Michaela - Pirouette en Attitude (Limited Edition of 40, 3 Sold) Photograph

"Michaela - Pirouette en Attitude" is one-of-a-kind signed and numbered edition print from the Esprit de Corps Series I've created in collaboration with some of the world's most-exciting and beautiful ballet dancers. A former professional dancer myself, I created the series to examine the movement of ballet. Each of the photos illustrates one entire movement, from beginning to end, within the language of ballet. The technique and effect you see are not the result of Photoshop, but of an innovative and unique lighting setup. The photos come out of the camera as you see them here. Given that I'm starting from a digital negative, I will actuate a small variation into each original edition print, making every print unique. It will be printed full-bleed. Eventually, I'm going to turn the series into a compendium of the ballet lexicon in art book form. This is your chance to get in on the ground of some amazing work from it. Ballet Note: A pirouette is among the most recognizable movements in ballet--it is the basic turn. This particular pirouette, however, is farm from basic and performed in attitude arabesque, meaning with one leg bent, turned-out and behind the dancer. Performed starting in any number of positions, the dancer rises into pointe (or demi-pointe as the case my be), and brings her leg into an attitude arabesque immediately. The dancer must remain turned-out, hold the position with all her extremities, spot, remain on-center with square shoulders and refrain from any extra movement or cheats. One of the most famous pirouettes en attitude arabesque performed by women is often found at the beginning of Odile, the black swan's, variation in the Petipa-Ivanov version of Swan Lake. The choreography often calls for the dancer to start in a pirouette and then fouette into a single or double pirouette en attitude. Bio Note: Michaela DePrince, originally from Sierra Leone, is a dancer currently with the Junior Company of the Dutch National Ballet and formerly with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She is one of the dancers featured in the acclaimed documentary "First Position."

Photography:Color on Other

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:1

Size:14 W x 11 H x 0.1 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.