To aid dancers in their development
The Children of Theatre Street profiles three students studying at the Vaganova Choreographic Institute in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) in 1977. This film inspired me as a student, and it still fascinates me today. Grace Kelly narrates. George Balanchine was a product of this school (then called the Imperial Ballet School), and he eventually founded the…
The Degas exhibition at the Musée d'Orsay explores the artist's work and inspiration from the Paris Opera.
Alexandra Danilova, prima ballerina of the Ballets Russes, rehearses a variation from Le Pavillon d'Armide for the annual (graduation) SAB workshop performance. I recognize Mme. Danilova's own Russian Imperial style in the student's port de bras and epaulement. Mme. Danilova, always bejeweled and perfumed, wore these kinds of long floral chiffon skirts, color coordinated with…
"Ballets Russes" is a magnificent documentary exploring not only the story of the Ballets Russes and its artists, but also a human story of aging and loss. The dancers, in their 70's and 80's, recollect this extraordinary period of artistic revolution in ballet through interviews and period footage. With charismatic personalities and humor intact, they…
Eyes cast downwards, as if dancing on the rim of an erupting volcano, Carmen Amaya embodies – in defiance – confidence.