In a few hours our run of Serenade will be over.  We have one performance left to experience the beauty of our incredible dancers in this great masterpiece.  It is my hope that every dancer will take away new inspiration in their chosen careers as professional artists.

I was privileged to dance Serenade often during my performing career with the Boston Ballet. I began in the corps, as all dancers do, and worked my way through the ranks. Sometime during the third or forth staging of Serenade I was cast in a Principal role. It takes many years to process the great imagery and musicality of this seminal work of art.

With a flash of happy nostalgia, I am posting two photos of myself dancing Serenade from the late 1970’s in both the Elegy and Waltz principal roles.  For a dancer, performing in Serenade is complete bliss, and these moments remain among my greatest memories.  

As an artistic director, what I most will take away from this joyous rehearsal period of Serenade is the bonding created among the dancers during the process.  I spent many hours with the women in the company discussing what it means to be a creative artist, how art reflects life, and shared meaningful personal experiences.  The special relationship we forged together brought a unity of purpose.  The result is magic on stage.

Carinne Binda