Onstage and Backstage at the Nutcracker 2006 Photo Gallery by Richard Calmes at pbase.com

Onstage and Backstage at the Nutcracker 2006

This gallery is composed of images from the Gwinnett Ballet Theatre's 25th Anniversary production season of The Nutcracker.
I have been asked many times to show more backstage scenes so I have included many shots from warm-up class before performance and backstage shots during performance.
None of these shots are posed. I lurk about backstage waiting on enough light to shoot. The dancers totally ignore me, thankfully!
The performance shots are mostly taken during dress rehearsals. There are also a few shots I made on stage during dress rehearsal shooting toward the audience.
All images were made with a Canon 5D at ISO 1600.
Some very creative artists are using these images to create new works of art! Check out http://www.innographx.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6317

If you think this gallery has merit, please vote so others may see it.

Lauren Ring	Mallory and BJ	Raul Peinado	Mary Kate McCarthy
Garet Erwin	Mary Kate McCarthy	Garet and BJ	Lauren Ring
Garet Erwin	Mallory and BJ	Whitney Sue Jones	BJ Toups
_MG_0512.jpg	Sabrina Sandoval	Kelsey Cortez	_MG_0466.jpg
Clara Guyton	Kelsey and Raul	Jessica Kaczor	Kelsey and Raul
Baby Mouse	Nancy Casciano	Sabrina Sandoval	Nicole Ranieri
Clara Guyton	Nancy Casciano	Jody and Allison	Whitney Sue and Raul
Lauren Ring	Mallory and BJ	Nicole Ranieri	Kelsey and Raul
Whitney Sue Jones	Little Page	Gracie Barwick	Mallory and BJ
Raul Peinado	_MG_0908.jpg	Nicole Ranieri	Whitney Sue and Raul
Whitney Sue and Raul	Nancy and Bill	Whitney Sue Jones	Lauren Ring
Whitney Sue and Raul	Garet Erwin	Lauren and Nancy	Whitney Sue and Raul
Finali	Jennifer Hite	Nancy, Clara, and Samantha	Group Massage
Kelsey and BJ	Kelse and BJ	Lauren Ring	Whitney Sue and Raul
Kelsey Cortez	Allison Bridgers	Nancy Casciano	Nancy Casciano
Nicole Ranieri	Rebecca Flake	Garet Erwin	Predrag Gosta
Lauren Ring	Garet and Raul	Kiley Casciano	Kiley Casciano
Garet Erwin	_MG_1434.jpg	Garet and Raul	Lauren Ring
Opening The Second Act	Pre-Performance Meeting	Principal Dancer's Dressing Room	Sisters Watch Together
Garet Erwin	"Now just follow me onstage"	Garet and Emily	Arabian Princess and Mother
Joshua Pilcher	Nancy and Jody	Kiley Casciano	Garet and Peter
Bill Kress "The Magic Man"	Lisa Thanks Everyone	Did She Capture the Moment?	Partnering
Mallory Retter	Whitney Sue Jones	An Amazing Sight	Jessica Kaczor
Nancy Casciano	Rebecca Flake	Mary Kate McCarthy	Nancy Casciano

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janice ng		07-Sep-2008 06:01
it really impressed me...so great..nice photo..

Alexa		03-Feb-2008 03:51
These are amazing pictures!!!

julianna		07-Dec-2007 18:30
i am also in the Gwinnett ballet theatre nutcracker too! i am a pochinelle (french clown)!! -Julianna Brown

Michael Adams		02-Oct-2007 14:48
incredible gallery

Katja		19-Aug-2007 13:52
You are, without a doubt, my new favorite photographer. Amazing work.

katie		18-Jul-2007 09:22
I love your pictures, i am a dancer, i dor tap, modern ballet(pointe) and jazz. I have also taking dance as a GCSE and have been dancing for 13 years( since i was 2), how can i get involved with this type of professional dance company.

FrankB		14-Jul-2007 12:41
Wonderful pictures...another great gallery.....you really capture the personnae of these beautiful young people!.....V

AndyRak		12-Jul-2007 06:43
This is soooo nice!!! Your photographs of these dancers are really really wonderful!!!!!! Voted!!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing with us these wonderful works of yours!!!!!

Cyrus Khamak		28-May-2007 05:48
Stage photography at it's best, really!

Jacquelyn Maxwell		25-Jan-2007 04:35
Your dancers are beautiful, what a treat to view the gallery. WOW! Keep up the great work! We are from Albuquerque New Mexico!

