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Ballet Off Stage

Vilia Putrius, Odette, Swan Lake

The Festival Ballet Providence ballerina Vilia Putrius and I started a project early in 2013 to photograph 12 dancers acting the part from 12 ballets in settings that go along with the storylines. Later, I named the collection Ballet Off Stage and the photographs were shown in an exhibit at the Festival Ballet Providence studios as a fundraiser for the company. The 24 photographs were my gifts to the company. The project took us to many different parts of Rhode Island; from a small wooded area in Barrington to the windmill in Middletown; from an old mill in Pawtucket, to several historic houses in Pawtuxet Village; from a lake in Johnston, to the Swan Point Cemetery, and more. 

You can read more about this project on a dedicated post, written around the time of the exhibit.

Elizabeth Mochizuki, Sylphide, <em>La Sylphide</em>
Elizabeth Mochizuki, Sylphide, <em>La Sylphide</em>
Kara Gentile, Juliet, <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>
Kara Gentile, Juliet, <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>
Eugenia Zinovieva, Phrygia, <em>Spartacus</em>
Eugenia Zinovieva, Phrygia, <em>Spartacus</em>
Emily Loscocco, Firebird, <em>Firebird</em>
Emily Loscocco, Firebird, <em>Firebird</em>
Ruth Bowens-Whitney, Giselle, <em>Giselle</em>
Ruth Bowens-Whitney, Giselle, <em>Giselle</em>
Jamie DeRocker, Snow Queen, <em>Snow Queen</em>
Jamie DeRocker, Snow Queen, <em>Snow Queen</em>
Louisa Chapman, Swanilda, <em>Coppellia</em>
Louisa Chapman, Swanilda, <em>Coppellia</em>
Lauren Sylvia, Cinderella, <em>Cinderella</em>
Lauren Sylvia, Cinderella, <em>Cinderella</em>
Kirsten Evans, Aurora, <em>Sleeping Beauty</em>
Kirsten Evans, Aurora, <em>Sleeping Beauty</em>
Brenna DiFrancesco, Kitri, <em>Don Quixote</em>
Brenna DiFrancesco, Kitri, <em>Don Quixote</em>
Jennifer Ricci, Carmen, <em>Carmen</em>
Jennifer Ricci, Carmen, <em>Carmen</em>
Vilia Putrius, Odette, <em>Swan Lake</em>
Vilia Putrius, Odette, <em>Swan Lake</em>

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