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Celebrating the dual art forms of ballet and fashion, this beautiful book explores the creative collaborations between the New York City Ballet and top fashion designers of our age, including Valentino, Dries Van Noten, and Olivier Theyskens, among others. Featuring more than thirty contemporary fashion designers, New York City Ballet Choreography & Couture highlights their distinctive work for ballet. From the suits of Thom Browne, shortened to accommodate the movement of dancers, and the leather detailing of Prabal Gurung to the baroque flounces of Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen or the jewel-encrusted slip dresses of Carolina Herrera, this enchanting volume highlights how fashion design is adapted for dance. The stunning photography features incredible images of the dancers in motion, along with details highlighting the couture elements of the costumes. The designers' original sketches complement the photography, with quotes from the designers discussing their process and inspiration for each ballet. Interviews between the choreographers, designers, and dancers, as well as essays by noted fashion writers, illuminate the creative collaboration between design and dance. The New York City Ballet has been inviting prominent fashion designers to work with their choreographers on newly commissioned ballets for years. From the first Fall Fashion Gala in 2012 when renowned choreographers Peter Martins and Christopher Wheeldon collaborated with Valentino, through the present, these ballets are celebrated as collaborations between choreographers and some of the biggest names in fashion. Now New York City Ballet Choreography & Couture brings years of artistic vision to life.
- Format: Hardcover
- Author: Happel, Marc
- ISBN: 9780847873203
- Condition: Used
- Number Of Pages: 208
- Publication Year: 2023
Language:
English