hollywoodnews.com: Looking at the ads for the new film “Black Swan,” it’s hard to tell precisely what the film is – a ballet movie, a backstage drama, or a horror flick. According to the cast and crew, the only thing they knew for sure about it was that they had to make it. Hollywood News spoke to stars Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis and director Darren Aronofsky at the film’s recent Los Angeles press day, where they discussed the various challenges of preparing and then putting together this remarkably unique film, and finding a cohesive throughline despite the variety of influences, tones and techniques that went into its creation.
Hollywood News: This has been a project in development for a long time. Darren, can you talk about how you got started on this?
Darren Aronofsky: I’ve been a fan of Natalie’s since I saw her in “The Professional.
Hollywood News: This has been a project in development for a long time. Darren, can you talk about how you got started on this?
Darren Aronofsky: I’ve been a fan of Natalie’s since I saw her in “The Professional.
- 12/1/2010
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Hollywoodnews.com
Roberto Bolle, performing at London’s Royal Opera House in 2008. Just as Vf Daily’s heartthrob smackdown started heating up, a new candidate entered the race: Roberto Bolle, the 34-year-old Italian ballet sensation, who is the subject of Vanity Fair contributing photographer Bruce Weber’s new book, Roberto Bolle: An Athlete in Tights (teNeues), out this week. Born in Casale Monferrato, Bolle began training in 1994 at Milan's Theatre La Scala Ballet School, where he was chosen by Rudolf Nureyev to dance the part of Tadzio in Death in Venice. Since 2007, Bolle has danced with American Ballet Theatre, where his repertoire includes Albrecht in Giselle, Des Grieux in Manon, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, and Aminta in Sylvia. Roberto Bolle: An Athlete in Tights is the result of a three-year collaboration between the dancer and Weber, who also photographed Robert Pattinson for this month’s V.
- 11/9/2009
- Vanity Fair
Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center welcomes the return of American Ballet Theatre (Abt), America?s National Ballet Company®, led by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie, to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, July 16-19, with its full-evening production of Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet. MacMillan's masterful interpretation of Shakespeare's enduring romantic tragedy entered American Ballet Theatre?s repertoire in 1985 and has since become one of the Company?s signature productions. Against the sumptuous setting of Renaissance Italy, MacMillan weaves a dance tapestry rich in character nuance and sensuality, and Sergei Prokofiev's stirring music underscores the lyric beauty and passion of this beloved ballet's star-crossed lovers.
- 6/25/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center welcomes the return of American Ballet Theatre (Abt), America?s National Ballet Company®, led by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie, to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, July 16-19, with its full-evening production of Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet. MacMillan's masterful interpretation of Shakespeare's enduring romantic tragedy entered American Ballet Theatre?s repertoire in 1985 and has since become one of the Company?s signature productions. Against the sumptuous setting of Renaissance Italy, MacMillan weaves a dance tapestry rich in character nuance and sensuality, and Sergei Prokofiev's stirring music underscores the lyric beauty and passion of this beloved ballet's star-crossed lovers.
- 4/14/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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