Matthew Neenan

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Hailed by the New York Times as "One of America's best dance poets," Matthew Neenan began his dance training at the Boston Ballet School and with noted teachers Jacqueline Cronsberg and Nan Keating. He later attended LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts and the School of American Ballet in New York City. Matthew danced with Pennsylvania Ballet (now Philadelphia Ballet) from 1994-2007 where he danced numerous Principal roles in the Balanchine and contemporary repertoire. He was also their resident choreographer from 2007-2020, where he created 20 ballets. In 2006, Neenan co-founded BalletX with Christine Cox. BalletX has toured Neenan's choreography globally and to prestigious venues such as NY City Center, The Joyce Theater, The Kennedy Center, Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts, The Vail International Dance Festival (where he has created six world premieres), and Jacobs Pillow Festival, among many others. He has created world premieres for the New York City Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, The Washington Ballet, Ballet West, Nashville Ballet , BodyTraffic, USC Kaufman School of Dance, and The Juilliard School, among several others companies and institutions. He has received numerous awards and grants from the National Endowment of the Arts, The Pew Charitable Trust, The Choo San Goh Foundation, The Independence Foundation, and four fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.