Choreographer Lauren Lovette and the Art of Moving People | MAKERS WHO INSPIRE

Famous for her work as a principal dancer at the world-renowned New York City Ballet, Lauren Lovette is also one of the only female choreographers currently working at a major ballet company. Watch her discuss her love for her craft, her passion for moving people, and her work writing the unique language of dance.
FESTIVALS:
- Dance on Camera Festival 2018 (Lincoln Center, New York City)
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[@mrgavine3817]

Lauren, thank you for bringing my hearts desire to prominence through your work. Even though I am 53 and too old to pursue ballet, it brings back the memories of a dream that could have occurred if I had been in a better place in life when I was younger.

[@mod8054]

Such a breath of fresh air for NYCB! Her essence and youthful attitude is breaking generational curses there 🩵

[@katwil89]

Good for Lauren making her way as a choreographer. She's a lovely dancer, but a dancer's career is not long. She can choreograph as long as she lives. I'll look forward to seeing her work.

[@bengt_axle]

She never lets go of her youthfulness which is about taking risks and never losing a sense of wonder, all while being able to explain intricacies in the simplest of terms.

[@jwhite984]

Thank you, Lauren, for sharing some of your passion with us and allowing it to show through so much. I hope I can someday go to see some of your work! Thank you, Henry, for capturing it so well.

[@feketelucka]

Lauren It's beautiful how you talk about dance and of course how you dance. Something so magical so minimalist so pretty and so human is in the way you are and that's just magic. 🎵♥️

[@jp20177]

Her approach to dance is what more dancers in this day and age need to adopt. Always loved her energy and this video proves it wasn’t just because of her technique and status in the dance community ;))

[@lanma3296]

She’s so beautiful and elegant

[@brendaannedufaur6244]

The choreography was interesting and the end was even more beautiful.

[@whoelseeverdiedforyou1737]

Lauren Lovette you're one in a trillion. You're beauty is mezmerizing, because you're so amazingly beautiful in every way possible? You're the most beautiful woman in the world. I wish you every happiness. God bless you.

[@howardpower]

Lauren!!! Such a happy and positive person.

[@nilasspasov8417]

She seems to be a very humane and intelligent and sensitive person and a great artist as well. Fantastic model for the beauty of Ballet.

[@martybuhler]

Great Piece! i love that you're shedding light on not just dance but choreography from the female gaze. Lauren sounds like an amazing person and her genuine personality comes out. Both the pedestrian and dance movement captured is beautifully done.

[@HenryThong]

Thanks so much Marty! I really appreciate you taking the time to write your thoughts out.

[@cameronbrooke6874]

LOVE HER!! So inspirational!!

[@robertbloom1637]

Excellent ! Inspired and and inspiring !!! Increasing the language of dance !!!

[@PEACEinYESHUA-oj7vc1pk7w]

Such beautiful choreography and incredible physique. I’m so full of admiration for such gifted people. I always wanted to be a ballet dancer but I was rubbish at any type of dance much as I wanted to do it ! 😩So I will stick to simply being an admirer being an admirer 😉❤️✨

[@Ali-jz2kr]

This is absolutely beautiful

[@DerdickeOnkel]

What a great Portrait. Love it!

[@ektorastartanis]

Such a beautiful and inspiring video both in content and in craftsmanship! Thanks a lot!!

[@erdbeerenn]

this touched me so much

[@SalGersGirl]

I love her!!

[@stupidthingthissucks]

Love everyone and everything that went into making this video. Wish there were hundreds!

[@HenryThong]

Thank you!

[@UrsKang315]

I like Lauren more after watching this clip.

[@stupidthingthissucks]

Thank you :)

[@lionkingmatiouz3441]

Inspiring moment

[@KristianaCembre]

It’s interesting how a job that is predominately female is only just now in 2018 allowing women to have more of a presence as choreographers

[@kathymyers7279]

Women have never been PROHIBITED from choreographing.

[@mynameisuju]

@@kathymyers7279there is a lot between being prohibited and being allowed access. Just because they have never been verbally prohibited doesn't mean they haven't been actively restricted. And they have

[@mynameisuju]

@dh952 that's because ballet has origins in the theatre, which has historically been so against women that only men played female characters for the longest time. Figure skating has more origins in circus play than theatre apparently, which has historically included sports like pole dance and contortion, things that are only recently getting respected as sport and art fields. They just have different origins, and the more "proper" or "socially acceptable" a field is, the more likely it was to insist on male leadership. Even in aspects like ballet when 90% of the work was done by women. It's unfair, but at least it's changing

[@normamimosa5991]

Firstly, ballet is far from being predominately female. All recognized ballet companies are pretty well 50/50. Secondly, the door has never been closed to female choreographers. Women have been among the top choreographers for decades (Nijinska, de Mille,, Baus, Valois, Tharp, to name a few of the well known ones.

[@normamimosa5991]

@@mynameisuju Women have never been silently restricted from being choreographers.

[@physhac]

Go Lauren! About time we had some female choreographers.

[@kathymyers7279]

WE dont have any? What keeps ANYONE from doing anything is the paper tiger of "I cant". And I've seen women choreographers.

[@sbsgirl]

AHH!!!!!!!!! Lauren!!!!!!!!!! >

[@ericagoogle4320]

I love you so much!

[@Truthbomb13]

I had to stop watching this video for the fear of falling in love

[@geramorcastanoguerrero1857]

Wonderfull woman !

