Ballet in Westeros: GIF Poster Concepts

Having always wanted to do something around theÂ wealth of ballet GIFsÂ on Pinterest and Tumblr, we decided to useÂ them as a basis for these newÂ fan art posters, to look at how some ofÂ ballet’s biggest blockbusters could be marketedÂ in theÂ future. For the slogans, we borrowed from our favorite TV series, Game of Thrones: the fantastic universe of Westeros (which has recently beenÂ given the football jersey treatment) has someÂ house words that go hand in hand with these well-known ballet characters, check them out:Â

An Aurora from House Tyrell

Swan or Lion? Odile is a Lannister at heart

The Wilis make theirsÂ House Baratheon’s words

Artwork by The Ballet Bag. GIFS sourced from these fab Tumblr blogs:

Emilia & Linda

We started The Ballet Bag in April 2009 with the mission to prove that ballet is not stuffy, old fashioned and inaccessible; that it is quite the opposite: relevant, fresh and topical. With the aim to Give Ballet a New Spin we try to show it under a different light. When writing our capsule biographies, ballet fact cards, review roundups and commentary on social media, we cross it over with other art forms and cultural references (pop culture, cinema, rock music â€“ ie. other things we love!).