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ballet blanc

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ballet blanc

Ballet, such as Giselle, in which the female dancers wear calf-length white dresses. The costume was introduced by Marie Taglioni in Les Sylphides 1832.



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The first trio, all lunar mystery, complements the sublime second section, a study in pure ballet blanc classicism with a poignant subtext of a paradise lost.
The Ashton Celebration by Barnes, Clive / Dance Magazine
The effect was that of a ballet blanc, yet the performers sometimes seemed to be moved by anger and experienced pain.
Three Times a Charm by Jackson, George / Dance Magazine
Finally, Love Re-Defined was Jones's 1996 reworking of a modernist ballet blanc he created for the Lyon Opera Ballet, set to the raspy folk music of Daniel Johnston (including one quirky song that told the tale of poor Godzilla).
GENERATIONS FIND PLACE AT JONES'S TABLE by LEE, ALBERT / Dance Magazine
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