New age requires new approaches to art. Balletristic aims to find out how cutting-edge technology may expand the horizons for ballet and dance, exploring digital pieces that already exist. The first in line is “Clinamen”, a 9-minute film created by French digital artist Hugo Arcier for Paris Opera’s virtual stage. Here dancers’ bodies and [...]
When it's hot, and you're on the roof alone. Editorial by Iva Kucherenko for Balletristic. [...]
As a child, I was obsessed with dancing, and becoming a ballet dancer was my most desired dream for as long as I can remember. [...]
New age requires new approaches to art. Balletristic aims to find out how cutting-edge technology may expand the horizons for ballet and dance, exploring digital [...]
It has been over a month since mass protests in Belarus started following the presidential election results falsification. One can analyze this case of street [...]
From September, 8th, everyone finally has a chance to get into the auditorium of Palais Garnier. Paris Opera has announced its first performances of the [...]
Staatsballett Berlin is making its first steps back on stage. After 5 month of lockdown the company was finally allowed to hold offline gala performance [...]
We met with Vladimir Malakhov twice this summer: both times via Zoom to record interviews. These days, online ways of communication are becoming routine for most, but in case of dance field [...]
This year would have become the 18th season for Matthew Bourne's Nutcracker! at Saddler's Wells. But all of the company's Christmas shows has been postponed [...]
Many of us have heard about the concept of an almighty artist who turns their works into a testing ground for their fantasies and ideas. [...]
The other day, I was invited to lecture at a training for IT-company managers about what the criteria and main requirements for a ballerina’s [...]
Quarantine restrictions could hardly stop ballet routine at the Hamburg Ballet. Since the 29th of April, the dancers have been taking small group daily classes, [...]
Most social problems humanity is facing today are the unsolved conflicts of the past, which have accumulated over the years and escalated due to the [...]
We are not on stage, but we are together anyway. Editorial by Sasha Zlunitsyna for Balletristic. [...]
You have finally got an addition to the family, the beautiful baby you love more than anything. You already dream of their perfect, successful future [...]