Ballet Rising
BALLET RISING IS FOCUSED ON THE STORIES OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, WHOSE PASSION FOR CLASSICAL BALLET IS REDEFINING ITS CULTURE AND ELEVATING BALLET AS A TRULY GLOBAL ART FORM.
The stars of the ballet world used to be born and trained in Europe and North America or sometimes Japan, Cuba and Argentina. Today the talent pool has grown. More major dancers are coming out of China, Mexico, Brazil, South Korea and elsewhere. Dancers have a wider range of ethnic, racial, and religious backgrounds than ever before. Globalization is expanding the ballet world, fueling international exposure to and passion for ballet—and transforming the art form. Ballet Rising takes an in-depth look at the communities reshaping ballet and brings their stories to global audiences. Although ballet has always spoken to people on a profound level, imagine how engagement would grow if people all over the world felt like ballet represented them. What if ballet were accessible to dancers everywhere? Ballet Rising is joining the movement to make ballet a truly global art form that welcomes all to take part.
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Through digital media Ballet Rising will collect and highlight stories of people who are pushing the boundaries of classical ballet beyond its usual borders. We’ll be sharing inspiring tales of courage, passion, and perseverance, encouraging the global dance community to engage with ballet in new and unexpected locales. We’ll learn what motivates the people we visit, how they overcome obstacles, and how their culture shapes ballet. We’ll explore the ways that local culture changes ballet, contrasting ballet practices from one place to the next.