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RB: The Nutcracker 2017
The Nutcracker by Royal Ballet opens at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 5 Dec 2017.
Choreography: Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov
Music: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Original scenario: Marius Petipa
Production and scenario: Peter Wright
Designer: Julia Trevelyan Oman
Lighting designer: Mark Henderson
Performers:
The Sugar Plum Fairy: Sarah Lamb
The Prince: Steven McRae
Clara: Francesca Hayward
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker: Alexander Campbell
Herr Drosselmeyer: Gary Avis
photo - © Foteini Christofilopoulou | All rights reserved | For all usage/licensing enquiries please contact www.foteini.com
By kind permission of the Royal Opera House
RB: The Nutcracker 2017
The Nutcracker by Royal Ballet opens at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 5 Dec 2017.
Choreography: Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov
Music: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Original scenario: Marius Petipa
Production and scenario: Peter Wright
Designer: Julia Trevelyan Oman
Lighting designer: Mark Henderson
Performers:
The Sugar Plum Fairy: Sarah Lamb
The Prince: Steven McRae
Clara: Francesca Hayward
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker: Alexander Campbell
Herr Drosselmeyer: Gary Avis
photo - © Foteini Christofilopoulou | All rights reserved | For all usage/licensing enquiries please contact www.foteini.com
By kind permission of the Royal Opera House
Jatayu is the mythical bird/divine creature that fights with Ravana when he kidnaps sita to lanka. Jatayu fights ravana fiercely but ultimately is overpowered and falls to his death. Jatayu however narrates the incident of Ravana Kidnapping Sita and passes away.
The portion of the dance was about this story and kavya here depicts Jatayu while she recites the story in her dance.
Canon EOS 400D with the Sigma EF 24-70MM F/2.8. Manual, F/4 at 1/100th of a Second, ISO400, Tripod.
All Rights Reserved. Owner and Usage Rights belongs to Dilip Muralidaran. Any use of this work in hard or soft copy or transfer must be done with the expressed consent of Dilip Muralidaran in written. Failing to do so will result in violation as per Section 63 of the Indian Copyrights Act, 1957 & Forgery, Fraud, Misrepresentation and Misinformation as per the Indian Penal Code Section 420 leading to severe legal consequences.
ENB: Swan Lake, London Coliseum
Choreography: Derek Deane after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Additional Choreography: Frederick Ashton
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Design: Peter Farmer
Lighting: Howard Harrison
Conductor: Gavin Sutherland
Cast:
Odette/Odile: Alina Cojocaru
Prince Siegfried: Ivan Vasiliev
Rothbart: James Streeter
photo - © Foteini Christofilopoulou
One of the postures you cannot miss in a Bharatnatyam dance recital is a scene where someone is looking into a mirror. Traditionally this happens to be a female character all of the time. I've never seen a male dress themselves up and do a make up check in front of the mirror. While my fingers press hard on the shutter, my brains go pricking around and remind me that gender based roles are embedded so deep in our culture. I cannot help but make that observation when i look at some forms of art.
On a more relevant note, im a total sucker for spot lights because i can unleash some havoc on the audience of the image with some shadow play. Of course, nailing this light is a big mess. You cannot switch to spot metering to do this better when shooting cause changing your meter takes time and it could make the difference between getting the shot and not getting it. Nevertheless, when you get it, nothing like it.
Canon EOS 60D with the Sigma EF 24-70 F/2.8. Manual, F/4.5 at /1/160th of a Second, ISO640.
All Rights Reserved. Owner and Usage Rights belongs to Dilip Muralidaran. Any use of this work in hard or soft copy or transfer must be done with the expressed consent of Dilip Muralidaran in written. Failing to do so will result in violation as per Section 63 of the Indian Copyrights Act, 1957 & Forgery, Fraud, Misrepresentation and Misinformation as per the Indian Penal Code Section 420 leading to severe legal consequences.
RB: The Winter’s Tale 2018
The Royal Ballet presents Christopher Wheeldon’s ’The Winter’s Tale’ at the Royal Opera House, London. 14 Feb - 16 March 2018.
Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon
Scenario: Christopher Wheeldon and Joby Talbot
Music: Joby Talbot
Designer: Bob Crowley
Lighting designer: Natasha Katz
Projection designer: Daniel Brodie
Silk effects designer: Basil Twist
photo - © Foteini Christofilopoulou | All rights reserved | For all usage/licensing enquiries please contact www.foteini.com
By kind permission of the Royal Opera House
BHARATANATYAM IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR INDIAN DANCES AND BELONGS TO THE SOUTH INDIAN STATE OF TAMIL NADU. THE NAME IS DERIVED FROM THE WORD "BHARATHA", AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NATYASHASTRA
ENB: The Sleeping Beauty
English National Ballet present ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ at the London Coliseum, 6-16 June 2018.
Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan after Marius Petipa
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Lighting design: Neil Austin
Costume design: Nicholas Georgiadis
Set design: Peter Farmer
Cast:
Princess Aurora: Alina Cojocaru
Prince Desire: Joseph Caley
Lilac Fairy: Shiori Kase
Carabosse: James Streeter
photo - © Foteini Christofilopoulou | All rights reserved | For all usage/licensing enquiries please contact www.foteini.com
Taken behind the National Theatre, Yangon, 2003.
The government held a week-long classical dance and music festival (and competition) in November 2003, partly to promote their own cultural heritage against encroaching western decadence (pop music, trousers and short skirts). But because it wasn't western, not many people turned up. Mainly family, teachers and a lot of uninterested, loitering soldiers. The first three rows of the theatre, were cordoned off but I stepped over the rope to sit in the front row centre. As a tourist, you usually got away with such things in Myanmar. (The rather silly Elephant Festival in Kyaukse, near Mandalay, after all, provided velvet armchairs and free hot tea for the few foreign tourists who bother to turn up.) A bedraggled soldier in flip flops however came up to me and pointed his rusty rifle to gesture me to move back. So I did. No performance photos in here then. The front rows remained empty until three soldiers came in and sat down. They didn't stay long. After a few minutes they stood up and one started waving at the small audience. In total silence, they all immediately stood up as one and waved back. They continued waving at each other for about a minute. I've never seen waving out of fear before. I stood up (to avoid risking another rifle), but didn't wave. The man was prime minister, Khin Nyunt. I got some photos of the dancers behind the theatre after the performance (with the OK of their mothers - buses were being kept waiting - and with a neutral background). Khin Nyunt was deposed not too long afterwards. The generals remain.
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ENB: The Sleeping Beauty
English National Ballet present ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ at the London Coliseum, 6-16 June 2018.
Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan after Marius Petipa
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Lighting design: Neil Austin
Costume design: Nicholas Georgiadis
Set design: Peter Farmer
Cast:
Princess Aurora: Alina Cojocaru
Prince Desire: Joseph Caley
Lilac Fairy: Shiori Kase
Carabosse: James Streeter
photo - © Foteini Christofilopoulou | All rights reserved | For all usage/licensing enquiries please contact www.foteini.com
Bharatanatyam is a classical form of dance in India that is used to depict various stories from the Hindu mythology.
She posed there, majestically. I sit here shutter hungry. The Red and the Yellow make the space in between the lens and the artist beautiful and fierce at the same time. I look at my right and cherish the light. I know every light on this stage and how much it affects the stage, where and what.
I'm bedazzled and suddenly i had to snap back to reality. My .03 seconds of opportunity is drifting away fast and she may move anytime now. My finger involuntarily pushes down hard on a flat piece of plastic that sends a sensation of accomplishment down the spine, i look at the LCD to review this and i feel the divine.
Canon EOS 400D with the Canon EF 50MM F/1.4 USM. Shutter Priority, 1/80th of a Second at F/1.4, ISO400, Tripod.
All Rights Reserved. Owner and Usage Rights belongs to Dilip Muralidaran. Any use of this work in hard or soft copy or transfer must be done with the expressed consent of Dilip Muralidaran in written. Failing to do so will result in violation as per Section 63 of the Indian Copyrights Act, 1957 & Forgery, Fraud, Misrepresentation and Misinformation as per the Indian Penal Code Section 420 leading to severe legal consequences.
