Italian designer Riccardo Tisci, a graduate from London's Central Saint Martins Academy, has been Givenchy's Creative Director for the last eight years. His first ballet costumes were seen last night in Marina Abramovic's take on Boléro. Belgian choreographers Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet were responsible for the dance, but it was Abramovic's concept, and set design. … [Read more...] about Italy’s Riccardo Tisci designs costumes for Abramovic’s Bolero
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Boris Bilinsky: costume and set designer for ballet, opera and film and legendary graphic artist
Boris Bilinsky was born in Odessa in 1900, but left Russia in 1920, escaping from the aftermath of the Revolution. He settled in Berlin where he was still able to collaborate with Russian theatres, but in 1923 he moved to Paris and worked with the Studio Albatros, a production company in Montreuil. Albatros had only been set up in 1922, but was soon to produce some of the most … [Read more...] about Boris Bilinsky: costume and set designer for ballet, opera and film and legendary graphic artist
Pointe shoes and tutus at the Ziegfeld Follies
Florenz Ziegfeld created his Follies in 1907, and the successful format continued on Broadway until 1931. The Ziegfeld Follies were extraordinarily elaborate revues inspired by the Folies Bergères in Paris. While being a high-class Vaudeville variety show, mixing comics, singers and speciality dancers, it was the Ziegfeld girls that made them a hit. That whiff of sex disguised … [Read more...] about Pointe shoes and tutus at the Ziegfeld Follies
Claire Motte, étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet, at the circus
Claire Motte, étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet, died when she was just 48. She was a striking beauty and possessed a strong personality, such that Roland Petit created Esmeralda for her in his ballet Notre Dame de Paris. Motte came through the school at the Paris Opera with teachers Carlotta Zambelli and Serge Lifar. Her strong technique permitted her to join the company … [Read more...] about Claire Motte, étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet, at the circus
The Times reviews two casts of La Source in Paris
Ludmila Pagliero, as Naïla, is a dancer of regal polish, plangent grace and classical conviction, though Myriam Ould-Braham as the second cast Naïla brought more visible heartbreak to the spirit’s sacrifice. Nouredda, the woman Djémil loves, is so passive it’s hard to bring her alive, but Isabelle Ciaravola and Muriel Zusperreguy did well in their respective casts. Karl … [Read more...] about The Times reviews two casts of La Source in Paris