Rachel Papo is an amazing Israeli photographer whose work spans the arts, politics and social commentary. My favorite project of hers is Desperately Perfect, which explores life at the Vaganova Ballet Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia.
"In these times of reality TV and instant stardom, in a country that is constantly evolving towards western culture, there exists an institution in which the old ways are still practiced. From the age of ten until eighteen; twelve hours a day; six days a week; on the barre or in a classroom—for the students of this school there are no shortcuts."
Photo credits: http://www.rachelpapo.com/perfect1.html
Gorgeous pictures! I always wanted to do ballet, sadly never did, so now I just stick to watching :)
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Thanks for sharing these beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteI've always loved images of ballerinas. My childhood dream was to be like them.
Woooooooooooow!!!!!!! I LOVE THE SECOND IMAGE!
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The second photo is my favorite. Ballerinas are so graceful and pretty!
ReplyDeletei quit ballet when i was five because my teacher gave everyone in my class a sticker except me. i cried alot that day haha.
ReplyDeletethese are so brilliant :) and the title of the project is so relavent to the photos.
Ohh, I remember seeing this photos, so wonderful. It really makes me miss dancing.
ReplyDeletethese are really beautifull. i'd still love to be a ballerina!
ReplyDeleteI've always though that ballet is the most beautiful thing that there is. Right after couture.
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