A Visual Study of Balance, Gesture, and Spatial Grace.
With International Dance Day approaching, Choreographed Frames | The Architecture of Dance offers a curated exploration of movement as both structure and expression—where the body becomes an instrument of design, and each gesture a line of intention drawn through space.
This collection captures the quiet geometry of dance—the poise before the leap, the elegance within stillness, the form shaped by rhythm. From sculptural silhouettes to gestural abstraction and precisely framed motion, each work reflects the architectural discipline embedded in choreography.
Here, dancers are not merely subjects—they are spatial designers. Their bodies become blueprints of rhythm and emotion, carving arcs of meaning into air and silence. There is grace, yes—but also control. Stillness is as deliberate as movement. Line is language.
As we look toward International Dance Day, this curation becomes a tribute to the enduring artistry of dance—not only as performance, but as a visual language that shapes and reshapes the space around it.
Tyler Shields ‘Swans’ 2018, Chromogenic Print,
Juan Sebastian ‘Azul III’ 2015, Fine Art Photography
Rodney Smith ‘Ballet Feet No. 1, Snedens Landing, New York’ 2002, Archival Pigment Print
Henri Matisse ‘Reclining Dancer’ 1927, Black and White Lithograph, Ed. 123/130
Rob Woodcox ‘Time Travel’ 2019, Hahnemuhle Torchon Matte Fine Art Paper (archival), Ed. of 12, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Yevgeniy Repiashenko ‘No Title (No 90)’ 2019, Photography, Edition of 25
Juan Sebastian ‘Azul II’ 2015, Fine Art Photography
Suzy Raskin ‘Dance Party For One – 3’ 2020, Digital Photo Printed with Archival Pigment Inks and Paper, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Tyler Shields ‘Pointe’ 2014, Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Ali Alisir ‘Hybrid Souls 13’ 2022, Archival Pigment Print, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Tyler Shields ‘Four Ballerinas’ 2017, Chromogenic Print, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Matthew Stone ‘Contemporary Dance’ 2024, UV-Cured Ink on Linen, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Ken Browar and Deborah Ory ‘Danil Simkin, Principal, American Ballet Theatre’ 2016, Archival Pigment Photographs on Hahnemule Archival Paper, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Tyler Shields ‘Dancing Silhouette’ 2021, C-type Print Mounted on Dibond with Acrylic Face, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Gérard Uféras ‘Les Illusions Perdues d’Alexei Ratmansky, Moscou’ 2011, Pigment Print on Baryta Paper, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Indira Cesarine ‘The Dance’ 1992, Intaglio Ink on Cotton Paper, Ed. 1/1 + 1AP, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Howard Schatz ‘Underwater Study #1335’ 1996, Archival Pigment Print, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Ken Browar and Deborah Ory ‘James Whiteside’ 2019, Ed. of 10, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Katrin Korfmann ‘Ballet Rehearsal, Amsterdam’ 2018, Archival Inkjet Print Mounted on Archival Substrate
Tyler Shields ‘Red Wall III’ 2020, Chromogenic Print, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Ana D & Noora K ‘Exurgo’ 2023, Lenticular Print, Edition of 8 +2AP, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Juan Sebastian ‘La Dosis del Medio Dia’ 2015, Fine Art Photography
Robert Longo ‘Untilted (Men in the Cities)’ 2005, Color photography, Ed. of 15, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Edgar Degas ‘Dancer on Stage, Taking Her Bow’ 1891-1892, Soft Ground Etching, Aquatint and Drypoint on Laid Paper, Ed. of 50, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Matthew Stone ‘La Danse de Merion Extended I| (after Matisse)’ 2024, Acrylic and UV-Cured Ink on Linen Board, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Howard Schatz ‘Dance Study: Shannon Chain #16’ 2006, Archival Pigment Print
Rob Woodcox ‘Unity (FRAMED)’ 2018, Hahnemuhle Torchon Matte FineArt Paper (Archival), Ed. of 24, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Gérard Uféras ‘Onéguine de John Cranko, Moscou’ 2019, Pigment Print on Baryta Paper, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
whatshisname ‘One Small Step: En Pointe’ 2023, Cast Marble Resin Sculpture with a Chromed Visor Hand-Signed by Whatshisname, Ed. of 95, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Yevgeniy Repiashenko ‘Elan’ 2019, Archival Pigment Print on Photo Paper, Ed. of 28, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Alberto Magrin ‘The Fifth’ 2021, Print Fine Art on Porcelain, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Fernando Cidoncha ‘Dancers’ 2024, Oil on Panel
Ken Browar and Deborah Ory ‘Calvin Royal III, Soloist, American Ballet Theatre’ 2019, Ed. of 10, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Imogen Cunningham ‘Three Dancers, Mills College’ 1929, Silver Gelatin Print, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Patricia Langrand ‘La Danseuse Bleue’ 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Salvador Dalí ‘Study for Scenography and Costume for the Ballet Bacchanale’ 1939, Ink, Felt-Tip Pen and Gouache on Paper, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Ken Browar and Deborah Ory ‘Samuel Lee Roberts, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’ 2018, Infused Dyes Sublimated on Aluminum
Ricky Cohete ‘Apertura and Apertura I’ Diptych, 2022, Archival Pigment Print, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Barbara Cole ‘Rose Reflection I from Le Petit Prince for National Ballet of Canada’ 2016, Chromogenic Print Face-Mounted to Plexiglass, Back-Mounted to Hidden Aluminum Channel
Guido Argentini ‘Hekate Argentum’ 2015, Chromogenic Print, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Edgar Degas ‘Danseuse Pres de la Poele’ 1888-1889, Lithograph in Mauve on Pale Cream Chine on Wove Support Sheet, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
Yevgeniy Repiashenko ‘Lotus’ 2019, Archival Pigment Print on Photo Paper, Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
