by Chava Pearl Lansky | Nov 25, 2019 | Dance Spirit, Instagram, Profiles, Viral Videos
When Elle Decor approached Ezra Hurwitz to create a campaign with Tiffany & Co., the former Miami City Ballet dancer-turned-filmmaker knew just who he wanted to feature: the dancers of New York City Ballet. Elle Decor was looking to develop organic sponsored...
by Amanda Sherwin For Dance Spirit | Sep 29, 2019 | News, Profiles, Viral Videos
Apple—continuing their sensational streak of genius dance collabs—has done it again, with a sleek promo video for the new iPhone that features the ballet world’s best and brightest. The beautiful short film, titled “Mobile Devices” (we...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Dec 5, 2018 | News, Profiles, Viral Videos
We already knew that Justin Peck is a crossover superstar. His accolades from this past year alone include a Tony Award for best choreography for Carousel, a performance on The Tonight Show with The National, and plans to choreograph Steven Spielberg’s upcoming...
by Margaret Fuhrer for Dance Spirit | Aug 20, 2018 | Just for fun, Profiles, Viral Videos
How is American Ballet Theatre gearing up for its fall season, October 17-28 at Lincoln Center? With an epic video featuring its dancers being their beautiful selves on a beautiful NYC rooftop, as you do. Directed by dance-videographer-about-town Ezra Hurwitz, the vid...
by Marissa DeSantis For Dance Magazine | May 20, 2018 | News, Viral Videos
The wait for Alexei Ratmansky’s restaging of Petipa’s Harlequinade is almost over! But if you can’t wait until American Ballet Theatre officially debuts the ballet at the Metropolitan Opera House on June 6, we’ve got you covered. ABT brought...
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 | Jan 11, 2016 | Company Life
In his new film Why We Dance, director Ezra Hurwitz helps us understand what it looks and feels like for members of Miami City Ballet as they prepare for a performance. The film’s detailed shots of hands and feet, and its intimate behind-the-scenes footage,...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Aug 30, 2014 | Company Life
Recently retired Miami City Ballet dancer Ezra Hurwitz has found a second calling as a filmmaker. His latest is a peek into the life, or maybe the mind, of New York City Ballet principal Sara Mearns. Mearns is well known as a dazzling, glamorous and dramatic...