Tag: the red shoes

Watch Julie Kent Review 60 Years of Famous Dance Movie Scenes

Earlier this week, Vanity Fair dropped a gift into our laps. The magazine released a 25-minute long YouTube video of Julie Kent reviewing ballet scenes from 60 years of feature films, spanning from 1948’s The Red Shoes to 2018’s The White Crow. While she certainly isn’t the first pro to give her take on dance […]

A Ballet Version of The Red Shoes Is In the Works

The Red Shoes, in all of its darkness and tragedy, is one of the most iconic and beautiful dance films out there—which is why I’ve always wondered when it would be adapted for the stage. Well, the time has finally come: Matthew Bourne, the genius choreographer behind New Adventures dance company, and productions like Bourne’s Swan Lake, recently […]

These Are Our Confessions

In my March editor’s letter (if you haven’t received the new issue, you will soon—it’s our Ballet Issue and the cover is to-die-for!), I spill one of my great dance confessions: I used to hate ballet.  I wasn’t disciplined enough to get through a long series of pliés, I wasn’t quick enough to master petit […]