NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- After
collaborating with the New York City Ballet
for four years, photographer Henry Leutwyler was granted unprecedented
backstage access to the NYCB during the winter of 2012. Using his
35mm Leica, he explored the performers' personal space and produced
honest, unguarded moments of 91 dancers from the company. From
classes, to rehearsals, to the moment when the curtain rises and
falls, Leutwyler's images reveal details of the ballet that few of
us have been granted the opportunity to see.
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Leutwyler examines the pageantry of color and costume both in
performance and preparation. His large-scale color and black &
white photographs explore a contemporary setting of an art form
that remains true to its classic origins. Leutwyler sees and feels
the gestures and emotions in such a way that we are transfixed, as
if we are a part of the dance ourselves.
"Henry's images depict a more atmospheric, and in some cases
abstract portrayal of our world. One that is experienced first-hand
by a rare few" – Peter Martins,
Ballet Master in Chief.
In conjunction with the exhibition at New York's Foley Gallery, Leutwyler's
photographs will be published in a 488-page book, Ballet, with over
270 photographs. Steidl will release the book
on December 15th.
"The photographs are an ode to the brilliant men and women of
the New York City Ballet. For inviting us to places we've forgotten
and for effortlessly transporting us outside of our everyday
selves. More than just dance, ballet is an expression of human
emotion in all its forms—love, despair, passion, hope and most
importantly, joy." — Henry
Leutwyler
Leutwyler's first show at Foley in 2011, Neverland Lost,
focused on the personal artifacts of Michael Jackson from Neverland Ranch.
Neverland Lost was also exhibited at M+B Gallery,
Los Angeles and Pobeda Gallery,
Moscow. More information on
the Foley Gallery can be found at foleygallery.com
Leutwyler was born in Switzerland in 1961. He lived in Paris for ten years, where he began
photographing the Ballet Béjart Dance Company. He travelled
extensively with the company before moving to New York to focus on photographing theater and
the arts. Leutwyler's past subjects include Michelle Obama, Julia
Roberts, Tom Wolfe, Beyoncé
Knowles, Martin Scorsese, and
Spike Lee, to name a few. His work
has been featured in the New York Times Magazine, Esquire,
Vogue, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and Time. His works have earned
him the ASME 2008 Magazine Cover of the Year Award and Graphis
Magazine 2008 Photographer of the Year. More background information
on Leutwyler can be found at henryleutwyler.com
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