I have a love-hate relationship with ballet and by that I mean I love ballet and ballet hates me.
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ELLE.com sent me on assignment behind the scenes at the New York City Ballet’s Spring Gala where they premiered the ballet La Sylphide. It was definitely one of the coolest assignments I’ve ever had. You can check out the slideshow at http://bit.ly/1bP93xk
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1. Maria Alexandrova - Don Quixote (Bolshoi Ballet)
2. Viktoria Tereshkina - Grand Pas Classique (Mariinsky Ballet)
3. Evgenia Obraztsova - Shurale (Bolshoi Ballet)
4. Marianela Nunez - Swan Lake (Royal Ballet)
5. Agnes Letestu - Esmeralda (Paris Opera Ballet)
6. A very young Nadezhda Gracheva - Coppelia (Bolshoi Ballet)
7. Tamara Rojo - Blancanieves (Royal Ballet)
8. Uliana Lopatkina - Swan Lake (Mariinsky Ballet)
9. Olesya Novikova - Don Quixote (Mariinsky Ballet)
10. Sylvie Guillem age 19 - Le Corsaire (Paris Opera Ballet/Royal Ballet)
11. Svetlana Zakharova - Swan Lake (Bolshoi Ballet)
12. Natalia Osipova - Le Corsaie (Bolshoi/Mikhailovsky/Royal Ballet)
13. Viengsay Valdes - Swan Lake (National Ballet of Cuba)
14. Sofiane Sylve - Nutcracker (Het Nationale Ballet)
15. Nina Ananiashvili - Don Quixote (Bolshoi Ballet/American Ballet Theatre)
“No one in my family was connected with the theatre, either dramatic or musical, no one was connected with theatrical arts. I made my decision consciously at age 8, I specifically chose ballet. I didn’t dream about fame or money or getting married well or being a swan or wearing a tiara or pointe shoes. I knew precisely that this profession would teach me about life, that I would understand the world of adults and most importantly, that ballet is done in silence. Because at that moment the world of adults really scared me. I had great relationships at home in our family with my parents, but when you leave that circle you encounter other adults and I didn’t understand why people acted the way they did. But the theatre for me, the ballet profession was understandable to me.”
“My parents worked at the Stanislavsky, mom was a leading character dancer, my father was a leading premiere danseur, and my brother attended the Moscow Choreographic Academy and joined the Bolshoi. I did the same. As I recall, there was no discussion if I want to start ballet or not, I loved spending time at home in the courtyard with other boys my age, but later when I started to perform, it drew me in and even now it still does.”
ballet teacher: now if you plie enough and spot, you should be able to get around for three or more turns
me: okay......that sounds fake but okay
Vaganova Ballet Academy’s “The Nutcracker”. 17th of December 2016. Mariinsky Threat.
Eleonora Sevenard and Egor Gerashchenko, Oscar Frame, Nikos Gentsef, Raul Ferreira (?) and Justin Valentine (?). I’m guessing who two of the boys are. If I’m wrong, please correct me.
pointe magazine article:breaking news: scientists have found that fruit is good for you!
pointe magazine article: enjoy a snack of 3.6 almonds before class as a pick me up!
pointe magazine article: ballet is hard!
“I always wanted to dance in a big company. The Mariinsky, the Bolshoi, Paris Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet or American Ballet Theater – that are the big ones. The Stanislavsky is close to the Bolshoi, only around one mile away. When passing by, I always thought, the Bolshoi is such a great company! I want to be part of it.”
— Semyon Chudin (Bolshoi Ballet, 2016)