All dancers know that the right combination of foods can provide that extra boost of energy they need for a long class or performance. We all have our own particular favorite fuels, and these four lovely ballerinas from the National Ballet of Canada shared their go-to recipes with The Coveteur. (From left) Jillian Vanstone, Jordana […]
We told you it was coming—and now it’s finally arrived! Today is the first-ever World Ballet Day, which means it’s time to watch dancers from five of the world’s greatest companies—the Australian Ballet, the Bolshoi Ballet, the Royal Ballet, the National Ballet of Canada, and San Francisco Ballet—taking class and rehearsing. The up-close-and-personal experience is […]
It seems like everywhere you look—from Broadway shows to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular—dance performances are getting more and more high-tech. A top-notch production isn’t complete without a giant LED screen or an elaborate video system, creating effects directors could only dream about five years ago. That’s definitely true of Christopher Wheeldon’s fanciful ballet Alice’s […]
So, this is super-duper awesome: October 1st will be the first ever World Ballet Day! I know, I know—it’s not like you need another reason to celebrate the most elegant of art forms. But this is going to be a pretty amazing celebration. Five of the world’s biggest ballet companies have teamed up to offer […]
Nothing says “happy Friday” quite like beautiful ballet men, am I right? The National Ballet of Canada just put out a video featuring three of its male dancers showing us what they can do. Since those dancers are principals Guillaume Côté and Piotr Stanczyk and first soloist Keiichi Hirano, “what they can do” is pretty […]
A screen shot of Christopher Wahl’s The Heather Project Best thing the Easter Bunny brought us this year? A video project starring gorgeous National Ballet of Canada principal Heather Ogden. It’s a super-cool portrait created by photographer Christopher Wahl, who describes it this way: “An extension of my still portrait work, The Heather Project is […]
About a year ago, National Ballet of Canada principal Guillaume Côté teamed up with Krystal Levy Pictures and director Ben Shirinian to create the short film “Lost in Motion.” It’s an exploration of the unique powers of the ballet dancer’s body—and Côté’s body is, um, a pretty amazing specimen. Now the same team has released […]
This summer, I was lucky enough to be in Washington D.C. during the National Gallery of Art’s exhibit “Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, 1909–1929: When Art Danced with Music.” It was a glorious feast of Stravinsky, Nijinski…all the skis! But I have to admit, I was quite shocked when I saw another familiar name in […]