Have been at BALLET FOR LIFE by Iana Salenko in Admiralspalast #Berlin.
And it was extraordinary! Have never seen bodies move like this.
It was an emotional rollercoaster. What a unique event!
The children of #Ukraine are those, who give us hope. If it wouldn't be about them, everything would have been lost already.
Your art history post for today: by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), “Dancers in Pink," ca. 1876, oil on canvas, Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington, CT. #arthistory #Art #ballet
From Impression: Impressionist Art Magazine, 10/08/2020: ‘Edgar Degas, frequently referred to simply as the painter of dancers, created hundreds of pictures of Paris Opera ballerinas throughout his career. Currently, art enthusiasts from all over the world surge into museums by the thousands to study the renowned artist’s gracile figures up close. Unfortunately, for the most part, the dark side of these dancers’ existences remains largely concealed from the public.
As one investigates more deeply, it soon becomes clear that those agile ballerinas were by no means daughters of the upper class, but rather impoverished girls from the lowest strata of society. With no official schooling, exceedingly poor, and often as young as seven years old, they labored six days a week for meagre wages. The so-called petit rats (“little rats”) oftentimes obtained “protection” from ballet subscribers, in many cases wealthy aristocrats or affluent financiers, which entailed receiving measly extra earnings in exchange for pertinent services. By the end of the nineteenth century, abuse and mistreatment dominated the opera world, and the term “ballerina” practically became a synonym for degeneracy and violation.
The ballet dancers in Degas’s paintings may look gracious and noble in their elegant skirts, but, sadly, their realities cannot be described as glamorous or pleasant.’
"It was the fast music, that made them dance quickly, with lots of little jumps and twirls. They kicked their legs out, moving swiftly around the room. Today there were five dancers, all dressed in pink tights and fluffy tutus... "
https://buff.ly/4lI6WgK
#ShortStories #Ballet
May is here, bringing flowers, warm weather, and lots and lots of dance to Philly! So much dance!
#Philadelphia #Dance #Ballet #ContemporaryDance #Tap #Jazz
https://www.broadstreetreview.com/previews/the-month-in-philly-dance-may-2025
a clever way to count the days
Ballerina
Zachary Lundgren
#Poetry #ZacharyLundgren #Ballerina #Ballet #SummersetReview
The Firebird with My Brilliant Career: Royal New Zealand Ballet’s remarkable, characterful duo
https://lucire.com/insider/20250430/the-firebird-with-my-brilliant-career-royal-new-zealand-ballets-remarkable-characterful-duo/ #ballet #arts #dance #danse #RNZB #NZBallet #TheFirebird #LoughlanPrior #CathyMarston #NZ #Aotearoa #Australia
「華はあるけど基礎がない」先生達が頭を抱える主役バレリーナ、課題山積みの現実 https://www.yayafa.com/2307832/ #Ballet #Dance #Documentary #NewYork #paris #Russia #アメリカン・バレエ・シアター #ダンス #ニューヨーク・シティ・バレエ団 #パリ・オペラ座バレエ団 #バレエ #ロイヤル・バレエ団 #密着 #谷桃子
🕸glané sur le net🕸 Danse : du classique au contemporain: Pendant que Thierry Malandain interroge aux Nouvelles éditions Scala l'histoire de L'Après-midi d'un faune ; à Monaco, le printemps 2025 des Ballets de Monte-Carlo s'est ouvert sous le signe… #danse #ballet #classique #contemporain #diversité
Danse : du classique au contem...
🕸glané sur le net🕸 Danse : du classique au contemporain: Pendant que Thierry Malandain interroge aux Nouvelles éditions Scala l'histoire de L'Après-midi d'un faune ; à Monaco, le printemps 2025 des Ballets de Monte-Carlo s'est ouvert sous le signe de la diversité chorégraphique et de l'engagement artistique, avec un triptyque saisissant : Balanchine, (…)
-- file.png, SUR LE VIF https://www.leshumanites-media.com/post/danse-du-classique-au-contemporain?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #danse #ballet #classique #contemporain #diversité
@FotoVorschlag 'Tanzen' fotografiere ich als #UrbanBallet gerne im urbanen Raum …
Smilla, #Lübeck 2024
#Fujifilm X-T5, XF33/1.4, Shimmer Diffusion Filter
#FotoVorschlag #photography #ballet #ballerina #portrait #fotografie #portraitfotografie #portraitphotography #dancing #tanzen #onemonochromeaday #monochromephotography #monochromeportrait #blackandwhiteportrait #blackandwhite #ballett
Two Japanese girls placed first in separate categories at the 2025 Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) international youth ballet competition finals in Tampa, Florida, it was announced Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/28/japan/international-youth-ballet-competition-winners/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ballet #florida #youthamericagrandprix
Am heutigen #Fotomontag zeigt sich, dass es sich auch mit Vergrößerungsobjektiven wunderbar fotografieren lässt - wie mit diesem #Rodenstock APO-Rodagon 50/2.8 an der #Fujifilm GFX100S
Lisa-Marie, #Eckernförde 2025
#photography #urbanballet #ballerina #ballet #fotografie #portrait #portraitfotografie #portraitphotography #shittylenschallenge #vintagelens #adaptedlens #enlargerlens #vergrößerungsobjektiv #ballett #monochromemonday #onemonochromeaday #tänzerin #tanzen #dancer #enpointe
“Like a stray dog forced into confinement, like a pig trapped in a bamboo cage, our spirits are lost in this wintry prison,…”
#Immigration #Ballet #ChineseExclusion #Detention
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/apr/26/angel-island-oakland-ballet-immigration
