Tag: black swan

Starz Reveals "Flesh and Bone"'s Star

In November, we introduced you to some of the seriously impressive cast members of Starz’s upcoming ballet drama “Flesh and Bone”—former ABT principal Irina Dvorovenko, current ABT soloist Sascha Radetsky and Ballet Arizona dancer Raychel Diane Weiner. And in case the cast weren’t stacked enough, they’ve got former ABT principal and current Royal New Zealand […]

Is This TV's Answer to Black Swan?

Well, this is big news: Cable network Starz is developing a new show that it describes as a “gritty” ballet drama. Apparently it will follow a troubled NYC dancer, and expose the “darker side” of the ballet world. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? I have to admit I was hoping we’d all left Black Swan in […]

Benjamin Millepied's Surprising Next Move

As you probably guessed immediately after hearing his amazing last name, Benjamin Millepied (seriously—could there be a better name for a dancer?) is a Frenchman, born in Bordeaux. But since he’s spent most of his career in the States, dancing at New York City Ballet and choreographing all over, it was a shock to the […]

We've Finally Reached "Breaking Pointe"!

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for: “Breaking Pointe,” the new CW series following Salt Lake City’s Ballet West, premieres tonight! I was lucky enough to get my hands on a screener copy of the first episode, so believe me when I say: You will be obsessed with this show. There’s tons of behind-the-scenes […]

Double Take

A scene with the corps de ballet in Black Swan. Courtesy Summit Entertainment. With technology, pretty much anything is possible onscreen these days—but no visual effects can compare to the feeling of watching a dancer take the floor for real. That’s where a dance double comes in. Dance doubles step in for actors when scenes […]

Black Swan: Behind the Scenes

Ballerina Holly Lynn Fusco has a long history with Swan Lake. As a young dancer training in West Bloomfield, MI, she played a court page in American Ballet Theatre’s production when the company made a tour stop in Detroit. Later, she danced the Swan Lake pas de trois when she was a student apprentice with […]