Dance Meets Poetry at the Louisville Ballet
By Jennifer Kiefer for Louisville Magazine Photos by Chris Witzke In the Louisville Ballet’s large studio space on East Main Street, dancers lift up on tiptoes, visible from the lobby … Continued
Category: Behind-the-Scenes
The Brown-Forman Nutcracker: Special Events!
Drosselmeyer’s Workshop Saturday, December 9, 2017 Saturday, December 16, 2017 Saturday, December 23, 2017 11:30 AM – 1 PM The Kentucky Center Join Drosselmeyer the toymaker and the children’s casts … Continued
Stage + Studio, A Louisville Ballet Blog: Making Moving Art by Annie Honebrink
Louisville Ballet’s 65th Anniversary Season explored the old and the new; the past and the future; uncharted territory and well-worn paths. Read and learn more about the company and the … Continued
Stage + Studio, A Louisville Ballet Blog: Family Focus by Annie Honebrink
Family ties us together. Holds us up. Builds us into something more. Bigger. Fuller. Family reminds us who we are and who we can become. Family laughs together in times … Continued
Louisville Ballet announces 2017-2018 Season!
Louisville Ballet Announces the 2017-2018 Season of Enchantment Showcasing the artistry and versatility of Louisville Ballet, the 2017-2018 season delivers the finest of the classics and the most exciting … Continued
Stage + Studio, A Louisville Ballet Blog: Breathing Life into the Tale by Annie Honebrink
Characters breathe life into stories. While plot may drive a tale and costumes and scenery enhance, it is the characters themselves that make a story come alive. The Sleeping Beauty … Continued
Physicality of Ballet
Physicality of Ballet from Louisville Ballet on Vimeo.
A look at the physical demands on a dancer’s body. Physicality of Ballet by Kertis Creative, featuring Louisville Ballet Company Dancers Lexa Daniels, Shelby Shenkman, and Leigh Anne Albrechta.
Stage + Studio, A Louisville Ballet Blog: Alun Jones and Helen Starr—Louisville Legacy by Annie Honebrink
“The Louisville Ballet is Alun Jones,” stated a dancer spokesman during Alun Jones’s directorship of Louisville Ballet. Jones’s tenure as Artistic Director of Louisville Ballet, from 1978 through 2002, remains … Continued
Stage + Studio, A Louisville Ballet Blog: Dedication. Perseverance. Ballet. by Annie Honebrink
Becoming a ballet dancer is a lifelong process. For most dancers, this lifestyle began as a child or teenager. The interest or dream developed into passion; the occasional class, a … Continued
Stage + Studio, A Louisville Ballet Blog: Bright and Blissful Futures by Annie Honebrink
Human Abstract gave Louisville Ballet and its audiences insight into an innovative future of ways to express movement, emotion, and narrative. Now the company will reflect and pay tribute to … Continued