Mariinsky Ballet

Ballet takes strength like a weightlifter, endurance like a swimmer, flexibility like a gymnast, grace like a diver and coordination like a hockey player. Ballerinas must combine all sports to complete a sport that many believe is easy. Ballet is known to be one of the most beautiful, yet difficult sports. Ballerinas gracefully glide along the stage almost as if it takes no effort. Many people travel all around the world to see a beautiful ballet since not everyone can perform them gorgeously.…

has evolved significantly from its early years in French aristocratic court life, but no other period in its history created such monumental change as the Romantic Era. Despite the brevity of this period, it created radical change and helped form ballet into what it is today. Its impact can be seen in simple changes to costuming and theatrical innovations, which made a significant and substantial impression on how the public perceived dance. These technological advances revolutionised the…

Dance and its Dimensions “Dance according to me is emotion. Dance is a non-verbal medium of communication where we can express our thought, beliefs and ideas. It is one of the most famous or prominent medium of art. Dancers develop their own techniques and moves with the help of choreographers. It provides both the viewer and the performer sense of freedom, happiness and joy. It helps people to express who they are. Dance is an art form where we express ourselves freely. It indeed has a…

Keeping Me On My Toes As I watched my friends race off the ballet barre, their pale pink slippers pattering behind them, I slowly dragged behind, thoroughly exhausted after the two hour class. As if filled with a newfound source of energy, they entered the break room, where brightly colored mesh bags rested across the benches. Enviously, I followed behind them, reluctantly slipping off my own pair of battered ballet slippers, evidence of hours in the practice room. Chattering happily, the girls…

and a half hours and was, at this point, pushing herself far past the limit of even her (in her girlfriend Rebekah 's opinion) ridiculous endurance. She had a competition in five weeks, an audition for the Royal Ballet Company in ten, and an interview/audition with the English National Ballet in twelve. Rebekah had barely seen her for the last couple of weeks despite sharing a flat (and a bed) and was, frankly, starting to worry. Today, though, was the last straw. Emilia had been in the studio…

Dark Swan is a mental thriller offering a figurant called Nina Sayers. She is a youthful lover of the dance floor working for a prestigious NYC balance choreography organization. She has longs for some time or another getting to be diva. Very capable, yet she is exceptionally held. As the dance organization opens for another season, her executive picks her to assume the lead part as Swan ruler in an aspiring adjustment of a renowned story called "Swan Lake.” The part obliges that Nina play both…

Misty Copeland is a woman who defied all the odds and ended up becoming the first African-American principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre. In her autobiography Life in Motion, Copeland depicts her life as a young woman before her days of ballet until recently. This book particularly stands out as a commendable autobiography because Misty writes this book as a story a form of empowerment to “the little brown girls” who do not think that they are able to fight despite all of the odds.…

Morris’ use of space and seemingly random movement scheme designs of such large numbers of dancers punctuates that brilliance, keeping the audience on the edge of their seats . This piece really is wonderful to witness, and is a great example of how ballet has and will continue to change and…

The purpose of this project is to show that Misty Copeland is changing the way the ballet world defines the correct image and body shape of a ballerina. Copeland does not fit the stereotype of ballerina: she is 5’2, has really defined muscles, has bust, and is African American. She started ballet at the age of 13, late for a dancer, but her pure talent made her into a prodigy. Misty Copeland really set out to become a professional ballerina, regardless of her ethnicity and body shape, she pushed…

On April 15th I viewed “Carnival of the Animals”- a collaboration between the Arkansas Philharmonic and the Northwest Arkansas Ballet Theatre. The performance featured several different styles and types of performing arts, including acting, dancing, and a symphony. I also noticed several different things whilst viewing this program that heavily influenced my overall assessment. When I first walked into the Arend Arts Center, I noticed the stage was split in two. Stage right had several chairs…