Lyndsey Winship, citing such examples as Siobhan Davies’s’ material/rearranged/to/be and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Babel(words) and m¡longa: “It’s the choreographer’s prerogative, of course, but in an art form that already feels distant and unreadable to some audiences, being wilfully abstruse in your labelling doesn’t exactly help. … It can feel as though artists are attempting to prove their cleverness and exclusivity when jargon actually functions as a barrier rather than an invitation.”
Category: dance
Bolshoi Prima Ballerina On How It Feels To Dance The Dual Lead In ‘Swan Lake’
Svetlana Zakharova: “This ballet is so difficult, not just technically, but also on an emotional level. It’s so complex. You need to be 100 percent sure that you have the full technique, that you will be interesting to the audience, that during the White Adagio, people won’t be able to tear their eyes away from you.” (includes video)
Kazakhstan Bids To Become A Real Player In Ballet World
The futuristic new capital of the energy-rich Central Asian republic has two fully professional ballet theaters, and talented dancers no longer need to go to Russia or the West to make a career.
A 25-Year Search For The Secrets Of Gaga
“The film director Tomer Heymann entered – or barged – into the life of the Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin 25 years ago, first as his waiter at a cafe and then as the boyfriend of one of his dancers.”
Behold The Awesome Power Of The People’s Liberation Army’s Rooster Dance
A little gift for the Year of the Rooster. (video)
Dancing Isn’t Enough Exercise For Ballet Dancers, So They Crosstrain Too
Seriously, dance practice 30 or more hours a week doesn’t provide enough cardio or core strength, or so the dancers say.
What’s Going Down At The Ballet World’s Youth Grand Prix?
Raw ambition wrapped in hoodies and pearl earrings, of course.
Rehearse, Ice Feet, Repeat: A Week In The Life Of A New York City Ballet Corps Dancer
“With apologies to James Brown, the hardest working people in show business may well be ballet dancers. And at New York City Ballet, none work harder than the dancers in its lowest rank, the corps de ballet.” Michael Cooper spent six days shadowing one corps member, and he found even that “exhausting.” (includes video)
A Unisex Lead Role In Ballet? Yes, In Justin Peck’s New Piece
The choreographer has cast Ashly Isaacs as Robert Fairchild’s understudy in The Times Are Racing. “I don’t know if it’s a first time, but it certainly feels like it might be one,” says Peck. “[Isaacs] has stepped in a few times, and she looks great.”
Here’s One Place Where The Number Of Boys Studying Ballet Is Soaring
The founder of the London Boys Ballet School says that he had only 15 students when the place opened 2½ years ago – and it now has 170.