Here’s a peek behind closed doors of the shoot we did with design agency 3 Deep for the Infinity program. Three of Australia’s greatest choreographers – Graeme Murphy, Stephen Page and Gideon Obarzanek – are creating brand-new works for the program, which plays in Melbourne from 24 February to 6 March and in Sydney from 5 April until 25 April. Get your tickets today!
Not impressed with the results of this photo shoot – it ran too close to the problematic gender cliches of ballet – pretty girl dolled up to channel the ‘genuis’ of male creative authority. In the historical photo from the 3-D mood board, the gender dynamics between the men and woman are far more complex. For example, the combination of the woman’s expression and her rendering in (authoritative/ authentic) classical garb makes her a much more powerful figure than poor Lana Jones as an expressionless fashion model. Also, the old photo is much more playful, whereas the shot used by the AB for publicity takes itself way too seriously!! Mind you, I reckon good old George Balanchine would’ve thought the AB publicity photo showed things just how they should be…