Elina - Échappé Sur Les Pointes (Limited Edition of 40, 2 Sold) Print

"Elina - Échappé Sur Les Pointes" 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: Échappé begins in fifth position, where both legs are turned out with the dancer's feet flat on the floor, one directly in front of the other, touching toe-to-heel. Performed "sur les pointes" (or "on the points") here, the dancer bends her legs and then glides quickly and directly into an open position, on pointe, while straightening her legs. Both feet must arrive at the same time. That's the echappé! Here, Elina opens into the second position; you can see the dancer's fifth position, with knees bent, in the "ghosty" part between her legs. Echappé is considered among the workhorses in ballet. An elementary move--though difficult to do correctly--it is among the first "center" moves that dancers learn, both men and women. Choreographically, it can be called upon for transitions, for extra flare or as a show of classicism and control. Among the most famous uses of the échappé is in the cygnet, or liittle swan, variation in Swan Lake. With four girls interlocked at the elbows and dancing in unision, they do a few series of four échappés while slowly rounding their heads and necks from one side to the other. Bio Note: Elina Miettinen, from Belomorsk Russia, is a dancer with American Ballet Theatre in New York. ABT is one of the foremost ballet companies in the world. She performs and extraordinary cygnets/little swans variation.

Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper

Size:8 W x 10 H x 0.1 D in

Size with Frame:13.25 W x 15.25 H x 1.2 D in

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