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Swans

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Monday 20 October, 2014
swans

i was lucky enough to work with the talented photographer Lar Rattray on designing her new website, and in the process of sorting through & curating all her photographs i fell in love with this story that she did about ballerinas at the Cape Town City Ballet. i asked Lar for a bit of background about the Swans. you can see the entire story here.

I know I’m not alone in saying that I’ve always been drawn to what happens ‘behind the velvet curtain’. It’s one of those inexplicable childlike fascinations… so I literally leapt at the chance to go backstage with a friend who was dancing for Cape Town City Ballet at the time. This was years ago, I was fresh out of art school and had to borrow a camera. The dance company was in the final throes of rehearsals before their opening of Swan Lake… and for days I hid in the wings amidst a sea of quiet chaos and sweat, enchanted by these weightless beings. Their pure disregard for inhibition was bewitching; but their raw stamina, nothing short of astonishing. I will never forget the seamless transition between the animal like exhaustion I witnessed backstage, to the seemingly effortless and untiring grace seen by the audience onstage.

Swans by Lar Rattray
Swans by Lar Rattray
Swans by Lar Rattray
Swans by Lar Rattray
Swans by Lar Rattray
Swans by Lar Rattray
Swans by Lar Rattray
Swans by Lar Rattray
Swans by Lar Rattray


Swans by Lar Rattray
Swans by Lar Rattray
Swans by Lar Rattray
Swans by Lar Rattray
Swans by Lar Rattray
Swans by Lar Rattray
Swans by Lar Rattray
Swans by Lar Rattray
Swans by Lar Rattray

Swans by Lar Rattray
Swans by Lar Rattray
Swans by Lar Rattray
Swans by Lar Rattray
Swans by Lar Rattray
Swans by Lar Rattray

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17 Comments
  1. @maribasson

    Monday 20 October, 2014 4:28 pm

    RT @miss_moss: Swans: http://t.co/kLPNlSDBsk – behind the scenes at the Cape Town City Ballet by Lar Rattray. http://t.co/KmdFjdSAt8

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  2. Sanda

    Monday 20 October, 2014 5:24 pm

    Amazing work

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  3. Lucile

    Monday 20 October, 2014 9:41 pm

    This is gorgeous ! Thanks a lot for sharing !

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  4. Anna F.

    Monday 20 October, 2014 10:59 pm

    Oh my <3
    Stunning pictures!

    A.
    Blog: A Beautiful Little Fool

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  5. Ellen

    Tuesday 21 October, 2014 1:09 pm

    Wow. Absolutely stunning! I quit ballet when I was 17, so just around the age when I would’ve started to look for professional employment or internships with a company. I think it’s what I regret most in life. But these photos really refreshed me. Thank you so much for sharing!

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  6. tara

    Wednesday 22 October, 2014 9:19 pm

    beautiful, thank you for sharing these

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  7. f

    Thursday 23 October, 2014 8:48 pm

    so good!

    Reply
  8. Valentina Duracinsky

    Friday 24 October, 2014 2:19 am

    Goooorgeous….
    wow I love these pictures

    Valentina
    http://valentinaduracinsky.blogspot.com/

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  9. Briseidy

    Saturday 25 October, 2014 6:51 pm

    amazing! so beautiful!

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  10. Lucy

    Sunday 26 October, 2014 3:55 pm

    Absolutely beautiful, wow.

    Reply
  11. Isabella

    Sunday 26 October, 2014 7:46 pm

    I ADORE ballerinas. Their effortless elegance inspires me so much in my work!
    Stunning photographs!

    Isabella

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  12. Rone

    Monday 27 October, 2014 9:42 pm

    These images reminded me of the reasons why I love photography! It is beautiful…swoon

    Reply
  13. esther

    Monday 27 October, 2014 10:11 pm

    Love this photos!!!

    Esther

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  14. sharon

    Sunday 2 November, 2014 7:46 pm

    these images remind me of degas’s paintings. thanks for sharing.

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  15. Sally

    Monday 3 November, 2014 3:48 pm

    I cannot get over how beautiful these photos are. Swan Lake is my absolute fave!

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  16. Shelby

    Saturday 8 November, 2014 4:22 pm

    This is so lovely! I am a dancer with Boston Ballet and we are currently performing Swan Lake as well! I just wrote about it on my blog Tutus&Tea if you want to pop over to take a peak.. I love these images! So honest and eloquent…

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