A year inside The Australian Ballet: Episode 6 - Dressing the ballet

Episode #6 of our behind-the-scenes series takes you inside the wardrobe department, giving you a close-up look at the loving construction of Swan Lake costumes. Senior Artist Amy Harris chats to designer Hugh Colman, gets a fitting and tries out her new tutu in the studio, while our painstaking costumiers fashion sequins, pearls, brocade, and tulle into stunning creations.

For a year The Australian Ballet has opened their doors in this behind-the-scenes series. This episode takes you inside the wardrobe department, giving you a close-up look at the loving construction of Swan Lake costumes. Senior Artist Amy Harris chats to designer Hugh Colman, gets a fitting and tries out her new tutu in the studio, while costumiers fashion sequins, pearls, brocade, and tulle into stunning creations.

​Previously:
​A year inside The Australian Ballet: Episode 5 Music of the Classics
​A year inside The Australian Ballet: Boys' Day, Episode 4
​A Year Inside The Australian Ballet: On The Road, Episode 3​
​A Year Inside The Australian Ballet, Episode 2
​The Secret Life Of Dancers

A year inside The Australian Ballet: Episode 5 Music of the Classics

During rehearsals for Onegin at The Sydney Opera House, Senior Artist Amy Harris and Corps de Ballet member Jake Mangakahia talked about a dancer's connection to music and the excitement of performing with a live orchestra. Featuring rare footage from within the pit as the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra play Tchaikovsky and wing-side views of Onegin dress rehearsals.

Previously: 
​A year inside The Australian Ballet: Boys' Day, Episode 4
​A Year Inside The Australian Ballet: On The Road, Episode 3​
​A Year Inside The Australian Ballet, Episode 2
​The Secret Life Of Dancers

A year inside The Australian Ballet: Boys' Day, Episode 4

Where does the desire to dance come from?

​In Episode 4 of the ten-part behind-the-scenes series at The Australian Ballet, dancer Jake Mangakahia teaches a class of aspiring Baryshnikovs as part of Boys' Day, and reflects on his own dance journey and the importance of inspiring the next generation.

Previously: 

A Year Inside The Australian Ballet: On The Road, Episode 3​
​A Year Inside The Australian Ballet, Episode 2
​The Secret Life Of Dancers

A Year Inside The Australian Ballet: On The Road, Episode 3

In my experience and the experience of my friends that frequently tour, life on the road is far from glamorous. It basically breaks down to the first week of live performances, where you get to perform in front of live audiences for the first time and all those hours of rehearsals actually gain meaning with the interaction of the audience, and the last week, where you get to see the end quickly approaching. Everything in between is a lot of hard work. 

In the third episode of A Year Inside The Australian Ballet they take a look at life on the road. 

In Episode #3 of our ten-part series on life inside our company, the dancers arrive in Brisbane to perform Romeo & Juliet, and Senior Artist Amy Harris shows us how she makes her dressing room into a home away from home. Production: The Apiary

Previously:

A Year Inside The Australian Ballet, Episode 2
The Secret Life Of Dancers 

Creative Collaboration Lessons From A NY City Ballet Pas De Deux

I discovered the work of filmmaker Galen Summer earlier this week and amongst his works I found this gem: a Pas De Deux as seen from the dancer’s perspective, filmed on stage at the New York City Ballet. 

A Pas De Deux as seen from the dancer's perspective. Filmed on stage at the New York City Ballet. Director + Editor: Galen Summer Producer: Kristin Sloan Director of Photography: Hillary Spera Sound Mixer: Guillermo Pena Tapia www.unionhz.tv www.galensummer.com

Director + Editor: Galen Summer

Producer: Kristin Sloan

Director of Photography: Hillary Spera

Sound Mixer: Guillermo Pena Tapia