Front Row and Behind-the-Scenes News from the World of Ballet
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 with a clean sponge on your face and neck. Make sure to blend it in well. Use lightly powder over foundation. Take pearly white eye powder and apply over eye-lid and under eyebrow to … [Read more...]
Do you know the story behind The Nutcracker history and how it all began? December marks the month of The Nutcracker all around the world. Most major ballet companies have in their repertoire this important ballet. No matter where you live, there's most likely a Nutcracker production. Each ballet troupe may have a slightly different variation. But what they do have in common is "... the magnificent music, full of the darkness as well as the delights of winter; a great transformation … [Read more...]
Renowned New York City Ballet and special guest host Kelly Ripa will bring George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™nationwide live to movie theaters this holiday season. The "beloved holiday classic" will be in theaters across the United States, for one night only, on Tuesday, December 13. What a great idea! If you can't travel to the big apple to experience The Nutcracker ballet, the ballet will come to you! And that is exactly what The NCM Cinema Network, the NYC Ballet and the Lincoln Center … [Read more...]
