Every February the New York City Ballet holds their Annual Luncheon, which usually involves a discussion/performance excerpt in the theater, followed by a gala-esque lunch on the promenade and a passing of the Janice Levin Dancer honor to the next years recipient.
Today’s program was called “Ballet is Man - too” featuring an esteemed panel of male dancers in a discussion moderated by Peter Martins, and excerpts from some of the great male roles in our repertory (Prodigal, Apollo…). I so wanted to check it out - we had the monitor on (sound from the stage) in the office for a bit, but it was really interesting so it made it too hard to focus on what we were working on!
Chopard was the sponsor for the event, and they had mannequins at either end of the promenade dressed in tutus and Chopard jewels. These lovely ladies were of course being watched over by their very own security team.
What if next time Chopard just goes all out and makes a real diamond tutu - like the diamond victoria’ secret bra?
philip
Who was the Levin honoree??
Feb 14, 2008 @ 03:51
emma
ooo a diamond tut….now THAT would be amazing
Feb 14, 2008 @ 05:34
Emily
A diamond tutu to wear in Balanchine’s Diamonds. How spectacular would that be?
Feb 14, 2008 @ 14:27
SanderO
Gotta be careful with diamonds. Many have blood dripping from them.
Feb 14, 2008 @ 18:58
sasha
very cool. the diamond tutu idea reminds me of Damien Hirst’s diamond skull. check it out:
http://www.boingboing.net/2007/06/02/damien-hirsts-diamon.html
Feb 14, 2008 @ 21:33
tonya
Thanks Sasha. Sometimes bloggers / critics are smarter than the artists. When I first saw the picture, I thought, brilliant. Then I read what Hirst said inspired him and thought, oh. I like Boing Boing’s interpretation far better.
Feb 14, 2008 @ 23:11
Maia
Well yes, I suppose you are all right. But what I noticed immediately was the stark white beauty of the mannequins. And I must admit …. I was lured by it. It must have looked quite fantastic …!
Feb 18, 2008 @ 14:29