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 …
Episode 21. The Making of a Master
Today’s guest is Meelis Pakri. Meelis is an international ballet master who has been teaching for over 35 years. From a young age his skill as both an artist and Read More …
Episode 20. Passionately Poured Out
Finnish National Ballet dancer, Atte Kilpinen, is a living example of what it means to be a generous artist. From a young student to a professional dancer, he never held Read More …
Episode 19. Stepping into the New Season
As of a week ago, the summer months have officially come to an end and for most artists the new season is underway. As promised, we have returned with my Read More …
Episode 18. Stepping into Summer
It’s Summer time! Which means most ballet companies and most ballet dancers are going on holiday. Though the break is something much looked forward to, stepping out of the safety Read More …
Episode 17. Dancing Curiously Living Generously with Jared Matthews
Today’s guest is Jared Matthews. Jared Matthews was a soloist at The American Ballet Theater, principal at Houston Ballet, and then more recently held the position of assistant director at 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 …
Episode 15. Ballet and Entrepreneurship with Emanuele Sardo
Everyone loves the Ballet Meme Instagram page. Imagine if you could simplify those witty jokes and stick it on a T-shirt. Well good news, now you can! Emanuele Sardo, a 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 …