Music
Where Music Meets Movement and Storytelling
Our videos feature original Dark Ballet compositions in multiple forms, including live interdisciplinary performances and standalone musical releases. Whether paired with movement or presented independently, each work begins with story and unfolds through sound.
Por La Noche
Studio Release | Music Video
Released 2026.
Music and performance by Dark Ballet. Video by Jeff Moore.
Por La Noche is a hard rock composition performed entirely in Spanish, built on restrained verses that expand into driving, full band intensity. The song centers on calling out to a distant love in the night, wrestling with silence, longing, and the fear of loss without surrendering to despair. The Spanish refrain anchors the piece emotionally, giving voice to devotion under pressure and the refusal to let love fade.
War God
Live Performance | Ballet Collaboration
Performed June 28, 2025 at The Egg in Albany, NY.
Music and performance by Dark Ballet; choreography by Jillian Ruddy and Marin Lomen in collaboration with Spendwood School of Dance. Tap Lead: Teagan Susco. Video artist: Martin Vrigsjo. Photos by Rich Krissel and Timothy Reidy.
War God fuses a metal driven score with percussive choreography in a staged exploration of conflict. The piece examines the spectacle of war alongside its human cost, moving from relentless rhythmic drive to stark stillness. This collaboration with Spendwood and Teagan Susco’s tap lead sharpened the rhythmic dialogue between sound and movement.
Girl in the Tree
Live Performance | Ballet Collaboration
Performed June 28, 2025 at The Egg in Albany, NY.
Music and performance by Dark Ballet and Spendwood School of Dance; choreographed by Jillian Ruddy and Marin Lomen. Video artist: Martin Vrigsjo. Photos by Rich Krissel and Timothy Reidy.
Girl in the Tree pairs a driving rock score with classical choreography in a staged work of remembrance. Inspired by real events yet speaking for many, the ballet gives voice to girls lost to abuse and neglect. The piece invites audiences to move from silence to witness and to action.
Content advisory: references to sexual assault and suicide, and to social systems that commodify and control women.
Queen of the Night
Live Performance | Ballet Collaboration
Performed November 2024 with the Skidmore College Department of Dance at Skidmore College.
Music and performance by Dark Ballet; choreographed by Jason Ohlberg. Video artist: Martin Vrigsjö.
Queen of the Night fuses a driving rock score with immersive choreography and visual storytelling. The ballet follows a mother who journeys through darkness to reclaim her lost children. Live music and staged movement create a shared narrative space between performers and audience.
Spectres of Solstice
Live Performance | Ballet Collaboration
Performed November 2024 with the Skidmore College Department of Dance at Skidmore College.
Music and performance by Dark Ballet; choreographed by Jason Ohlberg. Video by Martin Vrigsjö.
Spectres of Solstice draws on the ancient winter traditions of Jol, Yule, and Saturnalia. Dark Ballet’s metal compositions merge with haunting choreography and immersive visuals to evoke the shifting threshold between darkness and light. The work reflects on the enduring cycle of life, death, and renewal.
The Flyers
Live Performance | Aerial Collaboration
Performed June 28, 2025 at The Egg in Albany, NY.
Music and performance by Dark Ballet; choreography and aerial direction by Christine Newmann and Emily Meister. Props by Annine Everson. Photos by Rich Krissel and Timothy Reidy. Libretto and composition by Jeff Moore.
The Flyers explores humanity’s enduring urge to rise beyond its limits. Aerial movement and stage choreography embody both ambition and fragility as the rock score shifts between ascent and consequence. The work reflects on the risk of reaching for freedom while knowing the ground is never far away.
Jingle Bunny Jane
Live Performance | Ballet and Aerial Collaboration
Performed June 28, 2025 at The Egg in Albany, NY.
Music and performance by Dark Ballet; choreography by Spendwood School of Dance in collaboration with Good Karma Studio for aerial direction.
Jingle Bunny Jane unfolds as a mythic fever dream shaped by heavy riffs and surreal narrative. The piece balances playfulness and danger as grounded choreography meets elevated aerial movement. Rock energy, classical lines, and visual spectacle merge into a dark fairytale staged in motion.