Elle Australia – June 2017

ARTS

52 ELLE AUSTRALIA

BALLERINAS

ARE THE NEW

ROCK STARS

Givingusauniqueinsightinto

theirlivesthroughtheirsocialmedia,

thesedancersaretakingto

a centrestage of a different kind

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allerinas are used to being the centre of

ŠĴŽ—’˜—ǯž‘Š—”œ˜‘Ž’›’—Œ›ŽŠœ’—œ˜Œ’Š•Ȭ

media followings, with fans delighting in

ŽŸŽ›¢ ‹ŠŒ”œŠŽ œ‘˜ ‘Ž¢ ™˜œ ˜— —œŠ›Š–

Š— ›Ž‘ŽŠ›œŠ• Ÿ’Ž˜ ‘Ž¢ ™ž ˜— —Š™Œ‘Šǰ

‘Ž¢Ȃ›Ž ‹ŽŒ˜–’— ‹˜—ŠȬꍎ œŠ›œ ˜ěȬœŠŽ Šœ

–žŒ‘ Šœ ˜— ’ǯ œ ‘Ž 

Ȃœ ˜¢Š• Š••Ž ‘ŽŠœ ˜

›’œ‹Š—Ž ‘’œ –˜—‘ ˜› Š œ›’— ˜ Ž¡Œ•žœ’ŸŽ

™Ž›˜›–Š—ŒŽœǰ  Ž Š”Ž Š •˜˜” Š ‘Ž Œ˜–™Š—¢Ȃœ

‹’Žœ œž™Ž›œŠ›œ  ‘˜ Š›Ž Œ˜ž›’— Š Œž• Šž’Ž—ŒŽ

˜—•’—Ž Ȯ Š— –Š”’— ‘Ž ˜—ŒŽ ž—˜žŒ‘Š‹•Žȱ  ˜›•ȱ

˜‹Š••ŽŽŽ•–˜›ŽŠŒŒŽœœ’‹•Žȱ‘Š—ȱŽŸŽ›ǯ

AkaneTakada,27

PRINCIPAL OF THE ROYAL BALLET

 ŠŸ˜ž›’Ž ˜ ‘Ž Œ›’’Œœǰ Š”ŠŠ

“˜’—Ž ‘Ž ˜¢Š• Š••Ž ’— ŘŖŖş

Š— šž’Œ”•¢ œ—Š™™Ž ž™ ‘Ž –˜œ

coveted lead roles including Giselle –

ȃ‘Ž› ›ŽŠ– ™Š›Ȅ Ȯ ‹Ž˜›Ž ‹Ž’—

™›˜–˜Žȱ ˜ȱ ™›’—Œ’™Š•ȱ •Šœȱ ¢ŽŠ›ǯȱ ‘Žȱ ‘Šœȱ œŽĴ•Žȱ

DON’TMISS!The Royal Ballet will be in Australia for the first time in 15 years,

appearing exclusively in Brisbane as part of the Queensland Performing Arts

Centre’s 2017 International Series from June 29. Visit qpac.com.au

’—˜ ‘Ž ˜¢Š• Š••Ž Šœ Œ˜–˜›Š‹•¢ Šœ œ‘Ž ‘Šœ

˜—˜—ǰ ŠŽ› –˜Ÿ’— ›˜– ‘Ž› ‘˜–Ž Œ’¢ ˜ ˜”¢˜ǰ

Ÿ’Š žœœ’Šǰ ˜— Š œŒ‘˜•Š›œ‘’™ǯ Ž› Š— ŽŸŽ—’—

™Ž›˜›–Š—ŒŽǰ œ‘Ž •’”Žœ ˜ ›ŽžŽ•  ’‘ Š ‹ž›Ž› Š ‘Ž›

•˜ŒŠ•ǯ ˜› Š”ŠŠ, social media is a chance to

Œ˜——ŽŒ  ’‘ ™Ž˜™•Ž ‹Ž¢˜— ‘Ž ‘ŽŠ›Ž Š— •Ž

‘Ž› Š–’•¢ ”—˜   ‘Š œ‘ŽȂœ ˜’—ǯ ȃŠ••Ž •˜˜”œ

•’”Ž Š ›ŽŠ–  ˜›•ǰ  ’‘ —˜ œ›ž•Žœǰ ‹ž œ˜Œ’Š•

–Ž’Š œ‘˜ œ Š—ŒŽ›œȂ ™Ž›œ˜—Š•’’Žœǰȱ œ˜ȱ ™Ž˜™•Žȱ ŽŽ•ȱ

Œ•˜œŽ›˜¢˜žǰȄœ‘ŽœŠ¢œǯ

SarahLamb,36

PRINCIPAL OF THE ROYAL BALLET

‘ŽȂœ  ˜›— ˜•ȬœŽšž’——Ž žžœ Š—

feathered bird wings, but one thing

¢˜žȂ•• —ŽŸŽ› œŽŽ ‘Ž ˜œ˜—Ȭ‹˜›—

Š—ŒŽ›  ŽŠ› ’œ Š ™Š’› ˜ ̊œǯ ȃ •˜ŸŽ

heels because aesthetically they

•Ž—‘Ž— ‘Ž •ŽǰȄ œ‘Ž œŠ¢œǯ ȃœ Š Š—ŒŽ›ǰ ›ŽŠ••¢

Š™™›ŽŒ’ŠŽ •’—Žœǯ Š—ŒŽ›œǰ Šœ‘’˜— Žœ’—Ž›œ Š—

™‘˜˜›Š™‘Ž›œǰȱ ŽȂ›ŽȱŠ••ȱŒ›’’ŒŠ•ȱ˜ȱ•’—ŽǯȄȱ—ȱ›˜—ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ

TAKING SHAPE

‘ŽŠ—ŒŽ›œ˜‘Ž˜¢Š•

Š••Žœ‘˜ ˜ěœ˜–Ž

Šœ‘’˜—Š‹•Žȱ˜˜ ˜›”