dirac Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 New York City Ballet turns 75. Quote "For the first time since we've been tracking it, our largest single-ticket demographic is age 30 to 39, which is huge," Stafford said. Whelan added, "We try to make it fun. There's always a fresh recipe, and unexpected, and we just want to keep that evolving." It's that evolution, they say, that will keep the art form front-and-center – and New York City Ballet worthy of an encore. Link to comment
dirac Posted August 11 Author Share Posted August 11 A preview of the Korea World Dance Festival. Quote This year's festival highlights six Korean dancers, including Kang Min-ju, a first artist with the English National Ballet, making her first performance in Korea in 12 years. Joining her are An So-young from the Martha Graham Dance Company, returning after a decade, and Park Yun-su, former soloist and the sole Korean dancer in John Neumeier’s Hamburg Ballet, appearing in Korea for the first time in eight years. Link to comment
dirac Posted August 11 Author Share Posted August 11 A story on the new documentary featuring the National Ballet of Canada, "Swan Song." Quote One of the film’s most interesting subplots, though, was a surprise for even the filmmakers. While meeting about the costume design, Kain announces that she would like the Corps—who she conceived of not as birds but as abducted women dressed as swans for Rothbart’s twisted pleasure—to be bare-legged instead of wearing the traditional pink and white tights. Even in 2022, that was a radical suggestion, and it led to fascinating conversations among the dancers. Some are hesitant, while others (like Black Australian Corps member Tene Ward) are profoundly moved by it. Link to comment
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