French photographer Julien Benhamou has a passion for photographing dancers, musicians, and artists of all kinds. His style is crisp and vibrant which makes him an automatic choice for magazine assignments and even giant posters outside the Palais Garnier. His precise and detailed approach could easily make the resulting photos uncommunicative, yet while Benhamou’s work…
The greatest applause during last night’s gala at La Scala was reserved for Leonid Sarafanov and Olesya Novikova in the Tchaikovsky Pas de deux. As the applause faded a voice called out “these are étoiles”, reflecting a common-held view in the foyer that a Gala of Étoiles should reflect the label on the packet, and feature a greater proportion of…
The Paris Opera Ballet have announced their 2011-2012 season. It’s good to see Ashton’s “La Fille mal Gardée” again in the programming – let’s hope it will be broadcast this time round. Narrative ballets dominate the season. Nureyev’s “Cendrillon” and “La Bayadère” are back, with Cranko’s “Onegin” and Macmillan’s “Manon”. There is also the world…
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