Tag: mariinsky ballet

Celebrate #WorldTheatreDay with Behind-the-Scenes Looks at 3 Iconic Dance Stages

Happy World Theatre (or Theater) Day, everybody! Did you know that this fantastic little holiday has been celebrated every March 27th for the past 56 (!) years? In honor of WTD 2018, we thought we’d highlight eye-opening behind-the-scenes glimpses at three of the dance world’s most beautiful theaters: NYC’s Metropolitan Opera House, Paris’ Palais Garnier, […]

Acclaimed Dance Movie "Polina" Finally Hits Theaters

The French dance film that made waves at last year’s Venice Film Festival is now stateside: Polina opened in theaters on August 25th. The story follows a young Russian ballerina-in-the-making, played by dancer Anastasia Shevtsova, who’s performed with the Mariinsky Ballet. A still from Polina (Courtesy of Oscilloscope Laboratories) Polina is about to join the […]

Swan Lake Is Coming to a Theater Near You—Live, in 3D

Picture this in 3D! (photo of Ekaterina Kondaurova by Gene Schiavone) Forget sinking ships and giant blue aliens. Director James Cameron has a new over-the-top movie project: Swan Lake. No, but really. Cameron has teamed up with Russia’s Mariinsky Ballet to present the world’s first-ever live 3D performance broadcast—and what better production to choose than […]

Captivating Keenan

We first heard from beautiful ballerina Keenan Kampa in 2010, when the Washington, D.C. native documented her final year at the Vaganova Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia for us. (It’s incredibly rare for an American dancer to study at the iconic school, by the way, which speaks to just how amazing Keenan is.) Then, this […]

The Mariinsky Ballet in Company Class Is Awe-inspiring

If you’re not in class yourself, you might as well be watching the pros take class—amiright? Here at DS, we’re serious dance nerds—riveted by pro classes and the chance to dissect our favorite dancers’ every tendu. Dancers with the Mariinsky Ballet Thanks to the UK’s Telegraph newspaper, your latest opportunity to binge-watch ballet technique has […]

Keenan Kampa Models for G-Star Raw

You know how there are some people who will just always be cooler than everyone else? Who are so gorgeous and talented you want to hate them, but so fun and down-to-earth you have to love them? Yeah. Keenan Kampa is one of those people. You all know Keenan. She’s the American-born ballerina who’s currently […]