At Profitalist, we love when brands and artists collaborate to produce beautiful products and marketing. Recently Legendary shoemaker Christian Louboutin did just that, by collaborating with dancer and choreographer Bianca Li for her new ballet, Robot.
“Imagine a ballet where NAO robots and humans dance to Maywa Denki’s mechanical musical orchestra, whose instruments double as witty art installations. Brimming with good-natured humor and emotional insight, this startling international hit by Blanca Li…is an upside-down trip through a magical, topsy-turvy world in which everything becomes its other.”
Louboutin recently shared photos of their collaboration with Li and one of her robots. This is a wonderful meeting of the art of ballet with the business of fashion, and what can be achieved when the two are mixed.
Li’s futuristic, experimental ballet is a perfect fit for Louboutin, who is known for his highly-experimental, artistic shoe designs.
From Time magazine:
“His style balances ornament and architecture; the clean silhouettes temper aggressive accents like silver spikes, as on the shoe called the Kryptonite, and glittered lettering that spells out S-E-X, as on the shoe simply called Sex. The Guinness features a heel made out of a beer can. The Déjà Vu, a black patent-leather pump, is covered in dozens of googly eyes. The Pesce, an open-toe pump with a fish-head appliqué on its vamp, regurgitates the wearer’s toes. The Anemone, a pink satin heel with a burst of feathers and ribbons at the back, resembles the aftermath of a battle royal between a showgirl and a flamboyant ostrich.
His friend Bianca Li describes herself as:
a choreographer, dancer, filmmaker and director of interactive exhibitions. Whether performance, opera, music video or feature film, she initiates and realises a great number of projects: “I like to give life to all that’s in my brain”. Never restricted to one style, she gets her inspiration from a broad spectrum of physical forms of expression (from flamenco to classical ballet and hip-hop).
Together, the pair make the perfect mix of two very different kinds of art. You can see some of the photos below, and visit the Louboutin site for more.
