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epaule

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epaule
In a medieval fortification, a corner of a bastion where the face, 1 and flank meet.


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It is in "Rubies" that you clearly see Balanchine using his jeweler's tools, concentrating on the angled body positions of classical dance--ecarte efface, croise--and throwing in epaule, an upper-body arrangement that pulls the arms and torso in prismatic opposition to the lower body, creating a kind of dynamic duality, directional energies at cross purposes.
 
 
 
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