Opera de Paris Opening Gala for Season 16/17

Under the leadership of Stephane Lissner, Director of the Paris Opera, and Aurelie Dupont, Director of Dance, Opening gala for 2016/2017 season of the Opera de Paris took place the September 24th in an idyllic atmosphere. During this prestigious event, the grand staircase was decorated with multiple flowers inspired by jungle. Continue reading

A Modern Dance Pioneer

a modern dance pioneer Ruth St. Denis (January 20, 1879 – July 21, 1968) was an early modern dance pioneer. She was born in 1879 on a New Jersey farm. The daughter of a strong-willed and highly educated woman ( Ruth Emma Dennis was a physician by training), St. Denis was encouraged to study dance from an early age. Her early training included Delsarte technique, ballet lessons with the Italian ballerina Maria Bonfante, social dance forms and skirt dancing.