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Ballet /ˈbæleɪ/ (French: [balɛ]) is a type of performance dance that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread, highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary based on French terminology. It has been globally influential and has defined the foundational techniques used in many other dance genres. Becoming a ballet dancer requires years of training. Ballet has been taught in various schools around the world, which have historically incorporated their own cultures to evolve the art.
Ballet may also refer to a ballet dance work, which consists of the choreography and music for a ballet production. A well-known example of this is The Nutcracker, a two-act ballet that was originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a music score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Ballets are choreographed and performed by trained artists. Many classical ballets are performed with classical music accompaniment and use elaborate costumes and staging, though there are exceptions to this. Most notably, American choreographer George Balanchine is known for his plotless neoclassical ballets which are often performed in simple leotards and tights without scenery.
In ballet, a pas de deux [pɑ d(ə) dø] (French, literally "step of two") is a dance duet in which two dancers, typically a male and a female, perform ballet steps together. The pas de deux is characteristic of classical ballet and can be found in many well-known ballets, including Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and Giselle. It is most often performed by a male and a female (a danseur and a ballerina) though there are exceptions, such as in the film White Nights, in which a pas de deux is performed by Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines.
A grand pas de deux is a structured pas de deux that typically has five parts, consisting of an entrée (introduction), an adagio, two variations (a solo for each dancer), and a coda (conclusion). It is effectively a suite of dances that share a common theme, often symbolic of a love story or the partnership inherent in love, with the dancers portraying expressions of affectionate feelings and thoughts between romantic partners. It is often considered to be the pièce de résistance and bravura highlight of a ballet and is usually performed by a leading pair of principal dancers.
Sufjan Stevens (/ˈsuːfjɑːn/ SOOF-yahn; born July 1, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He first came to wider recognition with the 2000 album, A Sun Came, which was released on the Asthmatic Kitty label he co-founded with his stepfather. He is perhaps best known for his 2005 album, Illinois, which hit number one on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart, and for the single "Chicago" from that album.
Stevens has released albums of varying styles, from the electronica of Enjoy Your Rabbit and the lo-fi folk of Seven Swans to the symphonic instrumentation of Illinois and Christmas-themed Songs for Christmas. Stevens makes use of a variety of instruments, often playing many of them himself on the same recording, and writes music in various time signatures. Though he has repeatedly stated an intent to separate his beliefs from his music, Stevens also freely draws from the Bible and Christian tradition.
Stevens was born in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of nine, when his family moved to Petoskey, in the northern part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. He was raised by his father Rasjid and his stepmother, only occasionally visiting his mother, Carrie, in Oregon after she married her second husband Lowell Brams. (Brams would later become the head of Stevens' record label Asthmatic Kitty). He attended Petoskey High School, Interlochen Arts Academy and graduated from Harbor Light Christian School. He went on to attend Hope College in Holland, Michigan, and earned a Masters in Fine Arts from The New School in New York City.
The Nutcracker (Russian: Щелкунчик, Балет-феерия / Shchelkunchik, Balet-feyeriya; French: Casse-Noisette, ballet-féerie) is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (op. 71). The libretto is adapted from E.T.A. Hoffmann's story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. It was given its première at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg on Sunday, December 18, 1892, on a double-bill with Tchaikovsky's opera Iolanta.
Although the original production was not a success, the 20-minute suite that Tchaikovsky extracted from the ballet was. However, the complete Nutcracker has enjoyed enormous popularity since the late 1960s, and is now performed by countless ballet companies, primarily during the Christmas season, especially in North America. Major American ballet companies generate around 40 percent of their annual ticket revenues from performances of The Nutcracker.
Tchaikovsky's score has become one of his most famous compositions, in particular the pieces featured in the suite. Among other things, the score is noted for its use of the celesta, an instrument that the composer had already employed in his much lesser known symphonic ballad The Voyevoda.
Justin Peck (born September 8, 1987) is an American choreographer and dancer associated with New York City Ballet.
In July 2014, he was appointed as Resident Choreographer of New York City Ballet. He is the second person in the history of the institution to hold this title.
