choreographer

educator

artist

...Rainey makes us look inside his work and ourselves too.
- Merilyn Jackson  The Philadelphia Inquirer

...If not life as you know it, art as you love it: serious but unpretentious, even fun.

- Merilyn Jackson The Philadelphia Inquirer

The dynasty jumps to a new generation in Meredith Rainey's wonderful new Slight Shifts.
- Elizabeth Zimmer The Philadelphia Inquirer

Here Rainey succeeds in weaving the drama right into the structure of the dance...

- Eileen Fisher Philadelphia Weekly

NEW COMMISSIONS

20/21 Season

BRANDYWINE BALLET 

Premieres

May 6, 2021

InStudio Performance

The Dance Center

West Chester, PA

PENNSYLVANIA BALLET

Premiere

May 27- June 2, 2021

Virtual Season

Philadelphia, PA

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TEACHING SCHEDULE

19/20

FALL 2020

University of the Arts

Drexel University

Pennsylvania Ballet

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WINTER 2020

University of the Arts

Drexel University

Swarthmore College

Pennsylvania Ballet

Brandywine Ballet

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SPRING 2021

University of the Arts

Swarthmore College

Pennsylvania Ballet

Brandywine Ballet

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SUMMER 2021

Earl Mosley Institute of the Arts (EMIA)

WHAT DANCERS SAY

"I really enjoyed Meredith's style of teaching and encouragement/way of giving corrections. I felt he really saw everyone and that was something I really appreciated

— Jorgie, student

WHAT'S IN MY CAMERA

A LONE ONE

Lately, I have been drawn to the singular thing in my surroundings. Maybe because I have been the lone one in the room, I feel some sort of solidarity with standing in a and holding a space. These three photos are part of a larger series that I am engaged in right now.

1. I swell 2. I float  3. I roll