Ballet 5:8 brings music and dance to your living room

The company tells stories about modern life through a mix of ballet and Mexican folk dance.

By Char Daston, Sasha-Ann Simons
Ballet 5:8 brings music and dance to your living room
Libby Dennen and Melanie Rodrigues in Ballet 5:8 Artistic Director Julianna Rubio Slager's "Día de Los Vivos," to be presented at the Athenaeum Center on Oct. 15 as the part of the Imagine Better program and National Museum of Mexican Art on Nov. 12 as part of the Ver la Música, Oír la Danza program. Photo Credit Kristie Kahns Ballet 5:8
Ballet 5:8 brings music and dance to your living room
Libby Dennen and Melanie Rodrigues in Ballet 5:8 Artistic Director Julianna Rubio Slager's "Día de Los Vivos," to be presented at the Athenaeum Center on Oct. 15 as the part of the Imagine Better program and National Museum of Mexican Art on Nov. 12 as part of the Ver la Música, Oír la Danza program. Photo Credit Kristie Kahns Ballet 5:8

Ballet 5:8 brings music and dance to your living room

The company tells stories about modern life through a mix of ballet and Mexican folk dance.

By Char Daston, Sasha-Ann Simons
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Ballet 5:8 wants to make ballet accessible to everyone. That means performing in public spaces and even hosting small benefit concerts at people’s houses.

Reset learns more about how the group started and what to expect in its 2022-23 season in Chicago.

GUEST: Julianna Rubio Slager, artistic director and resident choreographer of Ballet 5:8