Ballet Stage Makeup

Ballerina Sara Mearns Shows You How To Apply Stage Makeup [Video]

I recently featured New York City Ballet principal dancer Sara Mearns. I shared her video blog that ran for several days where Sara filmed herself in her dressing room before and after rehearsals, and before and after performances. She also documented herself recovering from a couple injuries. Now… Ballerina Sara...

Ballet Stage Makeup in 10 Steps

If you want to learn how to apply basic ballet stage makeup in 10 steps, here’s a video tutorial by Carli Samuelson, corps de ballet with PNB (Pacific Northwest Ballet) with tips and insider secrets. Here’s Carli’s process to ballet stage makeup in 10 steps: Start by applying basic foundation...

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The Video Dictionary of Classical Ballet by Kevin McKenzie and Georgina Parkinson

"Ballet was never just a set of physical exercises or positions.
It was always a set of beliefs,
an aspiration to nobility,
an aspiration to the extraordinary,
to the 'merveilleux'.
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