Guest		13-Jan-2007 14:01
Super photos. Great ligth anbd I would love to meet this photograher to see how he is working and producing these super pictures! Too bad in I am livin in Holland, so a bit far away..... But I really enjoyed this gallery!!! Applaus!! Peter Kemp Holland www.redsea-diving.info

John Lumb		05-Jan-2007 11:58
Well you did it again Richard, fantastic gallery. You should be proud of yourself on this one. Voted (I did pass your site details onto a chap who is about to cover a NY Ballet for the first time needed advice hope you dont mind)

Agnes T. Ackerl		02-Jan-2007 11:48
What a superb gallery - again! Thanks for sharing! V.

Natasha C		02-Jan-2007 10:23
Amazing collection, Richard. A great work, as always. v

henrywong		02-Jan-2007 07:58
Another great gallery Richard! Enjoying very much for your fantastic works, voted!

laine82		31-Dec-2006 07:19
Another outstanding capture of the dedication of the dancer !!

Riccardo Corsini		30-Dec-2006 23:52
Compliments, yuo are realy good!!! Reportage, beatiful, wonderful................ Ric.

Jay Beckman		30-Dec-2006 06:26
Bravo Richard! You have a gift for capturing both the agony and the ecstacy of the performing arts. Most certainly voted.

Naomi Sheaffer		29-Dec-2006 20:25
One of my favorite ballets, and you have captured it beautifully! GMV

Eric Carr�re		29-Dec-2006 15:34
You never stop to amaze me Richard, V

Keith Rankin		29-Dec-2006 05:43
GREAT job, especially for low light shooting. WTG!!! V!

Buz Kiefer		26-Dec-2006 18:56
I've already voted for this gallery Richard. Just a note to say I hope the performance went as well as you fantastic photos. Your work is truly outstanding.

Lilith		26-Dec-2006 17:24
I think you're so so so very good a this. I love this gallery. Kiss, Lilith

Dang		26-Dec-2006 15:28
Each shot a treasure.

carabias		23-Dec-2006 23:50
Very beautiful. Another excellent and insurmountable work, in ISO 1600. My Great Vote

Andrew		23-Dec-2006 16:34
A stunning behind the scenes look into a world rarely seen by the general public. Exceptionally well done, Richard. Fine work!

Wei O'Connell		22-Dec-2006 20:11
Love this gallery. Outstanding work! vote

Ron Horloff		21-Dec-2006 22:36
An absolutely compelling gallery, Richard. Each image is worth lingering over. Ron

Donald Verger		18-Dec-2006 05:12
more joy, more beauty, more dedication and passion, more intimacy! a concerted effort becomes genius! bravo! encore! congrats Richard! vote!!!!!!!!!!!

Steven Burda		18-Dec-2006 03:31
Love Ballet! - Steven Burda, MBA http://www.linkedin.com/in/burda

Liz Bickel		17-Dec-2006 06:17
Wonderful gallery!

Aren Ghazikhanian		16-Dec-2006 16:33
wow, I really enjoy the mid-air shots. Great work capturing the art.

Richard Cobby		16-Dec-2006 11:04
Every image in this wonderful gallery posseses a magical, classical and poetic beauty of its own which can only be achieved by a master craftsman. Another brilliant gallery Richard and my very best congratulations. GMV. Regards - Richard

PictureTaker		16-Dec-2006 04:45
Modern Day Edgar Degas

Patricia Lay-Dorsey		15-Dec-2006 22:56
Especially love the juxtaposition of onstage and backstage/rehearsal shots. If I only see these ethereal creatures onstage, its hard to realize they are real people. The backstage photos help me remember that they are. Voted.

JBrennan		15-Dec-2006 21:55
Your pictures are outstanding. I've been checking this and other sites almost constantly over the past week for dance/theatre/concert pictures and these are a great resource. If you don't mind me asking, what kind of equipement do you use? I am a lighting design student and looking for a camera that will accurately capture the quality of the lights in theatre prodcutions, as well as the action of dance shows that I design the lights for. I am leaning towards either a Nikon D70s or D40....I'm also looking to pick up a lens with a constant f/2.8 but price is rapidly becoming an issue. Sorry for the long comment, but any help, advice, or notes on what you have found to be effective would be a great help. Thank you and once again, amazing photos both in this and other galleries!

Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik		14-Dec-2006 04:27
Beautiful dancers and exceptional photography! VOTE

Linda Bique		13-Dec-2006 18:29
Amazing, this gallery tells such a beautiful story, and has such emotion...voted!! Linda

Joshua		13-Dec-2006 15:43
Simply an outstanding gallery - voted!

Guenter Eh		13-Dec-2006 09:06
Another incredible beautiful story of dance Richard!

shatterbug		13-Dec-2006 08:49
Superb captures of live performance and candid moments! Bravo! V.

Brett Hochkins		13-Dec-2006 05:06
Wow Richard. You have an amazing ability to capture motion as if it was standing still. So many of these images are so crisp they look like they are suspended in mid air reather than moving. Simply brilliant.

JOSE MATA		12-Dec-2006 15:27
YOU DID IT AGAIN RICHARD , FELICIDADES MAESTRO !!!! =VOTED=

Masters of Mystery		12-Dec-2006 06:54
Wow! Really im spellbound! This images are so wonderfull! It really seems like Real! Nice photography! ***** 5 Star for all this photographs! Keep it up!

Jose Libres Librodo		12-Dec-2006 01:46
Simply amazing and beautiful! voted.

Guest		11-Dec-2006 23:49
Please keep taking those photos. They are just beautiful and I cannot go to the ballet, so you bring it to me. Thank you, so very much. Snowlady (myke)

Eric Carr�re		11-Dec-2006 21:06
Another fantastic gallery Richard, well done :o) V.

James Pan		11-Dec-2006 17:08
Congrats! This gallery should have been #1 a long time!! Just superb!

flowsnow		11-Dec-2006 16:35
A must VOTE gallery! Well done and congratulations hitting no.1

Suwanee Lennon		11-Dec-2006 14:11
Wonderful backstage scenes, you captured the moments so well. Beautiful images! Voted!

Dhiraj Thakur		11-Dec-2006 14:04
Nice Pictures!! www.pbase.com/dhiraj

Shane Sutherland		11-Dec-2006 13:07
A ballet is such a beatiful thing, there's a tendency to dehumanize the performers. These photos are lovely, but what really makes them special are the close-ups of the girls backstage. Just a wonderful collection, showing the perfection of the dance and the personality of the dancers.

Bruna K.		11-Dec-2006 12:17
Thanks for the beautifulst images. Dispiace not to be able to feel also music of the "Schiaccianoci". You are "insuperabile". Friendly, Bruna.

Gus R.		11-Dec-2006 12:00
So, how is Richard 'Page-One' Calmes these days? ;-) You and your flying ladies ascend to page one like no others. We all can feel their devotion to excellence and feel inspired ourselves. And, the fact you take stellar images doesn't hurt either. Number 4 first row . . . g

Ali Majdfar		11-Dec-2006 08:29
Spectacular gallery. Voted

G.Pietro Munaretto		11-Dec-2006 08:14
Beautiful gallery

Rick		11-Dec-2006 07:45
Awesome..

Murray H		11-Dec-2006 03:50
An outstanding gallery. Your images display power, grace and a love of dance.

Corey Moore		10-Dec-2006 22:39
Beautiful gallery. Nicely done.

G�rard Koehl		10-Dec-2006 19:35
Tout simplement magnifique.

anthony legg		10-Dec-2006 19:23
Another amazing gallery of work. I just come from a local theatre production tonight. It is such a difficult task to photograph but you make it look so easy.....I have a lot of hours to do before reaching your standards. Keep up the excellent work.

Aydan Metev		10-Dec-2006 19:12
Beautiful! Great gallery.

Hans Meerbeek		10-Dec-2006 18:17
Another fabulous gallery Richard!

Alain Besnard		10-Dec-2006 15:32
Beautiful work. Congratulations.

henrywong		10-Dec-2006 05:12
Enjoying your Ballet Galleries very much, well done Richard! Voted!

doron nissim		10-Dec-2006 05:06
Excellent Work and Exciting Galleri Well Done

Philippe GUERIN		09-Dec-2006 21:02
wonderful!!! I like very much your work!! and the artists are very beautiful!!!congratulations. Philippe

osd		09-Dec-2006 19:01
good job

Galina Stepanova		09-Dec-2006 17:08
Enjoyed looking at every picture in this gallery, feels like I was a part of celebration. I think Gwinnett ballet is very lucky to have you are part of the team.

