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Four And A Half Beautiful Minutes

American Ballet Theatre superstar Angel Corella announced last year his plans to found a new ballet company in his native Spain, Corella Ballet. It was his hope that—given the absence of a professional classical ballet company in Spain—his new company would afford professional opportunities for Spanish nationals, who until now have had to seek work outside of Spain. (There is also a new school whose purpose is to train dancers for the company.) Filmmakers documented the company’s journey through its inaugural season, and the trailer for the documentary is breathtaking; go here and enjoy yourself for the next four minutes and twenty-one seconds; Corella Ballet company class, photo by Gran Angular.

Filed under: American Ballet Theatre, Corella Ballet, ballet, ballet school, dancers by deb

7 Responses to “Four And A Half Beautiful Minutes”

Cassandra, on June 3rd, 2009 at 9:10 pm Said:

Ballet is so amazing. This video makes me proud to be a ballet dancer.
almostgotit, on June 6th, 2009 at 4:04 pm Said:

No professional ballet in Spain??? Well then, it was about time there was.

Franco really wasn’t so long ago, and in many ways Spain is still in recovery mode. This is yet another beautiful sign of it, I think…
Lucy, on June 14th, 2009 at 5:21 pm Said:

Hello, Ms. Deb!

Corella’s company sounds like a great idea; I hope he keeps dancing. Malakhov’s German company is a success–it’s nice to know that there will soon be a similar one in Spain.
deb, on June 14th, 2009 at 7:29 pm Said:

Hi Lucy–long time, no see, or hear! Thanks for stopping by. The tragedy here is that the film’s producer is having difficulty coming up with funds to complete even a rough cut. Let’s hope the economy improves soon.

Cheers,
Ms. Deb
Gwynn, on July 5th, 2009 at 9:08 am Said:

Luscious. Amazing. Drool-worthy. Thanks for posting!!
deb, on July 5th, 2009 at 9:41 am Said:

Hiya, Gwynn—thanks for stopping by! It is drool-worthy, isn’t it?
Gerri L Gagnon, on January 17th, 2010 at 2:13 am Said:

Hello:
Many thanks Deb for posting the link to my Trailer, and all the lovely comments about my Corella Ballet documentary. Because I’ve done everything alone, I’m still trying to finish it, get funding to do that, AND…hopefully have something to show (even if it’s only the rough-cut) when Corella Ballet comes to NYC in March. So far funding is still a problem–eg. I had to put the film on hold 3 months last fall, so I could make some $ to survive. But I’m still moving forward on the project, however slowly.
Merde et Merci to all who love ballet,
Gerri