Bharatanatyam dance by Drishti Dance Ensemble (students of Anuradha Vikranth) depicting the life story of Akka Mahadevi as part of Nrutyaaditya dance festival commemorating 50 years of Ravindra Kalakshetra.
ENB: Swan Lake, London Coliseum
Choreography: Derek Deane after Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Additional Choreography: Frederick Ashton
Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Design: Peter Farmer
Lighting: Howard Harrison
Conductor: Gavin Sutherland
Cast:
Odette/Odile: Alina Cojocaru
Prince Siegfried: Ivan Vasiliev
Rothbart: James Streeter
photo - © Foteini Christofilopoulou
RB: The Illustrated 'Farewell’, The Wind, Untouchable
The Royal Ballet presents a triple bill including two new works by Twyla Tharp and Arthur Pita and the first revival of Hofesh Shechter’s 2015 work for the Company, 6-17 November 2017.
The Illustrated 'Farewell’
Choreography: Twyla Tharp
Music: Joseph Haydn
Original costume designer: Chester Weinberg
Costume realization: Fay Fullerton
Original lighting: Jennifer Tipton
Lighting realization: Simon Bennison
Dancers: Sarah Lamb, Steven McRae, Mayara Magri, Joseph Sissens, Yasmine Naghdi, Tierney Heap, David Donnelly, Matthew Ball, Calvin Richardson
The Wind
Direction and choreography: Arthur Pita
Music: Frank Moon
Set designer: Jeremy Herbert
Wind machine designer: Jeremy Herbert
Costume designer: Yann Seabra
Lighting designer: Adam Silverman
Dancers: Natalia Osipova, Edward Watson, Thiago Soares, Thomas Whitehead, Elizabeth McGorian
Untouchable
Choreography: Hofesh Shechter
Music: Hofesh Shechter and Nell Catchpole
Costume designer: Holly Waddington
Lighting designer: Lee Curran
Dancers: The Company
photo - © Foteini Christofilopoulou
By kind permission of the Royal Opera House
RB: Manon
The Royal Ballet present Kenneth MacMillan’s masterpiece of modern ballet “Manon” as part of continuing celebrations of MacMillan’s profound impact on British ballet, to mark the 25th anniversary of his death, 29 March - 16 May 2018.
Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan
Music: Jules Massenet
Designer: Nicholas Georgiadis
Lighting designer: John B. Read
Cast:
Manon: Francesca Hayward
Des Grieux: Federico Bonelli
Lescaut: Alexander Campbell
His Mistress: Claire Calvert
Monsieur G.M: Christopher Saunders
Madam: Elizabeth McGorian
The Gaoler: Gary Avis
photo - © Foteini Christofilopoulou | All rights reserved | For all usage/licensing enquiries please contact www.foteini.com
By kind permission of the Royal Opera House
RB: The Nutcracker 2017
The Nutcracker by Royal Ballet opens at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 5 Dec 2017.
Choreography: Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov
Music: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Original scenario: Marius Petipa
Production and scenario: Peter Wright
Designer: Julia Trevelyan Oman
Lighting designer: Mark Henderson
Performers:
The Sugar Plum Fairy: Sarah Lamb
The Prince: Steven McRae
Clara: Francesca Hayward
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker: Alexander Campbell
Herr Drosselmeyer: Gary Avis
photo - © Foteini Christofilopoulou | All rights reserved | For all usage/licensing enquiries please contact www.foteini.com
By kind permission of the Royal Opera House
RB: Manon
The Royal Ballet present Kenneth MacMillan’s masterpiece of modern ballet “Manon” as part of continuing celebrations of MacMillan’s profound impact on British ballet, to mark the 25th anniversary of his death, 29 March - 16 May 2018.
Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan
Music: Jules Massenet
Designer: Nicholas Georgiadis
Lighting designer: John B. Read
Cast:
Manon: Francesca Hayward
Des Grieux: Federico Bonelli
Lescaut: Alexander Campbell
His Mistress: Claire Calvert
Monsieur G.M: Christopher Saunders
Madam: Elizabeth McGorian
The Gaoler: Gary Avis
photo - © Foteini Christofilopoulou | All rights reserved | For all usage/licensing enquiries please contact www.foteini.com
By kind permission of the Royal Opera House
Captured during a Kathak performance by Mrinal Kimaye at Prasanti Kutiram, Swami Vivekananda Yoga College, Bangalore, India.
All Rights Reserved © NEWNMEDIA™.
Yashoda departs after giving Krishnan back to his mother, Devaki. A scene from 'Krishnaleela' Kathakali.
Performers (from left)
Devaki: Margi Vijayakumar
SriKrishnan: Kalamandalam Mukundan
Yashoda: Kalamandalam Shanmukhadas
Kathakali organized by Drisyavedi, Thiruvananthapuram.
He welcomed them joyfully and made them comfortable. Meanwhile, at the palace, Rukmini got ready for her upcoming marriage. She went to the shrine to pray but was severely disappointed when she did not see Krishna there. Inside the shrine, she prayed to goddess Parvati that Krishna would arrive and wed her. As she stepped out, she saw Krishna and he soon swept her into his chariot with him. They both started to ride off when Shishupala noticed them. All of Jarasandha's forces quickly started chasing them. While Balarama occupied most of them and held them back Rukmi had almost caught up with Krishna and Rukmini.
portrait shot of Bharatanatyam Dancer
BHA- Bhava (Expression), RA- Raga (Music) and TA- Tala (Rhythm), Bharatanatyam is a traditional dance form orginating from Tamilnadu , India. It's known for its grace, purity, tenderness, and sculptural pose.
RB: The Nutcracker 2017
The Nutcracker by Royal Ballet opens at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 5 Dec 2017.
Choreography: Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov
Music: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Original scenario: Marius Petipa
Production and scenario: Peter Wright
Designer: Julia Trevelyan Oman
Lighting designer: Mark Henderson
Performers:
The Sugar Plum Fairy: Sarah Lamb
The Prince: Steven McRae
Clara: Francesca Hayward
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker: Alexander Campbell
Herr Drosselmeyer: Gary Avis
photo - © Foteini Christofilopoulou | All rights reserved | For all usage/licensing enquiries please contact www.foteini.com
By kind permission of the Royal Opera House
RB: The Nutcracker 2017
The Nutcracker by Royal Ballet opens at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden 5 Dec 2017.
Choreography: Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov
Music: Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Original scenario: Marius Petipa
Production and scenario: Peter Wright
Designer: Julia Trevelyan Oman
Lighting designer: Mark Henderson
Performers:
The Sugar Plum Fairy: Sarah Lamb
The Prince: Steven McRae
Clara: Francesca Hayward
Hans-Peter/The Nutcracker: Alexander Campbell
Herr Drosselmeyer: Gary Avis
photo - © Foteini Christofilopoulou | All rights reserved | For all usage/licensing enquiries please contact www.foteini.com
By kind permission of the Royal Opera House
We thought only the chinese folks in "Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon" did this kind of stuff. How unexpected this from you my dear mareecha!
Sitting in the front row with a camera and so naive an understanding of what was about to be thrown at me, you did some good flying there. Good on me to have brought the tripod. Good on me to have sat right next to the chief guest (uninvited) to have a good view and right camera angle for all of this.
Good to have been a part of this and to have frozen this in memory so that people wont accuse me of bullshitting when i tell them the tale.
Canon EOS 400D with the Sigma EF 24-70MM F/2.8. Manual, F/4 at 1/200th of a Second, ISO400, Tripod.
All Rights Reserved. Owner and Usage Rights belongs to Dilip Muralidaran. Any use of this work in hard or soft copy or transfer must be done with the expressed consent of Dilip Muralidaran in written. Failing to do so will result in violation as per Section 63 of the Indian Copyrights Act, 1957 & Forgery, Fraud, Misrepresentation and Misinformation as per the Indian Penal Code Section 420 leading to severe legal consequences.
