14/03/2016
Z OREGONU DO "BOLSHOI BALLET ACADEMY"
Many young girls dream of becoming a prima ballerina, but few make it all the way to the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow.
HARPER ORTLIEB, a 15-year-old American, left her small town in Oregon to follow her dream. SHE'S ONE OF THE RARE FOREIGNERS TO BE PART OF THE ACADEMY'S REGULAR RUSSSIAN PROGRAMME.
“I’m very honoured and humbled to have been accepted here. I have learnt so much just in the couple of months I have been here. There’s corrections every single day. Point your foot harder, turn out more … and we are going to get that for the rest of our life, even when we are professional,” Ortlieb says.
The Bolshoi Ballet Academy (BBA), one of the oldest and most established schools for classical ballet training, has produced numerous world-class dancers, teachers, and choreographers. With its 240-year history, the Academy is steeped in a rich cultural tradition with a strong curriculum and a pedagogy that focuses on strength, musicality, clarity, and personal expression. Most of the Principal Dancers of the Bolshoi Ballet graduated from the Academy and are among the leading dancers in the world today. Other current alumni include Principal Dancers, Artistic Directors, top ballet educators and scholars in the world. From some of the most accomplished dancers of the 20th century, including Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev, Ekaterina Maximova, to the stars of the current generation, including Nina Ananiashvili, Vladimir Malakhov, Natalia Osipova, Alexei Ratmansky, Polina Semionova, and Nikolay Tsiskaridze, the Academy and its graduates continue to earn the highest honors and acclaims in the international dance world.- bolshoiballetacademy.com
Many young girls dream of becoming a prima ballerina, but few make it all the way to the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow. Harper Ortlieb, a 15-year-old American, left her small town in Oregon to follow her dream. She’s one of the rare foreigners to be part of the academy’s regular Russian programme…
