At a gated community for Chinese senior citizens, retired military personnel, film-makers and top university professors settle into a new routine: ballet lessons, weightlifting and catered dining. As China’s population ages rapidly and the one-child…
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Is this the most beautiful fashion show?
Filmmakers Luke White and Remi Weekes brought the Spring Summer pieces of Louis Vuitton, Kenzo, La Perla, Maison Martin Margiela and Bottega Veneta to life in an incredible balletic performance. Presented by NOWNESS, the short…
Ballet company bids to woo Africa
It may still have a small following, but one dance company is determined to bring ballet, with its roots in the Italian Renaissance, to urban South Africa. Onstage pirouettes, jetes and turnouts are still very…