The Making of Thom Browne’s Fantastical Dance Performance with James Whiteside

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show in Paris, ballet dancer James Whiteside did just that, awing the crowd with a dance performance on the runway that drew massive applause. In pointe shoes and a Thom Browne tutu, Whiteside jété’ed and pirouetted up and down the catwalk, giving life to Browne’s theatrical scene, which was part garden party in the court of Versailles and part riff on the masculinity of American sport.

The project came together in the middle of the American Ballet Theatre’s summer program, which originally gave Whiteside pause to accept a ticket to Paris. “My friends at Thom Browne contacted me and asked if I was available to go to Paris during June. I said, ‘Absolutely not. I’m in the middle of American Ballet Theatre’s rigorous Spring Season at the Met Opera.’ Then they told me what it was for and I said ‘Absolutely, yes!’” the dancer said.

With “succinct emails with directional bullet points” from Browne, Whiteside went about choreographing his 15-minute performance alone, before flying to Paris to debut it for the TB team. “I found [Thom’s notes] inspiring and endearing. I danced as the character ‘M. Brun,’ who generously opens his garden to visitors once a year. Thom was very open to whatever choreographic ideas I had and gave me clear references, as far as tone. My character is a proud and artful loner, with a generous spirit.

 

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