Ballerina Project (Hardcover)
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Ballerina Project (Hardcover)
By Dane Shitagi
Created by New York City-based photographer Dane Shitagi over the span of eighteen years, Ballerina Project has become the most significant, unique, and creative photographic archive of renowned ballerinas in the world.
This book is brilliant collection of photographs that encapsulate the delicate majesty of ballerinas. With over one million followers on Instagram, @ballerinaproject_ has the largest network of ballet fans in the world and has become an online phenomenon.
Featuring over 170 inspiring black and white and full-color photographs that beautifully capture the artistry, strength, and dedication of more than 50 accomplished ballerinas, the book spans iconic locations across the globe, including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Buenos Aires, London, Rome, and Paris, to create a timeless backdrop for these remarkable portraits.
Introductions by renowned principal ballerinas Isabella Boylston and Francesca Hayward are also included to provide a more immersive reading experience.
An ideal gift for any aspiring ballet dancer or dance photographer, this unique book is bound in pink satin cloth with gold foil stamping and a pink satin ribbon marker.
- Hardcover: 208 pages
- Covered in pink satin cloth
- Publisher: Chronicle Chroma; illustrated edition (September 17, 2019)
- Dimensions: 11.5” W x 11.5” H
History
Ballet
In classic or contemporary ballet, dancing may tell a story, express a mood, or simply reflect the music in movement. Ballet as part of staged performances originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th and 16th centuries and from there spread to France. The creation of classical ballet as we know it today occurred during the reign of the art-loving French king Louis XIV in the mid-17th century. During the Romantic era, ballet technique evolved to express new ideas, most notably with women dancing en point, or on their toes, allowing them to appear weightless and otherworldly.
Among the choreographers who helped bring ballet into the modern age by exploring new visual and dramatic styles are George Balanchine, Antony Tudor and—bridging the worlds of classical dance and Broadway—Agnes de Mille and Jerome Robbins.
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