R. Walls		09-Dec-2006 15:04
So inspirational and stunning. Makes me long to be back in Athens/Clarke County so I could attend a live performance. Next visit!

tamara		09-Dec-2006 12:21
Amazing photos and so inspirational! Beautiful work, Richard! :)

Stephen Lord		09-Dec-2006 09:22
You get my vote! Awesome.

John Lumb		09-Dec-2006 02:23
Vote, what more can I say other than have a look at my gallery....lol

H Batr�s		08-Dec-2006 23:46
Great work, congratulations. V

Simon H		08-Dec-2006 23:24
Degas would approve! Great use of a great opportunity.

Espen Hildrup		08-Dec-2006 21:16
The dancers are wonderful artists ! And so are you, Richard ! Espen.

Ray Reed		08-Dec-2006 20:08
I can't stop shaking my head,fantastic /entertaining/and sooo informative.bravo dude very cool indeed

Joseph Levy		08-Dec-2006 18:30
Stunning work as usual! I can feel the emotion in the performers!

Buz Kiefer		08-Dec-2006 17:49
Stunning work Richard. Your timing is flawless. Vote.

Lawrence Ripsher		08-Dec-2006 04:14
Thoroughly enjoyed this. v

photoman754		07-Dec-2006 20:43
You're killing me Richard!

Ebtisam Al Khalifa		07-Dec-2006 19:51
wow !

Robyco		07-Dec-2006 14:55
Could comment to every picture, they are all great !!! You are an artist in this work.

ballerinaaaaaa mandii		07-Dec-2006 08:23
how beautifull its absoultly gorguezz ii lOve iit

Kimberley Hannaman Taylor		07-Dec-2006 00:20
Wonderful exhibition! V. KHT

Espen Hildrup		06-Dec-2006 23:18
There should be a warning sign on this gallery: "HIGHLY ADDICTIVE" ! I'm coming back and back again to see your absolutely fantastic photographies ! Espen.

Hans-Peter Henriksen		06-Dec-2006 15:47
Many impresive photos.

Peg O'Brien		05-Dec-2006 20:06
I hope you never stop doing these dancers, Richard, because you are superb at finding the unique dramatic (and athletic) moment. I never tire of returning to your many images of these artists. They remain interesting, amazing and so beautiful. Vote

Paco L�pez		05-Dec-2006 18:42
Excellent Richard, again excellent... V!

Olga		05-Dec-2006 17:05
Richard, cant say anything but BEAUTIFUL !!!!!

Nestor		05-Dec-2006 14:36
Masterful gallery of images (10 ) Vote

Mike Stobbs		05-Dec-2006 01:49
Have to agree...Excellent gallery and work....GMV....Mike

Mac		05-Dec-2006 01:18
Excellent Gallery! excellent images! First Class

Vilone		05-Dec-2006 01:09
Another oustanding gallery, Richard! Huge Vote!

Adrian Reilly		05-Dec-2006 01:00
Stunning work Richard. cant say alot more. vote

Barbara Keeley		04-Dec-2006 20:04
These photographs are WONDERFUL!! Thank you so much. BK

Steve Highfield		04-Dec-2006 16:43
Superb candid shots. These are further evidence of your outstanding abilities to capture not only fantastic posed shots - most difficult enough when these athletes are in mid air flight as in your November 2006 gallery, but also these shots. Many of which must have been caught on the fly with little or no time to pose. True professional skill and craftmanship throughout another first class gallery. Congratulations Richard. Well earned (V)

Alfred Arzt		04-Dec-2006 13:40
Its so wonderful how you captured all these emotiones in these great compositions. These gallery is really amazing. V

Clara		04-Dec-2006 02:25
Thank you so much Mr. Calmes!! You have such an eye for when to snap! Thank you so much for everything you do for GBT!!!

Jane Julian		03-Dec-2006 12:18
Beautiful! Great shots!

AL		03-Dec-2006 11:34
Thanks, Richard for showing us both onstage and backstage, a wonderful mix of everything that you always capture. Besides their usual beautiful moves, I really enjoyed seeing the candid moments and natural expressions. Another vote from me!

Holley		03-Dec-2006 03:19
I get home from the theatre, and here are our beautiful girls, and guys, brought back to me in these gorgeous photos. These are the best yet....every one is an instant favorite!

Jean D		03-Dec-2006 03:02
Another great gallery, Richard! As well, the candids are priceless. Voted.

Bart Aldrich		03-Dec-2006 01:07
Just a terrific collection again! Cheers

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