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For those wanting specific ballerina photos and clipart images click here. Further down this page is an exploration of art movements in collaboration.

Collaboration of the Arts

Art can be expressed within so many ways through dance, music, paintings, stories, designs. And, in ballet, it is not just the dancing which is expressing the art.

It is the music, costumes, lights, stage, scenery and the combination all these different art forms to create such a magnificent performance in ballet.

If you go behind the scenes of a ballet production it looks entirely different to what you see on stage. There are technicians moving the scenery, dancers huffing and puffing, wardrobe ladies rushing around with costumes. It takes a lot of work from all the different collborating art forms.

To get an insight on a performing ballerina, be inspired by Olivia Holland's artwork. Olivia is a young ballerina, photographer & illustrator and is the Artist-in-Residence for this website, Odette's BalletDancersGuide.com.

Olivia produces a variety of ballet clipart pictures which capture the treasured moments of life on tour as a dancer.

If you are interested in using Olivia's ballet clipart and photographs, take a look at the Ballet Clip Art and Photo Policy for more information.

Art and Dance

Ballet is an art form that inspire many artists. The renowned artist, Edgar Degas loved to paint ballerinas. He would spend hours studying the movement of ballerinas in their studios.

Degas' ballerinas showed the dancers practicing in more natural positions what you would see on stage.

The most famous ballet clipart is arguably that of impressionist painter Degas. Degas is an interesting example of how different arts can merge together and compliment one another in a quite superb way. His most famous sculpture is that of the little ballet girl, of course.

Ballet Russes

The legendary company, Ballet Russes, combined new dance, art and music which created an immense sensation around the world. The Ballet Russes believed in the collaboration of great artists.

The director, Diaghilev, gave a complete new energy to performing arts and formed revolutionary artists including contemporary choreographers, composers, artists, and dancers.

It was the renowned choreographer Michel Fokine of Ballet Russes who was determined to bring equal terms within the arts.

Fokine believed there should be artistic harmony between three elements, so that dance, music and design all have equal importance in a ballet production.

Artistic Movement

At the same time Degas was painting and sculpting within the impressionist movement, Fokine's ballet to Ravel's music, 'Daphnis et Chloé', was representational of the impressionist movement in music.

It is when the different arts merge and blend together in this way that some of the most interesting ideas emerge. When a grouping of artists work in a similar, particular style, sharing opinions, attitudes and techniques their individual work becomes grouped in a way that can be described as being an 'artistic movement’.

There have been many artistic movements over history, one of which was the Aesthetic Movement. This was a literary and artistic movement that expanded in England during the 1880s. It was committed to "art for art's sake" and didn't believe that art should have a social or moral purpose.

One more modern day literary and artistic collaboration is from the poet, Carol Ann Duffy and the artist, Rob Ryan. The pair have shared their creative talents to produce a unique book, "The Gift". The story presents the cycle of life while searching into the themes of birth, death, love and the significance of family and friends.

Barefoot books also demonstrates the valuable ability of collaborating the arts and produces diverse creations. Barefoot books produces a variety of crafted children's books, CDs and gifts. It is an inspiring creation and, like ballet, uses the artistic harmony to produce an imaginative, flourishing community.

Express yourself and perform as a person. Educate yourself and go beyond your comfort zone to be creative. Discover your many talents and be not just a dancer, but an artist.

To become a top ballerina, you have to be above and beyond the rest. You have to be unique.

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