In her final year as an undergraduate at the University of Southern California, dancer Kaitlyn Kumar tore a ligament during a rehearsal for the ballet Sleeping Beauty. But she powered through the pain ...
In a country better known for exporting oil and arms, ballet shoemaker Grishko is a rare success story for Russian craftmanship AFP / Dimitar DILKOFF Craftsman Sergei Murza runs his fingers over the ...
Faith Salie show us what goes into pointe shoes besides some very talented feet: In the world of ballet, Christmas means one thing: "The Nutcracker"! Stages across the country fill with twirling ...
Imagine wearing out a pair of shoes once a week. It's the life of a ballet dancer, many of whom go through 30 pairs of shoes in one ballet season. For the small Edmonton company Citie Ballet, going ...
The story below is one of several that originated from watching Jose Navas create a new work for Ballet BC called the bliss that from their limbs all movement takes for Ballet BC. It’s being published ...
Craftsman Sergei Murza runs his fingers over the pink satin of a pointe shoe he has just finished making. Then he gives it the final test: the ballet slipper balances perfectly on its tip. Murza ...