dirac Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Melanie Hamrick talks about her steamy new novel. Quote “You see this image on stage,” says Hamrick, 36. “But if you saw what’s in the wings you’d be shocked. There’s shouting. There’s moving sets. People having snacks, people on their phones. And then on stage, it’s just this beautiful, perfect bubble. I love showing people that it’s not always what you see.” OK, but do ballerinas really hang out in Parisian sex clubs? Link to comment
dirac Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 Misty Copeland talks about her new short film in a Q&A for The Hollywood Reporter. Quote There’s a moment when Rose meets the houseless people on the street and she’s having a conversation. But for a moment, the film felt like it switched to a documentary. Was that intentional? Nelson, Leyla and I were making special trips to Oakland to do research. We spent a lot of time in homeless encampments, in shelters, in the RV community; we really wanted to get it right and to include that community that wasn’t going to be offensive or wasn’t going to exploit them. We were like, “Let’s capture this footage, but we don’t really know how we’re going to utilize it.” With this being a silent film, we thought about how we wanted to be able to show the community in a real way. We didn’t want actors playing houseless people. We thought about using what they were saying in the credits because it was so powerful. We thought more and more about it, and our director, who was so incredible, suggested, “Why don’t we give voice to the voiceless that they’re the only ones in the film that actually speak?” It just clicked immediately when we edited that way. Link to comment
dirac Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 The best ballet books of the year so far, according to Oprah Daily. Quote ....If you grew up dancing, you will find a startling mirror in these pages [of "Don't Think, Dear." If you have never tied a ballet slipper (do they even have laces?) you will find a spotlight illuminating all the places where the principles of ballet lurk in our cultural shadows: from the rise NXIVM cult to the resonance of Fleabag to the pattern of successful women settling for domineering men. Link to comment
dirac Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 A review in brief of the Australian Ballet in "Jewels." Quote This production is an achievement of strength and clarity, with a straightforward enthusiasm that is impossible to resist. It’s free of coy flirtation and kitsch enticement, instead projecting confidence and vigour. Link to comment
dirac Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 96-year-old Romayne Grigorova's career in dance is celebrated at her care home. Quote Throughout her twenties, Romayne performed in many professional ballet productions worldwide. She continued dancing for six decades, including with the Royal Ballet and at the Royal Opera House, in productions including Giselle, Ondine, Tales of Hoffmann, Much Ado About Nothing and Sleeping Beauty. In 1970 Romayne was appointed Ballet Mistress to The Royal Opera House, responsible for the level of competence of the dancers in the company. Link to comment
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