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| date_birth= | | date_birth = 08/16/1980 | ||
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| nationality=American | | nationality = American | ||
| pronouns= | | pronouns = they/them<ref name=":1">[http://www.ballez.org/company/ Bio], retrieved May 17, 2020 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230606030034/https://www.ballez.org/company Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> | ||
| gender = [[genderqueer]] [[lesbian]]<ref name=":1" /> | |||
| occupation=ballet dancer/choreographer | | occupation = ballet dancer/choreographer | ||
| known_for= | | known_for = Ballez Company | ||
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'''Katy Pyle''' is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. They are the founder and artistic director of Ballez, which is a "a radically inclusive queer space" for ballet | '''Katy Pyle''' is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. They are the founder and artistic director of Ballez, which is a "a radically inclusive queer space" for ballet classes, performances, and community.<ref name="Kravitz">{{Cite web |title=Inside the Movement to Make Ballet a More LGBTQ-Inclusive Space |last=Kravitz |first=Melissa |work=Cosmopolitan |date=29 June 2018 |access-date=17 May 2020 |url= https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a19864706/ballez-katy-pyle-gender-fluid-ballet/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315023646/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a19864706/ballez-katy-pyle-gender-fluid-ballet/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
Pyle has studied ballet since the age of three.<ref name="Rivera">{{Cite web |title=She Felt Trapped By Ballet’s Gender Rules, And Now Leads An Inclusive And Innovative Troupe |last=Rivera |first=Zayda |work=A Plus |date=28 June 2017 |access-date=17 May 2020 |url= https://articles.aplus.com/the-way-you-move/katy-pyle-ballez-ballet-troupe?format=html}}</ref> While an undergraduate student at Hollins University, Pyle performed as a [[drag]] king and explored post-modern dance forms. | Pyle has studied ballet since the age of three.<ref name="Rivera">{{Cite web |title=She Felt Trapped By Ballet’s Gender Rules, And Now Leads An Inclusive And Innovative Troupe |last=Rivera |first=Zayda |work=A Plus |date=28 June 2017 |access-date=17 May 2020 |url= https://articles.aplus.com/the-way-you-move/katy-pyle-ballez-ballet-troupe?format=html|archive-url=False |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> While an undergraduate student at Hollins University, Pyle performed as a [[drag]] king and explored post-modern dance forms. | ||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
{{quote|Ballet is a very codified set of postures that was designed to make people look “attractive,” in a certain Western European court system with very particular expectations for how women and men should move. The movements themselves are ridiculous, hyper-gendered costumes that you can put on to your skeleton, like drag. I'm combining those aspects in unexpected ways, for example, taking a really powerful leap and then adding this super femme hand gesture on top of it.<ref name="stake">{{Cite web |title=Lez Dance — Ballez Artistic Director Katy Pyle on queering ballet vocabulary in Maine |last=Stake |first=Kristen |work=The Portland Phoenix |date=May 1, 2018 |access-date=May 17, 2020 |url= https://www.conwaydailysun.com/portland_phoenix/arts/dance/lez-dance-ballez-artistic-director-katy-pyle-on-queering-ballet/article_70639528-4d69-11e8-938d-03f2d7f70f52.html}}</ref>}} | {{quote|Ballet is a very codified set of postures that was designed to make people look “attractive,” in a certain Western European court system with very particular expectations for how women and men should move. The movements themselves are ridiculous, hyper-gendered costumes that you can put on to your skeleton, like drag. I'm combining those aspects in unexpected ways, for example, taking a really powerful leap and then adding this super femme hand gesture on top of it.<ref name="stake">{{Cite web |title=Lez Dance — Ballez Artistic Director Katy Pyle on queering ballet vocabulary in Maine |last=Stake |first=Kristen |work=The Portland Phoenix |date=May 1, 2018 |access-date=May 17, 2020 |url= https://www.conwaydailysun.com/portland_phoenix/arts/dance/lez-dance-ballez-artistic-director-katy-pyle-on-queering-ballet/article_70639528-4d69-11e8-938d-03f2d7f70f52.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530184806/https://www.conwaydailysun.com/portland_phoenix/arts/dance/lez-dance-ballez-artistic-director-katy-pyle-on-queering-ballet/article_70639528-4d69-11e8-938d-03f2d7f70f52.html |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:55, 17 July 2023
| Date of birth | 08/16/1980 |
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| Nationality | American |
| Pronouns | they/them[1] |
| Gender identity | genderqueer lesbian[1] |
| Occupation | ballet dancer/choreographer |
| Known for | Ballez Company |
Katy Pyle is an American ballet dancer and choreographer. They are the founder and artistic director of Ballez, which is a "a radically inclusive queer space" for ballet classes, performances, and community.[2]
Pyle has studied ballet since the age of three.[3] While an undergraduate student at Hollins University, Pyle performed as a drag king and explored post-modern dance forms.
Quotes[edit | edit source]
| « | Ballet is a very codified set of postures that was designed to make people look “attractive,” in a certain Western European court system with very particular expectations for how women and men should move. The movements themselves are ridiculous, hyper-gendered costumes that you can put on to your skeleton, like drag. I'm combining those aspects in unexpected ways, for example, taking a really powerful leap and then adding this super femme hand gesture on top of it.[4] | » |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bio, retrieved May 17, 2020 Archived on 17 July 2023
- ↑ Kravitz, Melissa (29 June 2018). "Inside the Movement to Make Ballet a More LGBTQ-Inclusive Space". Cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ↑ Rivera, Zayda (28 June 2017). [False "She Felt Trapped By Ballet's Gender Rules, And Now Leads An Inclusive And Innovative Troupe"] Check
|archive-url=value (help). A Plus. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2020. - ↑ Stake, Kristen (May 1, 2018). "Lez Dance — Ballez Artistic Director Katy Pyle on queering ballet vocabulary in Maine". The Portland Phoenix. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
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