Meilyn Kennedy

26.01 / 28.01 - Ballet

What to expect:

This class approaches ballet as a form of movement research, prioritizing function over aesthetic. Traditional vocabulary is used as a framework for inquiry, focusing on how ballet can support the moving body through coordination, anatomical awareness, and practical mechanics. Rather than aiming for idealized shapes or fixed outcomes, the class encourages exploration and adaptability. It's a space to re-engage with ballet in a way that is dynamic, thoughtful, and rooted in how movement feels and functions.

Biography:

Meilyn Kennedy, a native to Colorado, USA, began her formal dance training in ballet privately before attending The Joffrey Ballet Academy of Dance in Chicago, USA and the Arts Umbrella Dance Graduate Program in Vancouver, Canada. In 2019, she joined the Hesisches Staatsballet Wiesbaden, where she was a company member from 2019-2025. Throughout school and her professional work, she has had the pleasure of performing creations and restaged works by Damien Jalet, Sharon Eyal, Crystal Pite, Xie Xin, Ohad Naharin, and Leila Ka, amongst others. Currently, she is a freelance artist, performer, choreographer and educator based in Wiesbaden, Germany, where her work is revolves around combining themes of sociological work with her dance research through dissecting social structures, hierarchies and questioning methods of producing.