Kannada Rajyotsava or Karnataka Rajyotsava is the state formation day of the southern state of Karnataka in India. A cultural festival held in the gated community I live in was a visual treat with children performing classical dance
RB: Elizabeth
Guest Artist and former Principal of The Royal Ballet Zenaida Yanowsky illuminates the remarkable life of Queen Elizabeth I at the Barbican Theatre 16-19 May 2018.
Dancers: Zenaida Yanowsky, Yuri Yanowsky
Actors: Samantha Bond, Sonya Cullingford, Katie Deacon
Baritone: Julien Van Mellaerts
Cello: Raphael Wallfisch
Director & Choreography: Will Tuckett
Music: Martin Yates
Costume design: Fay Fullerton
Lighting design: Paule Constable
photo - © Foteini Christofilopoulou | All rights reserved | For all usage/licensing enquiries please contact www.foteini.com
bharata natyam is one of the classical dances of india. its beautiful, powerful and elegant - an indian classic.
the artist is a student of amrita university.
RB: Manon
The Royal Ballet present Kenneth MacMillan’s masterpiece of modern ballet “Manon” as part of continuing celebrations of MacMillan’s profound impact on British ballet, to mark the 25th anniversary of his death, 29 March - 16 May 2018.
Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan
Music: Jules Massenet
Designer: Nicholas Georgiadis
Lighting designer: John B. Read
Cast:
Manon: Francesca Hayward
Des Grieux: Federico Bonelli
Lescaut: Alexander Campbell
His Mistress: Claire Calvert
Monsieur G.M: Christopher Saunders
Madam: Elizabeth McGorian
The Gaoler: Gary Avis
photo - © Foteini Christofilopoulou | All rights reserved | For all usage/licensing enquiries please contact www.foteini.com
By kind permission of the Royal Opera House
bangkok, thailand
1972
thai classical dancer
part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf
© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com
Photography: Arvind Padmanabh Sudhaker Shenoy
bharatanatya bharatanatyam sindhoor arangetram dance stage theatre debut "south asian dance" "south asia" "asian dance" asia "south asian" asian bharatanayam
Was it a good way to celebrate Vijayadasami? Yes, you bet! One more concert of Kavya and i was invited again. Bad news is my Sigma 24-70's Auto-Focus jammed and i think that lens is done for. Gotta get that repaired. But then, till that time i had a ball with this concert again. I can only try and convince everyone that this girl really flies. People are now suspecting if im doctoring images to look this way, sigh! Someone need to tell her to keep both her feet on the ground. I'm finding that extremely difficult a thing to get a picture of her with both foot on the ground like how normal gravitational forces make you and me work.
I have many such crouching tiger, hidden dragon images from this shoot. More to come in the forthcoming days, stay tuned.
Canon EOS 400D with the Canon EF 50MM F/1.4 USM. Manual, F/4.0 at 1/125th of a Second, ISO400, Tripod.
All Rights Reserved. Owner and Usage Rights belongs to Dilip Muralidaran. Any use of this work in hard or soft copy or transfer must be done with the expressed consent of Dilip Muralidaran in written. Failing to do so will result in violation as per Section 63 of the Indian Copyrights Act, 1957 & Forgery, Fraud, Misrepresentation and Misinformation as per the Indian Penal Code Section 420 leading to severe legal consequences.
RB: Manon
The Royal Ballet present Kenneth MacMillan’s masterpiece of modern ballet “Manon” as part of continuing celebrations of MacMillan’s profound impact on British ballet, to mark the 25th anniversary of his death, 29 March - 16 May 2018.
Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan
Music: Jules Massenet
Designer: Nicholas Georgiadis
Lighting designer: John B. Read
Cast:
Manon: Francesca Hayward
Des Grieux: Federico Bonelli
Lescaut: Alexander Campbell
His Mistress: Claire Calvert
Monsieur G.M: Christopher Saunders
Madam: Elizabeth McGorian
The Gaoler: Gary Avis
photo - © Foteini Christofilopoulou | All rights reserved | For all usage/licensing enquiries please contact www.foteini.com
By kind permission of the Royal Opera House