“A Rebellious Bird That Nobody Can Tame” A knife-wielding heroine, a controversial ending, and a theatre full of horrified aristocrats. . . . Welcome to opening night of Carmen, 1875. “Love is a rebellious bird that nobody can tame, and you call him quite in vain if it suits him not to come. Love is… Read More
WEEK THREE: “L Is For Legs” (Wednesday)
WEEK #3: Wednesday Poor underappreciated Wednesday, equidistant from the weekends and sometimes the hardest afternoon to get through . . . Well, we’re on a mission to restore Wednesday’s reputation with today’s Coffee Break With the Ballet feature, “Then & Now,” where we talk about how ballet has evolved from past to present. Then &… Read More
WEEK THREE: “L Is For Legs” (Tuesday)
WEEK #3: Tuesday Put on your thinking caps, balletomanes (that’s the technical term for “ballet fans”, in case you didn’t know), because it’s time for another Coffee Break With the Ballet installment of “Let’s Get Technical,” with historical information and a Google Challenge. Today we’re talking about feet, the hardest-working part of a dancer’s body.… Read More
WEEK THREE: “L Is For Legs” (Monday)
WEEK #3: Monday It’s Monday again! Back to work! But don’t worry, we’ve got another episode of our Coffee Break With the Ballet web series and another week of fun content to give you a little break from the daily grind every day at 3! EPISODE THREE: “L Is For Legs” On this week’s episode,… Read More
WEEK TWO: “A Is For Arms” (Friday)
WEEK #2: Friday It’s 3:00 on a summer Friday, which means we know just how motivated you are to actually get a ton of work done in the next two hours. We have got you covered. In fact, it was for such moments as 3:00 p.m. on a summer Friday that Coffee Break With the… Read More
