Night at The Ballet

Gilded architecture, svelte dancers, and temptation under dimmed theatre lights resurrect a refined night at the ballet.

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[livesunique]

The Petit Théâtre de la Reine (The Queen’s Theatre),

Petit Trianon, Palace of Versailles, France

The curtain rises on a new year and new horizons! 

Happy New Year 2021 to all !

Courtesy http://en.chateauversailles.fr/

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Gilded Interiors | French Masterpieces of Gilt Bronze

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Palais Garnier in Paris, France.

[balletroyale]

Akane Takada and Thomas Mock in Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet) 

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The Nutcracker | Waltz of The Flowers

[lovelyballetandmore]

New York City Ballet | Sixty-four students from the School of American Ballet are part of the cast of each performance of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®, including these eight energetic Candy Canes who amongst them are covered in over 1,000 tiny, jingling bells.⁠

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Chinese Tea | The Nutcracker | Vaganova Ballet Academy

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Arabian Coffee | The Nutcracker | The Royal Ballet

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Spanish Chocolate | The Nutcracker | Vaganova Ballet Academy

[balletroyale]

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The Nutcracker | The Dance of The Sugarplum Fairy

[opens-at-nightfall]

The Snowflakes bring faint strains of Tchaikovsky wherever they go (no one knows where from, the source appears to be invisible, if not nonexistent), and their graceful silken pointe shoes never falter on the icy paths…

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The Nutcracker Ballet | Waltz of The Snowflakes | New York City Ballet

[morgauseloveshersisters]

Snow | The Nutcracker | The Royal Ballet

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The Nutcracker | The Royal Ballet

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The Nutcracker | Birmingham Royal Ballet

[strechanadi]

Heloïse Bourdon, Jérémy Loup Quer

Giselle

photo: Tatiana Voronova