Peck was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in San Diego, CA. He began tap dancing when he was 9 years old, after seeing a performance of Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk. When Peck was 13, he witnessed a performance of American Ballet Theatre in Giselle, which inspired him to begin training in the ballet form.
At 15 years old, Peck moved to New York City to attend the School of American Ballet. In 2006, When he was 18 years old, he was invited by Peter Martins to join the New York City Ballet as an apprentice. In June 2007, he was promoted to corps de ballet. In February 2013, he was promoted to Soloist. At New York City Ballet, Peck has danced extensive repertoire, performing in existing and new works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Peter Martins, Benjamin Millepied, Alexei Ratmansky, Lynn Taylor-Corbett, and Christopher Wheeldon.
Actors: Andy Sommer (director), Heinz Spoerli (miscellaneous crew), Philipp Schepmann (actor), Corentin Leconte (editor), Zürcher Ballett (actor), Christiane Kohl (actress), Juliette Brunner (actress), Julie Gardette (actress), Yen Han (actress), Ana Carolina Quaresma (actress), Marijn Rademaker (actor), Vahe Martirosyan (actor), Sarah-Jane Brodbeck (actress), Arman Grigoryan (actor),
Plot: A dramatic, energetic adaptation of Heinz Spoerli's ballet based on Grieg's Peer Gynt by the Zurich ballet. Marijn Rademaker is excellent as the title character, clearly telegraphing the emotional range required. Each of the characters and the dramatic scenes are supported by the orchestral passages and songs provided by Grieg; some spoken word passages extracted from the Ibsen play.
Genres: Music,Actors: Ludovic Halévy (writer), Henri Meilhac (writer), Prosper Mérimée (writer), François Duplat (producer), Jérôme Savary (actor), Jérôme Savary (miscellaneous crew), Roberto Alagna (actor), Michel Dussarat (costume designer), Ludovic Tézier (actor), Eric Vu-An (miscellaneous crew), Béatrice Uria-Monzon (actress), Norah Amsellem (actress), Nicolas Cavallier (actor), Olivier Podesta (miscellaneous crew), Gilles Ragon (actor),
Genres: Drama, Music,Actors: Astor Piazzolla (composer), Fernando E. Solanas (producer), Fernando E. Solanas (writer), Georges Wilson (actor), Philippe Léotard (actor), Marina Vlady (actress), Marie Laforêt (actress), Ana María Picchio (actress), Lautaro Murúa (actor), Miguel Ángel Solá (actor), Claude Melki (actor), Michel Etcheverry (actor), Héctor Malamud (actor), Luis César D'Angiolillo (editor), Fernando E. Solanas (director),
Plot: In the sorrow of exile, a group of Argentinians in Paris seek solace and connection to their culture by staging a set of tangos. The film alternates between their vibrant rehearsals and their circumscribed lives in low-rent apartments, underemployed, fitfully communicating with families back home, trying to make do with what they hope are only temporary arrangements in a foreign land.
