“From The Grave”: Stage + Studio by Annie Honebrink
Sweeping graves is my favorite cemetery job. I like reading all of the names and dates and imagining the stories each grave has to tell. Gazing over the sea of … Continued
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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
Press: New take on iconic poster celebrates artist, ballet
By Jo Anne Triplett for LEO WEEKLY October 11th, 2017 A ballet pointe shoe resting atop an egg. How simple — and how odd. The two do not normally go … Continued
Press: Frazier History Museum and Louisville Ballet team up for ‘Nutcracker’ retrospective
By Eli Keel for Louisville Insider November 22nd, 2017 Louisville has its share of holiday traditions, including the Louisville Ballet‘s “Nutcracker,” a crowd favorite that has been in production locally … Continued
Stage + Studio, A Louisville Ballet Blog: Imagination by Annie Honebrink
This week, we take a look into Louisville Ballet’s Annie Honebrink’s mind and what imagination means to her in the scope of dance. The world of make-believe has always fascinated … Continued
Remembering Bonnie Dance Thornton
Louisville Ballet remembers Bonnie Dance Thornton, our first prima ballerina from 1952. Bonnie Dance, known today as Bonnie Thornton, has left her mark with Louisville Ballet. She performed Fokine’s The … Continued
Stage + Studio, A Louisville Ballet Blog: Glancing Back; Looking Forward by Annie Honebrink
Louisville Ballet’s 65th Anniversary Season has given the company and Louisville audiences the full spectrum that this art form has to offer. The Ballet opened its season with a program … Continued
Press: ‘Sleeping Beauty’ through the eyes of two Louisville Ballet trainees
By Eli Keel for Louisville Insider April 4, 2017 This weekend, the Louisville Ballet will wrap up an incredible season with the classic story ballet “The Sleeping Beauty.” The story of … 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.