by Amy Brandt | Apr 17, 2018 | News
“When you turn up at someone’s door saying, ‘I would like to make the first dance in Antarctica,’ they often call you crazy.” So says Kiwi choreographer and former ballet dancer Corey Baker. Luckily, his persistence paid off. On Sunday,...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Sep 26, 2017 | Profiles, Viral Videos
In a dream world we’d all be able to pop over to the Bolshoi to see the best of Russian ballet whenever we want. But because (unfortunately) that’s not a possibility for most of us, the Bolshoi makes it easier by bringing their masterpieces to the silver...
by Amy Brandt | Aug 14, 2017 | Profiles
Hollywood portrayals of the dance world tend to be either campy love stories or dark, twisted melodramas. But a new French drama coming soon to American cinemas offers a more introspective (and authentic) perspective of one dancer’s search for artistic...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Apr 23, 2017 | Views
Funding for the arts has always been tenuous in the United States. With the current administration threatening to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts, things are poised to become even more dire. In response, Boston Ballet principal John Lam created a video...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Apr 17, 2017 | Views
With digital platforms, cinema screenings and Hollywood-worthy trailers, ballet is rapidly expanding beyond the grainy YouTube clips of yesteryear. These two gorgeous new films by Ezra Hurwitz, a former Miami City Ballet dancer turned director, show two facets of the...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Aug 8, 2016 | Company Life
Slow-mo and colored chalk. Will we ever get tired of it? Nope. BalletMet ‘s latest video is an ode to the power of bodies in motion and an exploration of how creativity unites us. Becoming Violet features six BalletMet dancers: Miguel Anaya, Jessica Brown,...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Aug 1, 2016 | Company Life
Have you seen New York City Ballet’s 2016/2017 promotional images? They were shot by famed photographer Peter Lindbergh and feature members of the company in various unstudied poses, set around a rural New York estate. The accompanying video, directed by Stephen...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Mar 24, 2016 | Company Life
There’s something compelling about the pristine classicism of ballet contrasted against a gritty setting. The viral success of videos like Sergei Polunin and David LaChapelle’s “Take Me to Church” doesn’t lie. Here’s another video...