Keywords: dance, dancer, exile, paris-france, tango, traveling-companyActors: André van Duin (actor), André van Duin (actor), André van Duin (actor), André van Duin (actor), André van Duin (actor), André van Duin (actor), Joop van den Ende (producer), Frans Van Dusschoten (actor), Frans Van Dusschoten (actor), Frans Van Dusschoten (actor), Frans Van Dusschoten (actor), Frans Van Dusschoten (actor), Ruud Bos (composer), Paul van Gorcum (actor), Jaap Stobbe (actor),
Genres: Musical,Actors: William Shakespeare (writer), Ton Lensink (actor), Coen Flink (actor), Sam Spewack (writer), Joost Prinsen (actor), Maxim Hamel (actor), Bella Spewack (writer), Allard van der Scheer (actor), Guus Oster (director), Wim Van Der Grijn (actor), Willeke Alberti (actress), Hans Boskamp (actor), Hetty Verhoogt (actress), Donald Jones (actor), Nico Knapper (director),
Genres: Musical,Actors: William Shakespeare (writer), Ton Lensink (actor), Coen Flink (actor), Sam Spewack (writer), Joost Prinsen (actor), Maxim Hamel (actor), Bella Spewack (writer), Allard van der Scheer (actor), Guus Oster (director), Wim Van Der Grijn (actor), Willeke Alberti (actress), Hans Boskamp (actor), Hetty Verhoogt (actress), Donald Jones (actor), Nico Knapper (director),
Genres: Musical,Actors: William Shakespeare (writer), Ton Lensink (actor), Coen Flink (actor), Sam Spewack (writer), Joost Prinsen (actor), Maxim Hamel (actor), Bella Spewack (writer), Allard van der Scheer (actor), Guus Oster (director), Wim Van Der Grijn (actor), Willeke Alberti (actress), Hans Boskamp (actor), Hetty Verhoogt (actress), Donald Jones (actor), Nico Knapper (director),
Genres: Musical,Actors: Abel Santacruz (writer), Rosalino Caterbeti (editor), Julio Saraceni (writer), Abel Santacruz (writer), Guillermo Battaglia (actor), Leo Fleider (director), Walter Kliche (actor), Alberto Fernández de Rosa (actor), Emilio Spitz (producer), Cristina Alberó (actress), Virginia Romay (actress), Esteban Serrador (actor), Herminia Franco (actress), Sandro (actor), Eva Franco (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical,Actors: Jean Kerchbron (director), Jean Guélis (actor), Franck Pourcel (actor), Tessa Beaumont (actress),
Genres: Music,Actors: Jean Poiret (actor), Lucien Raimbourg (actor), Marcel Charvey (actor), Jean Berton (actor), Jacques Marin (actor), Charles Bayard (actor), Mischa Auer (actor), Darry Cowl (actor), Max Dalban (actor), Mario David (actor), Joé Davray (actor), Guy Henry (actor), Raymond Bussières (actor), Jean Lefebvre (actor), Robert Rollis (actor),
Plot: Nightclub entertainer Jean Clery has just become engaged to Lili, his attractive psychoanalyst. Meanwhile, the nightclub where he works is being used by a counterfeit ring, and Paris police suspect owner Paul Latour of being the ringleader. Finding it expedient to leave town, Paul leaves his "baby" daughter with Jean...who discovers too late that she's a wild, carefree, shapely sex-kitten with a talent for getting Jean into amusing scrapes.
Keywords: butler, dance, dream, farce, fiancee, kneed-in-the-groin, parrot, pigalle, policeFrom the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg, December 2012 Valery Gergiev - conductor Vasily Vainonen - choreography Benjamin Tyrrell - stage and costumes 0:00 Act I 29:39 Act II 52:08 (Prelude to) Act III Dances in Act III: 55:58 Spanish Dance 1:02:29 Eastern Dance 1:07:12 Chinese Dance 1:08:36 Trepak (Russian Dance) 1:09:59 Pas de trois (Dance of the reed pipes) 1:13:38 Waltz of the Flowers 1:21:05 Pas de deux - Intrada 1:27:57 Pas de deux - Tarantella 1:29:05 Pas de deux - Dance of the sugar plum fairy 1:31:31 Pas de deux - Coda 1:33:32 Final Waltz and Apotheosis - Cast - Masha the Princess: Alina Somova The Nutcracker Prince: Vladimir Shklyarov Masha: Alexandra Korshunova Stahlbaum: Vladimir Ponomaryov His wife: Alexandra Gronskaya Luisa: Alena Mashintseva Franz: Pavel Miheyev Dr...
Located in the heart of New York City, The Joffrey Ballet School is home to some of the world's most talented young dancers. These students train hard to pursue their life long dreams of dancing professionally. This year, more than 130 students are auditioning to be part of the prestigious Joffrey Elite program. It’s a competitive ballet team consisting of 10 dancers. Today is day 1 of the auditions and only 30 are getting called back to audition for Day 2. Who will make the cut, watch and see! → Credits ← Don't forget to to follow the show! @joffreyeliteshow Executive Producers: Mark Consuelos, Kelly Ripa & Albert Bianchini Executive Producer: Autumn deVitry Co-Executive Producer: Devon Schneider Consulting Producers: Maximilien Baud & Matthew Prescott Manager of Development fo...
