Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe celebrated Brit all-male contemporary dance company BalletBoyz are heading back here to the US and Canada next spring touring with their new production ‘Life’ which has been garnering high praise from all the London critics. When reviewing the two part program, one wrote “it is rare to find extremes of grace and eccentricity in … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterFollowing hot on our story earlier this week that featured the latest music video of ballet’s bad boy, the super hot Sergei Polunin , we have word today that we are about to see much more of one of the youngest principal dancers ever to grace Britain’s Royal Ballet. It has just been announced that a … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWhen Misty Copeland was finally promoted to principal dancer in the American Ballet Theater last year, she became the first African American woman to be given this honor in their 75 years of existence. This is a very vivid reminder that even in this day and age the world of ballet is still one of the … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterHeavily inked Ukrainian ballet star Sergei Polunin has something of a reputation as ballet’s ‘bad boy’. He is temperamental, outspoken and evidently will not suffer fools gladly even if that means giving up a lucrative position as a Royal Ballet principal dancer. To the world outside of ballet he is known for his stunning … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWhen Swan Lake meets Joy Division. A stunning mash-up from motion graphics designer & editor Evol of the Mariinsky Theatre Ballet production of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake starring Ulyana Lopatkina, with Joy Division’s ‘Transmission’. Demi-pliés and Mancunian post-punk go hand in hand for a culture clash.
