The consequences of false positions are fatal. Simplicity in any style demands the greatest perfection. Jean-Georges Noverre (1727-1810), Lettres sur la danse et les ballets What are Cecchetti’s Eight Directions of the Body? And why should they be studied? First, a “declaration of interest”. The author is Cecchetti-trained and teaches Cecchetti…
Ballet’s Secret Code, a documentary on YouTube The French transcript: Les Jours de la Semaine d’Enrico Cecchetti https://youtu.be/ZGT4g7FHSvA?si=DxcWJ8w7DwiXP3Ej 00:03 Documentaire tourné sous la direction artistique de Julie Cronshaw, professeur de danse classique, ex-danseuse professionnelle, diplômée du Royal Ballet School Teacher’s Training Course (1986). 00:11 “Fair Use” Le présent contenu est protégé par…
The Art of Painting also known as The Allegory of Painting by Johannes Vermeer, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Defining the Words Science and Art and their Etymology Let’s begin by clarifying the words ‘Science’ and ‘Arts’ in the way that they are currently used, at least here in the Western world. The word science derives…
Renverser and Fouetter: To ‘Tip-Up’ and ‘To Whip’ …and where one can find them in the Cecchetti Method Cecchetti’s choreographic invention appears boundless when it comes to the inclusion of renversés and fouettés. They are used extensively in different forms in both grand adagio, pirouettes and allegro studies and include renversés both en- dehors and en-dedans, and myriad…