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Buy from Amazon: http://smarturl.it/KirovSwanLakeAmazon In this production of the best loved classical ballet 'Swan Lake' the naturally gifted Yulia Makhalina dances the challenging role of Odette/Odile while the part of Prince Siegfried is danced by Igor Zelensky. This classic Kirov production includes the familiar happy ending in the final act where Siegfried fights and ultimately defeats the evil magician von Rothbart and at dawn is reunited with Odette. http://www.warnerclassics.com/
Anaheim Ballet: More Than Dance... A ballet video featuring ballet dancer, and Houston Ballet member, Aria Alekzander. ballet...ballet...ballet...
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The Decalogue, a new ballet by Justin Peck with original score by Sufjan Stevens for New York City Ballet. World Premiere: May 12, 2017. Additional dates: May 14, 18, 20. For tickets: nycballet.com. Directed by Rebekka Björnsdóttir and Yoonha Park Produced by Ellen Bar and Rebekka Björnsdóttir Music and Motion Graphics by Sufjan Stevens Director of Photography Zach Stoltzfus Color by Sam Daley, Technicolor Postworks Hair and Make Up by Karla Elie Cast in order of appearance: Gretchen Smith, Daniel Applebaum, Sara Mearns, Harrison Coll, Anthony Huxley, Rachel Hutsell, Jared Angle and Claire Kretzschmar Shot on 16 mm film at Bond Street Studio ------ SUBSCRIBE to Pitchfork.tv: http://bit.ly/yK2Fbp ------ FOLLOW Pitchfork.tv on Twitter: http://bit.ly/KJ2PhP ------ For more videos from Pit...
Giselle (French: Giselle, ou les Wilis) is a romantic ballet in two acts. It was first performed by the Ballet du Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique at the Salle Le Peletier in Paris, France on Monday, 28 June 1841, with Italian ballerina Carlotta Grisi as Giselle. The ballet was an unqualified triumph. Giselle became hugely popular and was staged at once across Europe, Russia, and the United States. The traditional choreography that has been passed down to the present day derives primarily from the revivals staged by Marius Petipa during the late 19th and early 20th centuries for the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg. The ballet is about a peasant girl named Giselle, who dies of a broken heart after discovering her lover is betrothed to another. The Wilis, a group of supernatural wo...
From the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg, December 2012 Valery Gergiev - conductor Vasily Vainonen - choreography Benjamin Tyrrell - stage and costumes 0:00 Act I 29:39 Act II 52:08 (Prelude to) Act III Dances in Act III: 55:58 Spanish Dance 1:02:29 Eastern Dance 1:07:12 Chinese Dance 1:08:36 Trepak (Russian Dance) 1:09:59 Pas de trois (Dance of the reed pipes) 1:13:38 Waltz of the Flowers 1:21:05 Pas de deux - Intrada 1:27:57 Pas de deux - Tarantella 1:29:05 Pas de deux - Dance of the sugar plum fairy 1:31:31 Pas de deux - Coda 1:33:32 Final Waltz and Apotheosis - Cast - Masha the Princess: Alina Somova The Nutcracker Prince: Vladimir Shklyarov Masha: Alexandra Korshunova Stahlbaum: Vladimir Ponomaryov His wife: Alexandra Gronskaya Luisa: Alena Mashintseva Franz: Pavel Miheyev Dr...
Located in the heart of New York City, The Joffrey Ballet School is home to some of the world's most talented young dancers. These students train hard to pursue their life long dreams of dancing professionally. This year, more than 130 students are auditioning to be part of the prestigious Joffrey Elite program. It’s a competitive ballet team consisting of 10 dancers. Today is day 1 of the auditions and only 30 are getting called back to audition for Day 2. Who will make the cut, watch and see! → Credits ← Don't forget to to follow the show! @joffreyeliteshow Executive Producers: Mark Consuelos, Kelly Ripa & Albert Bianchini Executive Producer: Autumn deVitry Co-Executive Producer: Devon Schneider Consulting Producers: Maximilien Baud & Matthew Prescott Manager of Development fo...
