About Flesh And Bone (TV)

Flesh and Bone is a dramatic television series that premiered in 2015 on the American network, Starz. The show dives deep into the cutthroat, competitive world of professional ballet. The story revolves around a young ballet dancer, Claire, who has a distinctly troubled past. As she joins a prestigious ballet company in New York, she encounters the ruthlessly ambitious world behind the beautiful and graceful exterior of this grand art form.

Making / Production

The series was created by Moira Walley-Beckett, a former writer and producer on the critically acclaimed series 'Breaking Bad'. Walley-Beckett creatively marries the gracefulness of ballet with the darkness surrounding the characters. It was produced by Starz network alongside Executive Producers Lawrence Bender, Kevin Brown, and John Melfi.

Actors

• Sarah Hay plays the character of Claire Robbins, an up-and-coming ballet dancer with a troubled past. Hay's portrayal of Claire is commendably subtle as she beautifully transitioned between a traumatized girl to a confident dancer.
• Ben Daniels portrays Paul Grayson, the demanding and often volatile artistic director of the ballet company. Daniels embodies the role with a delicate mix of obsessive perfectionism and emotional vulnerability.
• Irina Dvorovenko stars as Kiira, the company's aging star who battles with the twilight of her career. Dvorovenko, a former principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre, offers an authentic and intense characterization.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• The series uses dance sequences choreographed by renown ballet choreographer Ethan Stiefel.
• Sarah Hay, the leading actress, was an actual semi-professional ballerina before her acting career.
• All the ballet scenes showcased in the series were performed by the actors themselves, not stunt doubles.

Awards

Sarah Hay, the lead actress, was nominated at the 2016 Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Television Series or Movie.

Quotes

• "Ballet is not for everyone. It is for the few, and for the dedicated." - Paul Grayson
• "You have to lose yourself to find yourself." - Claire Robbins

Music, Soundtrack

• Most of the music for Flesh and Bone is composed by Adam Crystal, with various classical ballet pieces mixed into the score.
• The series also features a few operatic tracks, soulful ballads, and baroque pieces to elevate the dramatic situations.