Dance At The Modern

M I M I C R Y

April 8th & 9th ~ 1:30pm

Grand Lobby - 3200 Darnell St - Fort Worth, TX

Open to all; free admission

A new contemporary ballet in conjunction with The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth’s ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror’ exhibition

M i m i c r y

Mimicry is a world premier contemporary ballet inspired by both the curation of the I’ll Be Your Mirror exhibition at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and the concept of biomimicry. A work in five movements, it explores the connection between the organic world and the digital world through an abstract narrative of ballet vocabulary.

Music by Robert Koch ~ Costumes by Katelyn Cleneghan

Meet the Dancers

Amanda Fairweather

Amanda Fairweather is originally from Orange, California, where she began training at the Academy of Dance, later attending SUNY Purchase College dance program where she graduated cum laude. She has been dancing professionally in DFW for eleven years.
Joamanuel Velazquez

Joamanuel Velazquez is from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, where he began his training with Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico. He has been a professional dancer of DFW since 2007.
Dara Oda

Dara Oda is from Naperville, Illinois where she trained at DanceWest Ballet before completing her BFA in dance from Belhaven University. She has been dancing professionally and living in DFW for nine years.
Valentin Batista

Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Valentin Batista trained with Sara Rzeszotko from age five before joining the school of Teatro Colon at age twelve. He traveled to Houston to complete his training at Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy. He has performed with Orlando Ballet previously and has performed in DFW since 2017.
Adeline Melcher

Adeline Melcher was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she trained in dance under Myra Mier. At age 16, she joined the Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Academy to complete her training. She has danced professionally in DFW since 2015.
Jackson Bayhi

Jackson Bayhi is originally from Houston, Texas, where he began competitive ballroom dance training at age eight. At age 16, he transitioned to ballet training at Uptown Dance Centre in Houston. He has been dancing professionally in DFW since 2022.