Booking

Dark Ballet’s home base is just outside Albany, New York, and is dedicated to exploring the intersection of music, movement, storytelling, performance, and media arts. By bringing together musicians, dancers, movement artists, and other creative talents, we produce immersive performances that transcend conventional boundaries and captivate audiences with bold, evocative themes. If you share our passion for innovative, interdisciplinary art, we’d love to collaborate—whether you’re next door or around the globe.

Ways to Collaborate

We embrace a broad range of movement disciplines—from classical ballet and modern dance to cirque arts, martial arts, bodybuilding, and more—infusing them into an immersive creative process. Our performances are enhanced by diverse visual and media arts, including lighting, set design, costume design, video, and more, ensuring every element contributes to a compelling story. We also welcome scientists and academics eager to translate research, data, or scientific themes into powerful visual and auditory narratives. Whether you’re based in the Albany area or located anywhere else in the world, we can collaborate both in person and remotely to create transformative live experiences.

Residency Model

For collaborators located outside our immediate region, we offer a travel-based residency of one week or more, culminating in a live performance. However, the process starts much earlier:

Initial Visit/Planning

Jeff and Crystal Moore (co-founders of Dark Ballet) meet with your team—on-site (preferably) or virtually—to discuss the vision, logistics, and project scope.

Virtual Collaboration

While the music, choreography, media design, and other elements take shape, we maintain regular communication through video conferencing, shared documents, and digital previews.

On-Site Residency

In the final intensive week, all collaborators gather to rehearse, refine, and present the performance.

Jeff and Crystal also offer master classes in voice, guitar, music pedagogy, mindfulness for artists, and interdisciplinary art—providing additional educational and revenue opportunities for your organization.

Final Performance

We present the culminating show at your chosen venue, with opportunities for ticket sales, community engagement, and promotion.

For those in or near Albany, New York, we can coordinate ongoing, in-person collaborations outside of the residency model.

Requirements

Resource Access

Adequate rehearsal space, lighting, sound capabilities, and other specific resources required by the collaborative partners involved in the project (or partners who can provide these).

Venue & Schedule

A suitable performance location and a mutually agreed-upon timeline for rehearsals and residency.

Travel & Lodging

If you’re not local, covering expenses for Jeff and Crystal’s travel and accommodations during the on-site residency.

Stipend

Depending on the length and intensity of the collaboration, our artist stipend is negotiable.

Benefits of Collaborating with Dark Ballet

Artistic Synergy

Combine diverse artistic and academic disciplines (dance, music, media, science) into a one-of-a-kind production that challenges performers and audiences alike.

Expanded Visibility

Reach new audiences through joint marketing efforts, social media promotion, and community engagement.

Professional Growth

Provide your participants, community, and/or students with master classes, workshops, and real-world production experience in an interdisciplinary setting.

Creative Innovation

Explore evocative themes—including the intersection of art and science—through compelling stories told via music, movement, and media arts.

Network Building

Forge lasting connections with other professionals and researchers across dance, music, media arts, and science.

Revenue Potential

Collaborations often include ticketed events, merchandise sales, and opportunities for ongoing partnerships.

Join Us

Whether you’re a local dance company, an international arts collective, or a scientific research team, Dark Ballet invites you to join us in pushing boundaries, blending genres, and crafting immersive experiences that stir the imagination and spark meaningful conversations.

Ready to collaborate?

Contact us to start a conversation about bringing Dark Ballet’s powerful fusion of music, movement, visual arts, and storytelling to your community. Together, we’ll create an unforgettable artistic experience.