If you enjoy my writing, please consider donating to my fundraiser and help me achieve my dream of seeing one of my favorite dancers perform live: https://ko-fi.com/laurenjankowski/goal?g=4 I finally got a chance to go to Chicago and see "Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland" But it almost didn't happen because of a train…
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The Best Ballet Character: Carabosse, the Wicked Fairy
If you're enjoying my writing, please consider donating to my fundraiser and help me reach my goal: https://ko-fi.com/laurenjankowski/goal?g=4 [embed]https://youtu.be/ZSDkn77_OOc?feature=shared[/embed] When you watch ballet, you are transported into another world. Usually a magical world filled with danger and adventure, sometimes with a little romance. Sometimes with a giant helping of melodrama. It's…
Farewell to a Spectacular Tybalt
If you enjoy my writing, please consider donating to my fundraiser: https://ko-fi.com/laurenjankowski/goal?g=4 Recently it was announced that this season is the last season Gary Avis will dance the role of Tybalt in "Romeo & Juliet" The Royal Ballet's "Romeo & Juliet" is a beautiful and moving production. Avis' Tybalt is one…
Ballroom Blitz: Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella
If you enjoy my writing, please consider donating to my fundraiser: https://ko-fi.com/laurenjankowski/goal?g=4 Today's blog might be even more distracted than usual. I happened to find the most perfect dress that I have been searching for for over a year (the dress that I wanted to wear to the ballet), but…
Tatted Vampires and Gothic Nightmares: Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty
If you enjoy my writing, please continue donating to my trip fund to help me: https://ko-fi.com/laurenjankowski/goal?g=4 Thank you :) When someone thinks of ballet, they generally don't think of a hapless man running around a kinky vampire party searching for his missing love, but that's exactly what you get in Matthew Bourne's…
Fangirl Moment: A Lady Hatter
If you enjoy my writing, please consider donating to my fundraiser and help me achieve my dreams: https://ko-fi.com/laurenjankowski/goal?g=4 I was originally going to write about Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty (we're going to start out easy with a very, very strange ballet re-imagining), but I just found out some very exciting news…
Where to Watch Ballet
I'm mostly going to be cross-posting from my Ko-Fi page. Posts will go up there first and be posted here later in the day. Donate to my trip fund here: https://ko-fi.com/laurenjankowski/goal?g=4 I'm going to try to regularly blog between now and September about ballet to hopefully share why I love…
Ballet Marvel Bow
7 characters. 7 weeks. When I first started putting Ballet Marvel together, my idea was to make it a fun project to help me overcome my discomfort with having my picture taken (I explained a little more in depth in the intro post to the project). It's funny looking back…
Ballet Mantis Bow
Thus concludes Mantis week. What a great character to end on :) Special thanks again to Pom Klementieff (Instagram) for bringing this fantastic character to life and showing that emotions can be a real strength, even a superpower. Thanks to James Gunn (Instagram) for doing such a phenomenal job directing…
Favorite Ballets: The Nutcracker
[embed]https://youtu.be/c5MjTQcMB_4[/embed] In which I discuss another ballet I really enjoyed: The Royal Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker. Mantis costume by BeBaGo (Etsy, Facebook, Instagram) Mantis helm by Carol Datura Riot (Etsy, Facebook, Instagram) Disclaimer: I’m in no way affiliated with the Royal Ballet or Royal Opera House and are not driving any benefit from talking…