Sasha Janes

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 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 […]

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: NCDT's Carmen

Photographing North Carolina Dance Theatre for the better part of two decades has given me the opportunity to see many amazing performers, and dancer Sasha Janes was one of them. But Janes appears to be on track to exceed his on-stage career as he continues transition to his new role as a choreographer. His latest […]

Ballet Photography: NCDT's Contemporary Fusion

Contemporary Fusion, North Carolina Dance Theatre’s finale for the season, is everything its title implies with diverse pieces from Sasha Janes, Jiri Bubenicek and Twyla Tharp. Czechoslovakian dancer Bubenicek created L’heure Bleue especially for the Charlotte troupe, and former NCDT dancer and current Associate Artistic Director Sasha Janes choreographed the beautiful Rhapsodic Dances. Twyla Tharp’s […]

Ballet Photography: NCDT's Peter Pan

Peter Pan, the current offering from the North Carolina Dance Theatre, combines the troupe’s always amazing dance performances with beautiful costumes, sets, theatrics and humor for an incredibly satisfying show. The performances runs through March 17th at the Knight Theater.

Charlotte Ballet Photography: NCDT's Innovative Works

While I enjoy the beauty and grace of classical ballet, I always look forward to the eclectic, creative performances of North Carolina Dance Theatre’s Innovative Works. This year’s collection includes works by choreographers Dwight Rhoden, Sasha Janes and Mark Diamond. (Unfortunately I missed Rhoden’s piece due to a scheduling conflict). Adding to the experience is […]

Ballet Photography: NCDT's Limitless

The North Carolina Dance Theatre kicked off its season in a big way with Limitless, a collection of three premieres. The show includes contemporary offerings from Sasha Janes and Dwight Rhoden and Blue Danube, a more traditional ballet from Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux. It was an amazing start to what promises to be another wonderful year for […]

Ballet Photography: NCDT's Dangerous Liaisons

North Carolina Dance Theatre is performing its finale of the season with two provocative pieces – “Dangerous Liaisons,” with choreography from Sasha Janes, and “Artifice” from renowned choreographer Dwight Rhoden. Endings are always bittersweet, and this year is especially difficult as NCDT says goodbye to four wonderful dancers – Rebecca Carmazzi, Justin Van Weest, David […]