| re: Has the ballet world changed in terms of sexuality? |
| Last Edit: singleticket 09:22 am EDT 09/06/18 |
| Posted by: singleticket 09:14 am EDT 09/06/18 |
| In reply to: Has the ballet world changed in terms of sexuality? - portenopete 07:12 am EDT 09/06/18 |
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Although no frathouse, the House of Ballanchine was a heterosexual male one under the sway of a female muse. Like others have said here about Jerome Robbins, Ballanchine could not have had the career he had in our era. He was too much of an erotic-aesthetic tyrant. Peter Martins fit right in with the house culture.
As for sexuality, it's at the root of the ballet form and its history, like the dancers at the Paris Opera who were lined up like cattle after their performances in specially built salons for the richest patrons. It's always there and always present. Check out the amazing Jean Beraud image in the link below.
Ballet dancers are athletes as much as artists and there's always been a bit of a jock side to dancers, male and female. I don't see male dancers being forced to butch it up. But you may be right that the taste for the more virile dancer is in play now rather than the Nijinksy/Helpmann/Nureyev. The taste comes and goes and it's also about what kind of repertory is in fashion. |
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Sexual Exploitation Was the Norm for 19th Century Ballerinas |
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