Amy Seiwert’s Imagery’s “Writing on Dance” Blog Archive
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The Aesthetics of Oppression: Ballet’s Body Image Problem
In ballet, what you look like matters as much as—sometimes more than—what you can do. Ideals and expectations run almost absurdly high, and ballet is known to attract perfectionists who thrive on rigor, dedication, and discipline as much as creativity, expression, and joy. We are made to feel that we are never enough, that we will always fall short in some aspect of ourselves that we cannot change.
Lessons learned from my first year as Artistic Fellow
It’s official - I’ve completed my first year as Imagery’s Artistic Fellow. This year has been one of the most rewarding, albeit challenging, years of my professional life, and with so much to digest it’s hard to put these thoughts on paper. The Fellowship is focused on three main components - arts administration, artistic leadership, and choreographic development - and I can proudly say that in all three aspects I’ve learned a lot already.