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If you’ve been reading TDF for a few years now you might recall our affection for The Australian Ballet. Though of course they perform nationally all year round, for me, wintertime is always the time of year I love to try and catch one of their shows in Melbourne if I can – there’s something so special about rugging up in your wintery finest and making a trip into town after dark to catch a performance at the Arts Centre, with the city lights twinkling beyond the spire.
Aside from their on stage prowess, one thing I’m consistently impressed with is the Australian Ballet blog, ‘Behind Ballet’ which offers up the most brilliant and inspired edit of high quality content, behind the scenes videos and a steady stream of other creative collaborations. There are still so few Australian arts / cultural institutions offering this depth of (free!) content via blog / social media – The Australian Ballet team definitely get a big gold star from us on that front!
Up next on the Ballet calendar is Imperial Suite - a double bill of two classical ballets (that means tutus!), pairing American choreographer George Balanchine’s Ballet Imperial, with French / Ukrainian Serge Lifar’s Suite en blanc. Flavoured with both New York style and Parisian chic, this show, which opens in Melbourne next month, has inspired a special collaboration with Melbourne illustrator Eirian Chapman.
‘Inspired by our Imperial Suite program, and the tales of these two great cities, Paris vs New York blog, we commissioned Eirian Chapman of The Jacky Winter Group to create a series of four illustrations featuring ballet-themed icons from both cities’ says Kate Scott, Senior Marketing Manager of The Australian Ballet. ‘Collaboration between art forms has animated ballet from the very beginning, and we wanted to work with a quintessentially Melbourne illustrator as we return to Melbourne for our Winter Season’ Kate explains. Created purely for editorial value and not for use as ‘advertising’ per se, the Ballet will feature Eirian’s resulting artworks on their blog and via their various social media platforms over the coming weeks to celebrate the commencement of their Winter Season.
In her signature bold, graphic style, Eirian’s illustration series depicts stylised dancing ballerinas, choreographers Serge Lifar and George Balanchine, Sylvie Guillem (perhaps the most famous French ballerina of all time) and Gelsey Kirkland (famous/notorious American ballerina of the 1970’s and 80s), and two iconic ballet theatres – the Palais Garnier in Paris and the Lincoln Center in New York.
Great to see another fab interdisciplinary collab from the clever team at The Australian Ballet! Do keep an eye on Behind Ballet for more inspired creative cross pollination throughout the year.
Imperial Suite will run in Melbourne from 20th – 28th June.
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Love these!!!!
Timeless and absolutely stunning.
A vintage poster for the future. These are beautiful. Do you know if there will be options for purchasing?
Want one for my wall. Here is hoping they sell them. The current posters on their website are nothing as special as these.
Interesting – there’s no mention of Vahram Muratyan of http://parisvsnyc.blogspot.com.au/
but i’m presuming that’s whose work is the inspiration? I’ve been a fan of his Paris vs NYC for quite some time.
This concept looks suspiciously familiar…
http://parisvsnyc.blogspot.hk
I too am a fan of Vahram Muratyan http://www.vahrammuratyan.com/paris-vs-new-york/ and whilst this may be a major coincidence, the font, linear image and graphic treatments are almost identical. Whilst imitation is the highest form of flattery, plagiarism of an artists IP for commercial gain isn’t. If Vahram’s work was the inspiration for this series, then Eirian Chapman needs to credit him.
Oh yes, Rachel and Anais, you are spot on! This collaboration was commissioned as a homage to the charming Paris vs New York blog – we here at Ballet HQ are huge fans of Muratyan’s”tally of two cities”.
absolutely stunning!
Will there be an option to purchase these The Australian Ballet? Would love them for my home…
Hi Peta and Beckie – no plans to produce a poster I’m afraid! However, Eirian does many lovely illustrations and may be open to a commission! You can contact her through the Jacky Winter Group (http://jackywinter.com).