city.ballet

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I love watching anything about ballet. Breaking Pointe ended their second season a few months ago. Now there is another series that I'm watching is city.ballet.

city.ballet is a behind-the-scenes docudrama about the New York City Ballet. The show is produced by Sarah Jessica Parker. The episodes are five to eight minutes long. I wish they were longer, but even though they are short, they are very good.

From the city.ballet About page: "Imagine a city unto itself- a place where 16 year olds are professionals, 18 year olds are revered and many 30 year olds are retirees. Imagine a world so insular that nearly every one of these virtuosos has trained together in an academy since childhood, their lives forever intertwined by work, play, competition, friendship and love. Imagine a world in which the bottom line standard is to be, simply, the best on the planet, and where each night, an empty stage, in front of thousands, beckons with a challenge. This enclave has a name- New York City Ballet- and you are invited into this world, one that has never opened up to the outside before. A documentary series brought to you by Sarah Jessica Parker Pretty Matches Productions and the Emmy award winning Zero Point Zero Production for Aol On Originals."

Below is Episode 1 of city.ballet.