.VitaccaBallet.org.

About Vitacca Ballet’s Success
Vitacca Ballet is ranked amongst the most prestigious companies in the country. PointeMagazine’s Nancy Wozny called out Vitacca Ballet and in specific company artists, Jordan Hooks and Joshua Ponton’s performance in Hypnotic Forces from brilliant Resident Choreographer Garrett Smith as one of the “12 Standout Performances of 2023.” Wozny states,

“Jordan Hooks and Joshua Ponton delivered a powerful concluding duet that
oscillated between tenderness and anxious watchfulness, with a tension that never
let up even during its most intimate moments.”

Artistic Director and Founder Kelly Ann Vitacca comments, “We are thrilled to have Vitacca Ballet, and our Resident Choreographer Garrett Smith featured in Pointe Magazine’s “12 Standout Performances of 2023.” This contemporary ballet by Smith incapsulates the type of fresh, progressive, and quality artistry Vitacca Ballet brings to the greater Houston area and beyond.”

Artists work with internationally renowned choreographers each season. Past seasons choreographers included Ethan Colangelo, Garrett Smith, Robyn Mineko Williams, Tina Kay Bohnstedt, Hélène Simoneau, Sean Aaron Carmon, Alana Jones, Autumn Eckman, Madison Hicks, Shizu Yasuda, Robbie Moore, Roderick George, and Andrea Dawn Shelley. “The choreographic talent Vitacca Ballet brings to Houston is unique and exploratory,” comments Ms. Vitacca. “From returning audience favorites to new choreographers bringing their distinctive perspective to the stage, each season is transformational for the contemporary ballet scene in Houston. We pride ourselves on offering a space of incubation for choreographers to collaborate with our dancers as the creation takes form. This allows for an enriching process and unencumbered dance on stage.”

This season Vitacca Ballet has ten company members. The company offers a 34-week contract on par with the nation’s largest dance organizations. Vitacca Ballet prides itself on supporting the development of the Texas arts scene by offering a home and supporting income to artists from across the globe. Founded in 2020 Vitacca Ballet is a creation-based repertoire company in the Houston area. As the pandemic brought artists home to Houston, Ms. Vitacca strived to keep artists employed, and the Houston arts scene alive with project-based work. This experience laid the framework for the launch of Vitacca Ballet in 2021.

“I am motivated by the support Vitacca Ballet has received in the four seasons since its inception. Houston’s passionate arts community has allowed for Vitacca Ballet to grow as a leading organization ensuring the future of professional contemporary ballet with seasoned dancers in the greater Houston area,” comments Ms. Vitacca. “We have also broadened our reach to different cities in Texas and the United States with invitations to perform coast to coast.”

Vitacca Ballet’s 2024/2025 company roster includes Nikolas Darrough, Ava Dempster, Elissa Fonesca, Jordan Hooks, Joshua Ponton, International Guest Khen Kurulkar, Maddie Medina, Melody Mennite, Coltin Snyder, and Aidan Wolf.

Vitacca Ballet is a proud to be a fiscally sponsored project through Fresh Arts. This allows tax-deductible donations to be made toward Vitacca Ballet’s vision and artistic growth. For more information about Vitacca Ballet, visit www.VitaccaBallet.org.

Vitacca Ballet Creation House Performance Information

Tickets:
www.VitaccaBallet.org
RESERVED SEATING
$30 Regular; $20 Artists/Students
See both programs A & B and get a $10 discount off the Regular with you use code HOUSE2 at checkout.

Please note that each ticket is subject to a $3 service fee at checkout.
You’re Invited! – All ticket holders welcome to attend a Cocktail Hour mixer, cocktails + mocktails, between the 7pm and 9pm shows.

Date & Time:
Join us for one or both Creation House programs
Program A
Friday, January 24 at 7pm
Saturday, January 25 at 9pm
Program B
Friday, January 24 at 9pm
Saturday, January 25 at 7pm

Runtime: Each program is 1 hour with no intermission and a cocktail hour in between each performance

Venue:
MATCH
Midtown Arts and Theater Center
3400 Main St
Houston, TX 77002

Questions:
Contact Vitacca Ballet at 713.205.0355 or
Info@VitaccaBallet.org