by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Apr 23, 2017 | Views
Funding for the arts has always been tenuous in the United States. With the current administration threatening to eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts, things are poised to become even more dire. In response, Boston Ballet principal John Lam created a video...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Apr 17, 2017 | Views
With digital platforms, cinema screenings and Hollywood-worthy trailers, ballet is rapidly expanding beyond the grainy YouTube clips of yesteryear. These two gorgeous new films by Ezra Hurwitz, a former Miami City Ballet dancer turned director, show two facets of the...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Aug 8, 2016 | Company Life
Slow-mo and colored chalk. Will we ever get tired of it? Nope. BalletMet ‘s latest video is an ode to the power of bodies in motion and an exploration of how creativity unites us. Becoming Violet features six BalletMet dancers: Miguel Anaya, Jessica Brown,...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Aug 1, 2016 | Company Life
Have you seen New York City Ballet’s 2016/2017 promotional images? They were shot by famed photographer Peter Lindbergh and feature members of the company in various unstudied poses, set around a rural New York estate. The accompanying video, directed by Stephen...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Mar 24, 2016 | Company Life
There’s something compelling about the pristine classicism of ballet contrasted against a gritty setting. The viral success of videos like Sergei Polunin and David LaChapelle’s “Take Me to Church” doesn’t lie. Here’s another video...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Jan 11, 2016 | Company Life
In his new film Why We Dance, director Ezra Hurwitz helps us understand what it looks and feels like for members of Miami City Ballet as they prepare for a performance. The film’s detailed shots of hands and feet, and its intimate behind-the-scenes footage,...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
If you’re a ballet fan, you’ve probably already noticed the dance films created by fomer Miami City Ballet dancer Ezra Hurwitz. His thoughtful mini-documentary on New York City Ballet principal Sara Mearns and his beautiful dance-on-camera...