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Ballet 5:8 brings "10FOLD" to Grand Rapids April 16

Ballet 5:8 is bringing 10FOLD to Grand Rapids, MI at 7PM on April 16.

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Ballet 5:8 Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Performances of 10FOLD in Orland Park

Julianna Rubio Slager shares about Ballet 5:8’s 10th Anniversary Season and the final performances of 10FOLD in Orland Park on April 23-24.

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Talents and Gifts

Julianna Rubio Slager shares about Ballet 5:8’s 10th Anniversary Season with Karl and Crew Mornings on Moody Radio.

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Telling Truthful Stories: Ballet 5:8 Turns Ten

Ballet 5:8 celebrates it’s 10th Anniversary Season!

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Upcoming ballet production to highlight sex trafficking issue in San Antonio

Chicago’s Ballet 5:8 is coming to San Antonio

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Chicago’s Ballet 5:8 Is Coming to Houston

Chicago’s Ballet 5:8 is coming to Houston

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Ballet 5:8 Returns to the Stage with a Breathtaking Ballet and a Bold Story

Over the past week I've had two opportunities to see Ballet 5:8 perform Reckless, Julianna Rubio Slager’s newest full length work for Ballet 5:8. Last Saturday, I was privy to an up-close preview of the work at Ballet 5:8 studios; this Saturday, I saw it in its fullest form at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago…

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A Review of Ballet 5:8’s Reckless

Walking toward the Studebaker Theater for Ballet 5:8’s premiere of Reckless, you couldn’t escape the gravity of this moment. The marquis of the Auditorium Theatre reads the sad statement of our times, #OneYearDark. One year of careers on pause, one year stepping back from performance art to focus on survival. But on this day, as the first signs of spring peer out through the dirt, you could also experience the first signs of the return of the arts.

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Ballet 5:8 Addresses Modern Day Slavery in World Premiere

As many theaters around the nation remain dark, Ballet 5:8 sheds light on a different kind of darkness: the reality of modern day slavery. Ballet 5:8 Artistic Director Julianna Rubio Slager’s newest full length ballet Reckless premieres at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago on Saturday, March 13.

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Ballet 5:8 Returns to the Stage with Two Socially Distant World Premieres

Ballet 5:8’s Fall Black Box Series marks a monumental return to the live stage after theaters around the world abruptly went dark last March. On the heels of a successful outdoor program held in local parks and Ballet 5:8’s own “backyard” in August and September, the October Fall Series will feature brand new works by Artistic Director Julianna Rubio Slager and returning works by Slager and guest choreographer Kevin Jenkins.

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You Needn't Know Scripture To Get Excited About Ballet 5:8's Faith-Inspired Ballets

On the surface, Ballet 5:8 looks like just another dance company. But the creative impulse of artistic director and chief choreographer Julianna Rubio Slager is driven by her Christian faith and a desire to share the gospel through ballet.