MEREDITH RAINEY
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
TEACHING SCHEDULE
19/20
FALL 2020
University of the Arts
Drexel University
Pennsylvania Ballet
WINTER 2020
University of the Arts
Drexel University
Swarthmore College
Pennsylvania Ballet
Brandywine Ballet
SPRING 2021
University of the Arts
Swarthmore College
Pennsylvania Ballet
Brandywine Ballet
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