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Backstage at the Ballet: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Vogue.com goes down the rabbit hole of the National Ballet of Canada’s production of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, presented by the Joyce Theater.
Photographed by Taylor Jewell1/20Five-minute call to dress rehearsal, stage right.
Photographed by Taylor Jewell2/20Costs of the production—rumored to be nearly $2 million—were split by the Royal Ballet, which premiered the production in London, the National Ballet of Canada, and the Joyce Theater.
Photographed by Taylor Jewell3/20Dylan Tedaldi plays the White Rabbit in Wonderland and Lewis Carroll at the garden party above ground.
Photographed by Taylor Jewell4/20“It’s difficult, in terms of stamina,” Jillian Vanstone says about her role, which sees Alice onstage for the majority of the almost three-hour performance and includes as much acting (and pantomime) as dancing.
Photographed by Taylor Jewell5/20Bob Crowley oversaw design of the theatrical extravaganza, including these wigs prepared for Greta Hodgkinson, who plays the Queen of Hearts (and Alice’s mother when above ground).
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