Dance

July 2, 2018

Fearless Dancers Bare All and Pose on New York City Rooftops

From the bustling streets of Hong Kong to the vibrant avenues of Rio de Janeiro, master of dance photography Omar Z. Robles has traveled the world, capturing local ballet dancers as they pose and plié through urban environments. For his latest series, Bare Sky Dance, Robles literally takes his photos to the next level by shooting his subjects on New York City rooftops.

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May 4, 2018

Artist Performs Stunning Underwater Choreography in the World’s Deepest Pool

Performed and directed by French deep-sea diver, dancer, and filmmaker Julie Gautier, AMA is a video performance project that follows the artist’s graceful underwater movements. Filmed in the world’s deepest pool in Venice, Italy, the captivating underwater dance is titled after the Japanese word for “woman of the sea.” The short film premiered in more than 40 public screenings around the world on International Women’s Day (March 8th 2018)

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January 19, 2018

Dynamic Dancers Photographed on the Historic Streets of Prague

Photographer Omar Z. Robles is back with more of his ongoing dance photography series, which depicts ballet dancers moving along the streets of cities around the world. This time, he's made his way to Eastern Europe with a visit to Prague, where he exhibited his work as an Official Fujifilm X-Photographer and also made time for a photo shoot with local dancers.

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September 16, 2017

Graceful Ballet Dancers Step Off the Stage to Electrify the Streets of Buenos Aires

Photographer Omar Z. Robles documents the beauty of people and places around the work through his exquisite dance photography. For years, we've loved “traveling” with him to locales that have included New York City, Havana, Mexico City, Hong Kong, and more recently, Santiago, Chile. Each gives us a sense of the city's flavor, both in terms of architecture as well as ballet culture.

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