[@brendaannedufaur6244]

I respect Alexandra Waterbury tremendously.

[@PeterMacansky]

❤️❤️❤️

[@tyler_wood9013]

whoa

[@jenniferxue3718]

Beautiful and inspiring video!! Love it❤️❤️ What is the background music playing from 2:20?

[@HenryThong]

Bright Eyes by Caleb Etheridge :)

[@jenniferxue3718]

Henry Thong thank you!! Keep up the great work!! :)

[@marioblanco4667]

Wow beautifule woman wow 😃

[@normamimosa5991]

Totally disagree that the NYCB is one of the world's most elite companies.

[@dknippify]

Hmm, I wonder why you said this: "one of the only female choreographers currently working at a major ballet company." It's like you've never heard of Anabelle Lopez Ochoa or Crystal Pite or Aszure Barton -- who all have their work performed by major ballet companies. Weird.

[@Jayjen35]

I think that he meant that she was working as a choreographer, while at the same time dancing as a principal at a major dance company. Calm down...

[@dknippify]

If that's what he meant, it's kind of an irrelevant thing to point out, at least from the point of view of being a notable choreographer. Most of the busiest choreographers these days are not also still dancing.

[@michelboudot2882]

She meant...Lovett is a principal ballerina in the company....burton pite are not...they are choreographers only...Lovett is both a ballerina and a choreographer like Justin peck. A dancer in the company and choreogrpher

[@helen3030]

idk if you're referring to the "she is one of the first female choreographers to establish a significant presence at a major ballet company," but I imagine that they pointed it out to highlight how rare it is. most female choreographers create contemporary works (like the ones you mentioned, plus twyla tharp), but they are frequently commissioned by large ballet companies to create new works or stage those works. lovette is an interesting case because she is part of NYCB instead of a contemporary group and also not externally commissioned in for the work. even of female choreographers who are commissioned, there are so few of them and it's really unfortunate. I would love to see more works by female choreographers who specialize in ballet work instead of contemporary/modern-- at the moment all i know is lovette, so please share if you know any!

[@richardvergara]

I hope she wasn’t recorded while dating Chase Finlay.

[@michabrzozowski8899]

Alexandra Waterbury has so much envy and jealousy of your sweetness and successful. She couldn't bear to see Chase dating you. You two are Ballet stars and she never got recognition neither an important role. Her public statements against the NYCB were her only tool to gain the attention of others. The greatest Ballet Companies do not hire scandalous dancers like her, so her career is over. You, darling, keep going ahead!

[@juliathiessen5221]

I'm not sure why you would include such a harsh comment on such a great video. Don't pretend that you're building up Lauren Lovette by tearing down another woman, who already experienced terrible mistreatment at the hands of men with more power than her. It's pretty easy to believe that a culture of abuse would be fostered in Peter Martins' company, and NYCB hasn't gone nearly far enough to address this and offer empathy to those who've been harassed. Lauren's a great choreographer, and I'm glad that NYCB is featuring her work, but it doesn't mean we have to blindly support the company's actions.

[@michabrzozowski8899]

You can like it or not but, in legal matters, any civilian must prove whatever he/she is accusing in a lawsuit. The rest is just gossips, allegations, etc. Smart people understand exactly how Law works. Silly people prefer to believe what they want to believe, or whatever the tabloid journalism shows in order to capture public attention. If Alexandra Waterbury can prove her allegations, Chase Finlay confesses his fault, there's a sentence for him and a punishment for his despicable action, that day I'll definitively say that he's a monster, but not before it has been proven he's guilty. Anyway, this was not the point. I'm agree with you about Lauren's work, she is good but still not great. I'm sure she'll be 'cause she keeps working hard. I keep thinking that her sweetness and sucessfull caused Alexandra's envy. Regards.

[@catalinaguzmancantante212]

@@michabrzozowski8899 Hi Michael, did you know that there were text messages (Proven) that said : lets tie this women and abuse them like the slots they are (paraphrasing) written by chase finley. That alone is sufficient for anybody to take action denounce it, plus intimate pictures and videos shared (which amar amasar confirmed ) I am so sad that you cannot see how degrading and violent that is. For you to come in this thread with such a comment really speaks about your character and perception of women. Its really sad.

[@kpf63954]

I agree w Julia Thiessen for the most part, though I think she was a bit too harsh with you . Lauren is sooo beautiful and talented; I don't think she'd approve of you tearing up someone else's work to engender her or her work, that's all. Michal, I'm not trying to be a jerk or be hard on you. You have a very expressive writing style; Perhaps you should consider writing some short stories or even a children's book. I think it'd be great!.

[@kpf63954]

@@michabrzozowski8899 Michał, it's actually the PLAINTIFF that has the burden of proof in a lawsuit, not the civilian. I'm a lawyer, so I'm duty-bound to point thz things out when I see 'em. Just out of curiosity, what is this alleged bad act committed by Chase Finlay that's raised such a ruckus? You can PM me if you dont wanna state it publicly; or you can just post it public; I dont give a shit if you post it publically on my page. In Torts 2 in law school, you will learn that the truth is an absolute defense to any slander or libel claims. So if its true, spit it, bro... and your fine legally. Even if this dude did sue you, he has the burden of proving that what ever you said (slander} or wrote {libel), basically ruined his career, hurt his earning potential, caused him harm or injury. I doubt sincerely that any of those things will happen; plus, it sounds like he's doing a pretty good job of f***ing up his own professional reputation...