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English National Ballet’s Isaac Hernández: About Ballet in Mexico
English National Ballet’s Lead Principal dancer Isaac Hernández has dreams beyond the one he is currently living. This soon-to-be lawyer has a mission to normalize dance in Mexico – his home country – so that it is accessible to all, a human right. He is a strong supporter of the power of creativity and the…
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National Ballet of Canada Men Dance on Pointe
It is not common for men dance on pointe, yet in Sir Frederick Ashton’s The Dream The National Ballet of Canada’s Joe Chapman, Spencer Hack, and Giorgio Galli will be doing just that. The Dream is based on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and set to Felix Mendelssohn’s magical score. The three men have been…
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Marianela Nuñez and Carlos Acosta Dancing Don Quixote
Marianela Nuñez and Carlos Acosta dancing Don Quixote is probably one of the best pairings of this ballet in…well, in ballet history. Here in the 1st Act Finale of Acosta’s production for The Royal Ballet, the individual finesse of each of these dancers is as exciting to watch as the trust they have in each…
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Ballet Evolved
Ursula Hageli explains while dancers of The Royal Ballet demonstrate how ballet has changed over the last few centuries. From clothing and equipment to technical positions and manners, this video shares how even the way of performing steps during the class differed in the 1800s as they are presently; it is fascinating to see three…
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Conserving Degas
Sometimes sculptured dancers need to be scheduled for a costume fitting, too. Glenn Peterson, costume conservator for The Met in New York City, takes us through the history of Edgar Degas’ famous work The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer and the process he went through to give her shabby dressings an uplift. How Museums are Conserving Degas