Artistic

Ballet Beautiful

Svetlana Zakharova, “Giselle” by Gene Schiavone Ballerina Ludmila Pagliero rehearsal of Notre Dame de Paris. – Photo by © Anne Denieau Mikhailovsky / Duato Diana Vishneva Svetlana Zakharova in The Dying Swan by: Jack Devant Ulyana by Mark Olich La Sylphide Daria Khokhlova by Jack Devant

The Grand Kremlin Palace

The magnificent Grand Kremlin Palace in 1870s. It was built from 1837 to 1849 and is the largest building in the Kremlin, costing almost 12 million rubles. “The Sovereigns, as well as the commoners, build houses in order to have a tranquil residence, pleasant, corresponding to their rank and conforming to the needs of their […]

Artistic Beauty

Edvard Munch “From the Riviera” 1892   “I thought I would be understood without words.”   -Vincent Van Gogh, in a letter to Theo Van Gogh via:larmoyante     Camille Pissarro (1830 – 1903) Le Quai du Pothuis à Pontoise (1872) oil on canvas 45.1 x 55.2 cm Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, USA     […]

SWEETSY ETSY

Some wonderful and UNIQUE ETSY finds to share with you to start off the week, enjoy. “Itty Bitty Bar Custom Initial , Date, Monogram Necklace” Etsy Shop: Make Pie Not War “Walking Teacup- Yellow Polka Dot Shoes” by Santino Dipiazza Etsy Shop: Santino and Co. “Square Hoops, Rose-Yellow Gold or Sterling” Etsy Shop: Make Pie Not War “Ceraminc Owl” by Sonya Bikic […]

A certain softness

Students of the School of American Ballet, video credit to Ann Street Studio (x) “The problem with love is most people think of it as a solid once you feel it. But in truth it’s a liquid that sometimes flows, sometimes stops, sometimes dribbles. It’s never just one solid unchanging thing called LOVE.”   — Jonathan […]

Fine things.

YAMAMOTO by ROVERSI………No.3         “Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.”   – Coco Chanel     keys   Dress (Robe de Style) c. 1922 By Lanvin, France (founded 1889) – cotton, metal, silk Met Museum   by Rimel Neffati     Lucille Clerc, “JE SUIS CHARLIE” via:mimbeau   Top Hat Men […]

HET NATIONALE BALLET

Dutch National Ballet (Het Nationale Ballet) is the largest dance company in the Netherlands. Megan Zimny Kaftira and Remi Wörtmeyer in rehearsal for La Dame aux Camélias   photography by Altin Kaftira The Dutch National Ballet was formed in 1961 when the Amsterdam Ballet and the Nederlands Ballet merged. The company has been directed bySonia Gaskell (1961–1969), Rudi […]