Arts and Entertainment, 3rd prize
Nancy Ellison
Sygma for Life / American Ballet Theatre
Sygma for Life / American Ballet Theatre
01 January, 1995
Members of the Corps de Ballet create their own mood for their group picture. To make a souvenir book of portraits for the American Ballet Theatre a wardrobe room at the Metropolitan Opera was converted into a studio. Principal dancers were asked to wear costumes and create characters, while soloists - who rank lower in the ballet hierarchy - wore their own clothes.
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