Dance Photography

Ballet Photography: Charlotte Ballet's Innovative Works 2017

Charlotte Ballet’s Innovative Works is always an eclectic mix of movement and sound and this year’s offering holds true to form. The setting of the Patricia McBride and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance gives the audience a unique close-up look and sense of intimacy. Choreographers Mark Diamond, Sasha Janes, David Ingram and dancer/choreographer Sarah Hayes […]

Ballet Photography: Charlotte Ballet's Little Mermaid

Charlotte Ballet‘s current offering dives into the underwater world of the Hans Christian Andersen tale of the Little Mermaid. With choreography from Mark Diamond and new sets and costumes, the show shines both under the sea and on dry land. Alessandra James (who alternates performances with Sarah Hayes Harkins) swimmingly brings the mermaid to life […]

Ballet Photography: Charlotte Ballet's Innovative Works

Charlotte Ballet’s Innovative Works never fails to disappoint with a great variety of work performed in the intimate setting at the Patricia McBride and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center For Dance. This year’s offering includes Ballad Unto by acclaimed choreographer Dwight Rhoden, Omologia from former North Carolina Dance Theatre dancer and now choreographer David Ingram, YAMATO, earth/nature/drum […]

Ballet Photography: Charlotte Ballet's Nutcracker

While the story and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux’s wonderful choreography remain the same, there are many new faces in this year’s edition of Charlotte Ballet’s Nutcracker. There will be numerous performances through late December so be sure to take in a show if you get the chance.

Charlotte Ballet: Innovative Works 2015

Charlotte Ballet’s Innovative Works provides an ecclectic mix of contemporary dance and ballet in the intimate setting of the Patricia McBride and Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Center for Dance. This year’s offering includes pieces from Mark Diamond, David Ingram, Sasha Janes and Dwight Rhoden. Another nice aspect of the show it that it has a longer run, […]

Ballet Photography: Charlotte Ballet's Nutcracker

These have been some heady times for Charlotte Ballet, fresh from the Kennedy Center Honors last weekend where dancers and staff were on hand for a tribute to artistic director Patricia McBride and fellow honorees Sting, Tom Hanks, Lily Tomlin and Al Green. This is a well-deserved honor and a once-in-a-lifetime experience for those involved, […]

Ballet Photography: Charlotte Ballet's Othello

North Carolina Dance Theatre has transitioned to Charlotte Ballet and this talented troupe kicked off its shiny new self with Dwight Rhoden’s Othello, an impressive melding of high-gloss stage production, music and, of course, incredible dancing. And in this time of transition, I decided to change things up a bit and you will be able […]

Ballet Photography: Jiri Kylian's Forgotten Land

It was an exciting night as the former North Carolina Dance Theatre (NCDT) became Charlotte Ballet and the group got to perform a work by acclaimed choreographer Jiri Kylian for the first time. The main performance was Othello by Dwight Rhoden, but both were so visual that I decided to break them into two posts. […]

Ballet Photography: NCDT's Cinderella

Cinderella, North Carolina Dance Theatre’s current offering, allows this dynamic company to show off its collective talents in a major production. On top of the always amazing dancing, add in wonderful production values with beautiful costumes by A. Christina Giannini, set design by Alain Vaes and original lighting by Nate McGaha. And they all come […]