Ballet Black
Interview with Jeanette Delgado – Miami City Ballet Principal Dancer
July 6, 2018
Blackpool May Festival 2019
June 14, 2019
This year, Freed of London have teamed up with Ballet Black, a London based Ballet Company for dancers of black and Asian descent. Together we have designed and created the first skin tone pointe shoes, handmade in the UK for black, Asian and mixed race dancers.
After over a year on development, we were proud to introduce new colours ‘Ballet Bronze’ & ‘Ballet Brown’ to our core collection. Our ethos has always been to develop shoes to meet the needs of each generation of dancer and these new colours continue to reflect this.
Founder & Artistic Director of Ballet Black, Cassa Pancho MBE had this to say:
"I am beyond delighted that Freed have launched these two new colours. Although it may seem like a very small change to the outside world, I believe this is an historic moment in British ballet history and another step forward for culturally diverse dancers across the globe who wear the iconic Freed brand of shoe. I would like to thank Freed for using their platform to help instigate change, and Cira Robinson, Senior Artist at Ballet Black, for her unending dedication to making this possible."
The new colours are available to buy as an express special order from the Freed of London store.
To enquire/order, contact: Shop@Freed.co.uk or
+44 (0) 20 7240 0432
Photographer: Tyrone Singleton
Dancers: Cira Robinson, Sayaka Ichikawa & Marie Astrid Mence from Ballet Black Ballet Company
Costume Designer: Jean-Marc Puissant
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After over a year on development, we were proud to introduce new colours ‘Ballet Bronze’ & ‘Ballet Brown’ to our core collection. Our ethos has always been to develop shoes to meet the needs of each generation of dancer and these new colours continue to reflect this.
Founder & Artistic Director of Ballet Black, Cassa Pancho MBE had this to say:
"I am beyond delighted that Freed have launched these two new colours. Although it may seem like a very small change to the outside world, I believe this is an historic moment in British ballet history and another step forward for culturally diverse dancers across the globe who wear the iconic Freed brand of shoe. I would like to thank Freed for using their platform to help instigate change, and Cira Robinson, Senior Artist at Ballet Black, for her unending dedication to making this possible."
The new colours are available to buy as an express special order from the Freed of London store.
To enquire/order, contact: Shop@Freed.co.uk or
+44 (0) 20 7240 0432
Photographer: Tyrone Singleton
Dancers: Cira Robinson, Sayaka Ichikawa & Marie Astrid Mence from Ballet Black Ballet Company
Costume Designer: Jean-Marc Puissant
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