Julianna founder of Ballet 5:8 - Sparking discussion of life and faith, through innovative storytelling and breathtaking dance.

Today I’m talking with Juliana Rubio Slager. She co-founded Ballet 5:8 in 2012 and is known for her unique ability to engage audiences in discussions of life and faith through choreography. 

She has created over 50 works for the Company and School during her tenure at Ballet 5:8. She has had the privilege of working daily at the School of Ballet 5:8 and has guest taught at over 100 schools across the United States. In 2023 Rubio Slager was awarded the coveted position of National Visiting Fellow at the School of American Ballet.

Ballet 5:8 tours nationally, bringing her critically acclaimed ballets such as Reckless, Butterfly, The Space in Between and BareFace to audiences across the nation. 

Julianna Rubio Slager is a groundbreaking figure within the field, as one of the few Mexican American Artistic Directors and Resident Choreographers of professional ballet companies in the world. She hopes that her leadership and creative work at Ballet 5:8 will pave the way for other women and under-represented artists in professional ballet.

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I’m so grateful to know Julianna, and to have seen ballet 58 grow. It’s definitely played an important role in our lives, and the journey of my daughter’s dance career.

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