Tag: wiener staatsballett

"Battle of the Nutcrackers" Is Back

The rest of the world is in full-tilt Turkey Day mode right now, but us dance people have been getting our Christmas on since Nutcracker rehearsals began back in September. So, look: If you can’t bear to hear the “Party March” one more time, if you’re Hot Chocolate-d and Marzipan-ed and Candy Cane-d out, if […]

Ballet Video Break Time!

You’ve probably heard dance described as “poetry in motion” at least once. But who would have thought that dancers could literally create painting in motion? London-based visual artist Luis Casanova Sorolla has. Since 2011, he’s been hard at work on his “Signapura” (“pure signature”) art project. Sorolla enlists dancers from the Wiener Staatsballett to have […]

Ballet Video Break Time!

Warning: This video may hypnotize you. I’ll be honest, from the moment I started watching this video of Wiener Staatsballett first soloist Liudmila Konovalova, I was hooked. Like, I couldn’t tear my eyes from the screen. Those feet! Those legs! That port de bras! Oh. My. Gosh. What is it about incredibly arch-y feet and strong, […]