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Buy from Amazon: http://smarturl.it/KirovSwanLakeAmazon In this production of the best loved classical ballet 'Swan Lake' the naturally gifted Yulia Makhalina dances the challenging role of Odette/Odile while the part of Prince Siegfried is danced by Igor Zelensky. This classic Kirov production includes the familiar happy ending in the final act where Siegfried fights and ultimately defeats the evil magician von Rothbart and at dawn is reunited with Odette. http://www.warnerclassics.com/
Anaheim Ballet: More Than Dance... A ballet video featuring ballet dancer, and Houston Ballet member, Aria Alekzander. ballet...ballet...ballet...
HELLO EVERYONE! I hope that you all enjoyed watching my Everyday ballet makeup routine !! Like this video if you enjoyed . comment below if you want a audition makeup video👇🏼 And As always, thank you SO MUCH for watching! XOXO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ♡ SOCIAL MEDIA ♡ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/taliafidra/ Twitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/taliafidra Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/Taliafidra/ facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Talia-Fidra-879556155425521/timeline/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ♡ PREVIOUS VIDEOS ♡ DANCE HACKS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r3xOm25Idc&t;=1s IMPROVE ARABESQUE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l91f8l9duzo -------------...
The Decalogue, a new ballet by Justin Peck with original score by Sufjan Stevens for New York City Ballet. World Premiere: May 12, 2017. Additional dates: May 14, 18, 20. For tickets: nycballet.com. Directed by Rebekka Björnsdóttir and Yoonha Park Produced by Ellen Bar and Rebekka Björnsdóttir Music and Motion Graphics by Sufjan Stevens Director of Photography Zach Stoltzfus Color by Sam Daley, Technicolor Postworks Hair and Make Up by Karla Elie Cast in order of appearance: Gretchen Smith, Daniel Applebaum, Sara Mearns, Harrison Coll, Anthony Huxley, Rachel Hutsell, Jared Angle and Claire Kretzschmar Shot on 16 mm film at Bond Street Studio ------ SUBSCRIBE to Pitchfork.tv: http://bit.ly/yK2Fbp ------ FOLLOW Pitchfork.tv on Twitter: http://bit.ly/KJ2PhP ------ For more videos from Pit...
Giselle (French: Giselle, ou les Wilis) is a romantic ballet in two acts. It was first performed by the Ballet du Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique at the Salle Le Peletier in Paris, France on Monday, 28 June 1841, with Italian ballerina Carlotta Grisi as Giselle. The ballet was an unqualified triumph. Giselle became hugely popular and was staged at once across Europe, Russia, and the United States. The traditional choreography that has been passed down to the present day derives primarily from the revivals staged by Marius Petipa during the late 19th and early 20th centuries for the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg. The ballet is about a peasant girl named Giselle, who dies of a broken heart after discovering her lover is betrothed to another. The Wilis, a group of supernatural wo...
PRUEBAS BALLET
Under this dead and faded sun
Forzen
I disappear and turn to stone
Wake me now
Like a secret mission inside my brain
Falling underneath
The sign of contortion
Bleeding little creatures
dancing on my head
Singing songs of the beautiful dead
Now I slowly drive my poem
Into her corrupted thoughts
The only future she knows
Strapped by the unchangeable rage
Could hart's secret beauty
I call unto you
I try so hard not to laugh
As I lay my arms around her
I always knew it would be
A dance of demise and forever amity
Disgusted faces in my mirror
Telling me to stab my own soul
I turn to watch the body behind me
But I notice she's already gone
Let me see your dead lands
I call unto your light
This light is blinds me
Still I climb higher than this
To feed the dark
It rips me open
It blinds me
Back from the journey outside
I need the walls to protect me
And as a goddess enters my pride
I'll give her what she wants.....
Underthis dead and faded sun
Frozen
I disappear and turn to stone
Wake me now