One of our favorite topics, along with ballet myth busting, is ballet’s potential for crossover with other art forms. Besides its affinity with drama and music, ballet also naturally lends itself to collaborations with photography and art installations. A dancer’s ability to convey emotion with shapes, to create beauty in movement and form makes him/her [...]
From the monthly archives:
June 2010
During my session with The Tokyo Ballet in rehearsal for the upcoming European tour, I had the pleasure of meeting Aya Takagi, one of their soloists. I had seen Aya rehearsing for Béjart’s Don Giovanni and was very impressed with her jump and athleticism. Given the opportunity and the fact that she spoke perfect English, [...]
Check out some outtakes from our visit to The Tokyo Ballet via our collaborator Susanne Reffert’s own blog Chipango. With yet more rehearsal pictures, her feature is entitled Behind the Scenes: The Tokyo Ballet: The Tokyo Ballet is a big company which performs internationally. I was a bit surprised to see that the dancers were [...]
After catching up with ballet rehearsals and performances it was time for me to explore another Tokyo balletic landmark. Chacott is Japan’s main dance fashion company. Although they are manufacturers and retailers of goods for ballet, dance, yoga, figure skating and gymnastics they also cater to the balletomane – selling posters, magazines, T-shirts, etc. The [...]
