Renversons [ron-ver-sohn] creates and performs dynamic, conceptual contemporary ballet grounded in the belief that ballet is not a relic, but an evolving medium open to interrogation, disruption, and reinvention. Through intentional collaboration, we challenge the traditions that no longer serve us and invoke practices that honor the full humanity of our artists.
Our name comes from the ballet step renversé and from the French word renversements, which translates to reversals, upsets, transformations. Renversons [ron-ver-sohn] means many things: We overturn. We upend. We overthrow. We were born from ballet, we love ballet, and we are committed to reshaping it for today. For us, this means interrogating if the conventional path serves us and reimagining new pathways when it doesn’t.
Founded in 2025 by Artistic Director Minnie Lane, Renversons is rethinking what a ballet company can be. At the heart of our mission lies the belief that dancers’ financial, physical, emotional, and artistic well-being are essential to the creative process.
“Renversons is offering new stories, new bodies, and new possibilities for ballet.”Our artistic vision is rooted in conceptual contemporary ballet that engages in active dialogue with the ballet canon, paying homage to tradition while challenging its limits—offering new stories, new bodies, and new possibilities for ballet. Through same-sex partnering, riffs on classical archetypes, and bold choreographic experimentation, we create works that embrace inclusivity and embody fresh narratives.
Minnie’s choreographic process is deeply collaborative, beginning with an intentional effort to understand each artist’s working style. Minnie loves to build worlds with her costume designer, Lauren Carmen, and to use dancers’ individuality to create strong characters that highlight their unique movement qualities.
Values:
Respect
Care
Intentionality
Collaboration
At Renversons, we are committed to alleviating financial burdens associated with pursuing freelance ballet work by paying a living wage, reimbursing the cost of pointe shoes, and providing physical therapy to contracted dancers. In order to prioritize emotional and artistic well-being, we maintain open dialogue about boundaries and working preferences. We center care, transparency, and mutual respect in everything we do, because when dancers are supported, the work becomes more honest, more impactful, and more alive.
For any questions, ideas, or comments, please contact Renversons Dance by emailing info@renversons.org
Your support helps us make high-caliber, innovative work while paying dancers and collaborators a living wage and holistically supporting their health, well-being, and career longevity.
