Houston Ballet

original and captivating. With the art of Ballet having been firmly grounded in the style of classical ballet for a prolonged period of time, it takes true grit to rise up from behind the shadows of conventionalism and to be able to take ownership in the art you produce. The work Jiří Kylián produced was far from traditional, even leading into the blending of Ballet with the style of modern dance - which would be deemed as unacceptable in certain areas of the ballet community. However, Jiří has…

A Short Man With A Big Heart “Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world right in the eye.” (Helen Keller). Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston are the authors of Farewell to Manzanar. There are twelve main characters in the novel and some characters who are more notable than others, such as Papa, Mama, Jeanne and Woody. Woody is the third and the oldest son of Wakatsuki family who has a strong character in this novel, Woody is born in California. Papa gets arrested in…

Have you ever felt that people judge you based on your looks or have you gone through things you thought were harsh to you at the moment ? When in reality you do not exactly know what harsh is unless you were a Japanese during WWII. Take a look, more of a consideration the way the U.S. made the japanese ethnicity/ancestry feel. For a while we have been reading many articles about what happened in the internments and how japanese felt and many of them have themes that they share. The texts…

diversity. Leadership should reflect its people, and in order to do so leadership should in turn mirror the people being governed. Let us take a more unconventional approach to understanding the importance of representation. American Ballet Theater, keyword, American. Within ballet company hierarchy the named Principle dancers are the top tier of leadership. They have earned the right to be called the company’s top performers, the sole entities by which the company is defined and identified. Not…

often described as having long legs with a long torso and also being very athletic looking. Also in ballet there is a pressure placed on dancers to be perfect. Dancers are told that there is always someone better then them and that they must keep trying until they are perfect in all aspects of dance. This mindset causes many dancers to strive for perfection making them try and have the perfect ballet body as the first step. Being a dancer myself and seeing many struggle with this has made this…

enemy” (Bried). This is ballet, a wonderful but exhausting, beautiful but horrible art form and sport, and the ones who make the magic happen are the ballerinas. Onstage, they look stunning, all lean muscles and long lines and lovely faces, but backstage and beyond, it’s a different, gruesome story. The ballerina’s body takes a regular beating, every day, and though dancers are true athletes, it is hard for their bodies to keep up with their punishing daily regimen. Though ballet has its…

Ms. Alina Zagitova was born May 18, 2002 in Izhevsk, Russian. She’s currently 15 years old. Her mother, Leysan Zagitova and her father, Llan Zagitova has another daughter name Sabrina who’s seven years younger than Alina. She’s an athlete who been figure skating since she was four years old. Alina Zagitova accomplished her attitude at one point her coach wanted to let go of her because she wasn’t working hard enough to achieve her goals. Her coach, Eteri Tutberidze stated that “Alina didn’t…

Nikolayevna Vasilyeva. He started dancing at the age of 10. He studied music and ballet in Russia before moving to America. While he was there, he mixed together many different techniques he had learned and created his own signature "neoclassical style".Balanchine was the artistic director and chief choreographer of the New York City Ballet. Also, he co-founded the New York City Ballet (NYCB) with Lincoln Kirstein. Nearly every ballet companies in the world has performed his work. George…

‘Balanchine Body’, this ideal body type that first began in the 1900’s shapes what we see as the perfect ballet body yet what is said and done in whispers behind closed theater doors, dressing rooms, and practice rooms, is often nowhere near perfect. Balanchine is often described as one of the best ballet choreographers of all time, and often revered by the New York City Ballet, but his work in the ballet has done more harm than good. Balanchine set out to create two large dance companies…

that I was on, and I was hoping that this semester was going to be better. During my time in Italy I took a contemporary ballet class almost every day and I truly fell in love. After seeing Charlotte Ballet Company perform I realized that contemporary ballet is where my heart is. After school when I figure out everything with my ankle I plan on auditioning for a contemporary ballet…