The untold stories of the women of France: Professor Chaplin's …
Jan 23, 2025 · Editor's Note: This story originally appeared on the College of LAS website in September 2022. We're resharing it to celebrate the recent publication of professor Chaplin's …
About — Queer the Ballet
The lack of lesbian representation in ballet led Pierce to start Queer the Ballet. Pierce created her first ballet works for the School of American Ballet ’s Student Choreography Workshop, and …
A queer ballerina jeopardizes her relationship for the sake of her ...
When auditioning for the lead role in their studio’s ballet, Mia, a young and ambitious ballerina, avoids her girlfriend Sasha out of fear of discrimination. The two compete for the lead, and to ...
Loïe Fuller, A Subversive Pioneer - Dance Reflections by Van Cleef ...
In her dance, movement supersedes her body, which is removed from any erotic gaze and becomes a shifting, protean entity. A queer artist, Fuller freed the female body from …
Searching for Dance History’s Queer Women? Start Here
In the November 2023 issue of Dance Magazine, dancer and educator Samm Wesler asks: Where are dance history’s queer women? Here’s a response from dance artist, educator, and …
Homosexual romance ballet? : r/BALLET - Reddit
Homosexual romance ballet? Are you aware of any ballet that showcase homosexual romance? As a gay person I sometimes find the lack of representation in ballet a bit sad.
Ballez is all the queers that ballet has left out.
Ballez happens in classes, in grand performances, and in conversations through media outlets that reach millions. Ballez is influencing ballet; changing it from the inside out. Ballez …
For Queer Women in Ballet, There's a Profound Gap in …
Sep 8, 2020 · Lauren Flower in the studio. Brooke Trisolini, Courtesy Boston Ballet Flower says such stigma, along with the stereotype about ballerinas being demure and ultrafeminine, are …
Sexual Exploitation Was the Norm for 19th-Century Ballerinas
Jan 5, 2018 · Degas’ subject may have been vulnerable, but for 19th-century observers, she was marked by the sordidness of the sexual harassment that was baked into ballet.
There’s a scarcity of out ballerinas. Queer the Ballet is trying to ...
Jun 21, 2024 · At the dance organization Queer the Ballet, LGBTQ performers challenge the expectations of traditional ballet while creating work all their own.