How did Cecchetti develop his teaching Method ‘The Days of the Week’? From the 1860’s onwards, Italian ballet training advanced virtuosic technique in both men and women. Thanks to improvements in pointe-shoe making, ballerinas such as Carlotta Brianza, Virginia Zucchi and Pierina Legnina dazzled audiences with their daring turns, jumps and balances. The Italian school…
The human being in movement and at rest In everyday life, the human being walks in a natural opposition, very slightly turned out and with his weight somewhat forwards towards the ball of the foot. Whether walking, skipping, running or jumping, everyday life calls for no more turnout, nor even for more balance. Nor do…
Inhabiting the Aerial Plane It is in one way, an apotheosis of the technical ability of the classical trained ballerina to transcend the earthly plane and ascend into that of the aerial. This began 200 years ago with a few, fleeting moments en pointe attempted by the ballerinas of the Romantic Era in slippers that would…
Promotional article for Redondanses, new venture for classical ballet events in Paris set up in 2014 by Marie-Josée Redont, former soloist Paris Opera ballet Promotional article for Redondanses, new venture What is meant by the term “Cecchetti School”? Au Théâtre Maryinskii, en raison des progrès indéniables de chacun de ses élèves, Enrico Cecchetti a finalement…