Backstage Pass: “Petrouchka/Carmen”

Backstage Pass: Petrouchka/Carmen Set renderings, costume and set elements, dancer interviews, studio rehearsal photos, and a sneak peek into a company rehearsal in the warehouse . . . we’ve got a smorgasbord of behind-the-scenes goodies from the Petrouchka/Carmen build for you.  The show opens next weekend, so check out the scoop here before you come […]

Behind the Scenes With Brian, Lucas and Yuka

Behind the Scenes With Brian, Lucas and Yuka Newly-promoted Soloists Brian Simcoe and Lucas Threefoot (who came up together through the School of OBT) and Principal Dancer Yuka Iino are playing the triumvirate of friends who are the principal characters in Nicolo Fonte’s new Petrouchka.  OBT blogger Claire Willett sat down with them after rehearsal […]

Forces of Nature: A Multimedia Study Guide for “Carmen”

To get your brain in the right frame of mind for our upcoming production of Petrouchka/Carmen, we wanted to give you a few different multimedia opportunities to explore the themes of both ballets.  Sure, you could watch a recording of a past production of Carmen the opera, or Fokine’s original choreography of Petrouchka, but these […]

The “Am I Real?” Variety Show: A Multimedia Study Guide for “Petrouchka”

To get your brain in the right frame of mind for our upcoming production of Petrouchka/Carmen, we wanted to give you a few different multimedia opportunities to explore the themes of both ballets.  Sure, you could watch a recording of a past production of Carmen the opera, or Fokine’s original choreography of Petrouchka, but these […]

Behind the Scenes With Chauncey and Alison

Behind the Scenes With Chauncey and Alison OBT Principal Dancers Alison Roper and Chauncey Parsons are playing opposite each other for the very first time in the lead roles of Carmen and Don José in Christopher Stowell’s new Carmen.  OBT blogger Claire Willett caught up with them on a rehearsal break to talk about playing […]

“Carmen” Sneak Peeks!

Carmen Behind-the-Scenes Preview We’ve got a few sneak peeks of Christopher Stowell’s Carmen for you to enjoy!  (Click on the images below to see them full-sized.)  Have you bought your tickets yet? You won’t want to miss this show!    

WEEK SIX: “T Is For Tights and Tutus” (Friday)

WEEK #6: Friday Welcome to our final installment Coffee Break With the Ballet!  Hope you all have enjoyed this as much as we have!  Today’s pop quiz has a special bonus question, plus we’ve got a behind-the-scenes feature for you and a dance video you have to see to believe.  If you’ve submitted answers for […]

WEEK SIX: “T Is For Tights and Tutus” (Thursday)

WEEK #6: Thursday Happy almost-weekend!  On today’s Coffee Break With the Ballet we’ve got our final “Stars of OBT” and a new “Random Thursday Question” that we KNOW you’ll all have an opinion about . . . Stars of OBT: “Dress For Success” Costumes are the finishing touch, whether it’s a simple leotard to let […]

WEEK SIX: “T Is For Tights and Tutus” (Wednesday)

WEEK #6: Wednesday It’s Wednesday again!  Got the middle-of-the-week blues?  In today’s Coffee Break With the Ballet feature, “Then & Now,” it’s time for the history of the tutu! Then & Now Costumes for both men and women have gone through a number of variations since the earliest days of European court dancing before evolving […]

WEEK SIX: “T Is For Tights and Tutus” (Tuesday)

WEEK #6: Tuesday Welcome back, ballet lovers, to another fun installment of “Let’s Get Technical” on today’s Coffee Break With the Ballet with nerdy ballet trivia and a Google Challenge you won’t want to miss. Let’s Get Technical Here’s a fun fact for your next pub trivia night: the leotard was first popularized by French […]