Paige Caldarella presents Verge, a new work challenging traditional notions of gender, body type, and identity often found in classical ballet. Where classical ballet thrives on traditional themes of romanticism and fairy tales, often portraying overly masculine men and effeminate, soft women, Verge turns this stereotype on its head by placing four dancers on stage and allowing their differences in age, body-type, race and gender to contrast and compliment their movement. Caldarella seeks to help audiences discover ballet as a reflection of the present and future, rather than a relic of the past.