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Artistry vs. Technique: Cool Thoughts on a Hot Issue

Larissa Saveliev | Posted 11.27.2012 | Arts
Read More: Karine Plantadit, Art, Soviet Ballet, Vladimir Malakhov, Ballet Artistry, Dance Artistry, Alla Osipenko, Tatiana Legat, Youth America Grand Prix, Ballet, Melissa Hayden, Dance, Ballet Technique, Susan Jaffe, Arts News
Larissa Saveliev

Artistry is not dead -- nor is it dying. Yet contemporary life makes it more and more challenging. To make sure that artistry continues to reign supreme despite these challenges, we need to keep the dialogue alive among dance professionals.

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The Taming of the Tutu: A Call for Restraint in Today's Ballet Stars

Risa Gary Kaplowitz | Posted 10.07.2012 | Home
Read More: Ballerina, Marius Petipa, Alina Cojocaru, Lincoln Center, Cynthia Gregory, Rose Adagio, Dance, American Ballet Theatre, Sleeping Beauty, Princess Aurora, First Position, Fernando Bujones, Ballet, Youth America Grand Prix, Yagp, Video, Home News
Risa Gary Kaplowitz

Sadly, many ballet schools and companies do not seem to be doing enough to preserve ballet's greatest asset -- its ability to transport an audience into their world. Ballet technique that explodes with meaning instead of fireworks is vastly lacking.

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