Diving into the Dance Bag with Maarja Praks
What do you picture when you think of a ballerina? Do you picture the girl in the tutu with perfect makeup, bedazzled from head to toe? Or do you picture Read More …
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Episode 25. The Magic of Making with Marina Kesler
Dear friends, you are in for a treat today! We have ballet mistress, teacher and choreographer, Marina Kesler! Marina Kesler has been a part of the Estonian National Ballet for Read More …
Creating a Costume with Iñaki Cobos
What is art? A painting? A dance? A song? If you think about it, art is simply a collection of simple concepts or ideas, such as lines, shapes, colors, notes, Read More …
The Not Easy Possible with Ketlin Oja
Ketlin Oja is a popular name in Estonian Culture circles. She’s a ballerina whose artistic qualities and physical strength always leaves audiences enchanted. But the stage isn’t the only place Read More …
Episode 16. Moved By the Music – From the Stage to the Stand
Maria Seletskaja once joked that she’d give two years of her life to conduct Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker… little did she know that she would soon be conducting far more than only Read More …
Team Work and the Technical Side
We have discussed in other articles how one, single, theater performance, functions like a complex piece of machinery. Though an audience member only sees the stage, there is so much Read More …
Episode 14. Grace, Strength and the Stereotypes In Between – A conversation with soloist of the Estonian National Ballet, Anna-Roberta
HAPPY WORLD BALLET DAY! I hope your day is filled with lots of dancing, World Ballet Day YouTube binging (though most of us are probably working all day), and fresh Read More …
No One Size Fits All
– This article was originally written for the Latvian Dance Magazine. Eating Disorders. Have you ever thought about how weird it is that even the person most alienated from ballet knows that ballerinas Read More …
Episode 12. Art, Courage, and 28 Years with composer David K. Israel
I am so excited to introduce to you today’s guest, David K. Israel. David is a composer of primarily dance pieces. His work has lead him to collaborate with big Read More …
Episode 11. Navigating the New Season Experiences with Mindset Coach Kirsten Kemp
Join us today as we talk with mindset coach, Kirsten Kemp, about the common experiences that people have as they begin their new seasons. Navigating these emotional and mental challenges Read More …