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A stunning celebration of movement and dance in hundreds of breathtaking photographs of more than 70 dancers from American Ballet Theater, New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Martha Graham Dance Company, Boston Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet, the Royal Ballet, and many more. "The Art of Movement" is an exquisitely designed, beautifully produced book that captures the movement, flow, energy, and grace of many of the most accomplished dancers in the world. These are the artists, from all walks of life, who are defining dance today. Here they are frozen in time in the most exquisite poses, and yet there's a feeling of movement in every photograph that makes the appear to be dancing across the pages. Accompanying the photographs are intimate and inspiring words from the dancers, as well as from choreographers and artistic directors, on what dance means to them.
About the Author
NYC Dance Project was created by Ken Browar and Deborah Ory, who live in Greenpoint, Brooklyn (with two teenage ballet students) . Ken is a renowned fashion/beauty photographer and Deborah brings to the project a background in dance and editorial photography. They have created this site to showcase the wonderful world of dance and dancers, centered in New York City. Ken's passion for dance began when he lived in Paris and photographed dancers from the Paris Opera Ballet. His fashion work has appeared in Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire and many other European fashion magazines. Deborah has been a dancer since age 7, and her passion for this art is evident in her photography. She began her photography career while injured as a dancer; photographing the rehearsals she could not be in due to her injury. After moving to New York City, working as a photo editor at magazines such as House & Garden, Mirabella and others, she began shooting editorial work for magazines and advertising.NYC Dance Project is a collaboration between Deborah and Ken, merging their experiences and creative passions to create unique and beautify portraits of the dance community. The project is not only a collaboration between the photographers, but also with their subjects. Each shoot is prepared as though it were it's own dance production, with attention paid to every detail - movement, lighting and the other feeling of each photograph.NYC Dance Project has been featured in many magazines including Dior Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, Italian Vogue, L'Uomo Vogue and Glamour. Their work has also been featured on CNN, The Washington Post and The Guardian. Their first book "The Art of Movement" was released in October 2016 and won an International Photography award for Best Book. It is now in it's 3rd printing. Their next book "The Style of Movement" focuses on the intersection of dance and fashion, and features dancers wearing Dior, Valentino, Thom Browne, Issey Miyake and many others. This book will be released October 2019.Deborah Ory and Ken Browar have had their work shown at the Holden Luntz Gallery and the Lanoue Gallery. They also had an exhibition of their work at the Furman Gallery at Lincoln Center and at the Javits Center as an exhibition at Photo Expo.
