The Black Swan Movie

Directed by Darren Aronofsky, The Black Swan is scheduled for release on December 1, 2010. This realistic dramatic thriller is based on a story by Andres Heinz who co-wrote the Screenplay with Mark Heyman. Starring Mila Kunis, Natalie Portman and Vicent Cassel, The Black Swan by Darren Aronofsky is a detailed look into the lives of Ballet Students, Teachers and Stars. Combining a suspense filled love story, love triangle, physiological thriller with mythical intrigue, The Black Swan presents a true to life look at the the rigors of the Ballet.

The Makeup Department headed by Marjorie Durand, with Makeup Designer Judy Chin, Key Makeup Artist Todd Kleitsch, Prosthetic Makeup Designer Michael Marino, along with Assistant Makeup Effects Artist Emily Julia Jacobs and additional makeup by Rachel Geary successfully present the transformation of the characters while presenting a realistic view of the Ballet. With Lincoln Center as a backdrop, Mehron Makeup on the Ballet Stars dressing tables and the creative use of FX Makeup and Prosthetic additions, this team of Makeup Artists and Designers bring realism to the screen without overwhelming the story. The gradual transition of the characters by this makeup team is in tune with the story line, adding to the suspense and intrigue while maintaining the realism of those involved in the Production of the Ballet.

Mehron Makeup has been on the dressing room tables of hundreds of ballets over the last eight decades of producing the Professional Theatrical Makeup relied on by Professional Performers in all forms of live stage productions. The Set Directors and the Makeup Artist Team of The Black Swan are well aware of the significance of Mehron Makeup to the Ballet Dancer, as evidenced by their strategic placing of Mehron Makeup on the Dressing Room Tables throughout the film. Just as Ballet Dancers are familiar to the rehearsal halls of Lincoln Center, Mehron Makeup is a fixture in the dressing rooms of the Ballet Dancers.

The Black Swan will be opening at the 67th Venice International Film Festival which begins on September 1, 2010 with a cast rounded out by Winona Ryder, Toby Hemingway, Barbara Hershey and Janet Montgomery. Following the world premier at the 2010 Venice International Film Festival, The Black Swan will have a North American Debut at the Toronto Film Festival which begins on September 9, 2010. In time for the 2010 Oscar Season, The Black Swan should be in contention for a number of Oscar nominations including Makeup.

The Foundation of the Ballet

Celebré Pro HD Make-Up is the newest Professional Foundation Makeup introduced by Mehron. Containing Aloe Vera, Pomegranate and Vitamin E to protect and nourish even the working skin of a ballerina, Celebré Pro HD Make-Up is available in a shade for every skin tone on earth. For the Ballet Dancer on stage this creamy new, fragrance free, oil free Foundation Makeup provides total coverage that can even withstand the scrutiny of the High Definition Camera. The selection of hues in this non greasy cream Foundation Makeup can provide for the skin tone of any ballerina.

For as long as the Ballet has had a home in New York City, Mehron has been on the dressing room tables of each new season. Through eight decades of stars of Stage, Screen and Dance, Mehron has been the Professional Makeup of choice for Performers around the world. In 2010, as the new dance season begins, another generation of Dancers, Actors and Performers are about to discover the Professional Performance Makeup of Mehron. Along with the newest in Foundation Makeup, Mehron has been introducing new additions to their eight decades old collection of Makeup. New additions to the Mehron Product Line that is perfect for the Ballet Stage are Velvet Finish Primer , Aura Bronzing Gel, and E.Y.E Powder, to treat, highlight and add luster to the Performance Artist.

The Fall of 2010 will mark the first time that Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City will take place at Lincoln Center, home to the New York Ballet. It will be the third appearance for Mehron on the runways of this prestigious Fashion Show, but far more than its third appearance at Lincoln Center. Mehron has been to Lincoln Center for decades as each new Ballet Season begins and each new Opera Season commences, the stars of the Ballet and Opera find Mehron on their Makeup Tables. The performers on the Ballet Stage and Opera Stage of Lincoln Center represent the finest in their field, it is only natural that the makeup in their dressing rooms should also be the finest, most professional makeup available.

Coming on December 1, 2010, The Black Swan, will shed light on the discipline, endurance and dedication that a Ballet Dancer undertakes before pirouetting onto the stage of Lincoln Center. The Black Swan is such a realistic look behind the scenes of a Ballet that Mehron Makeup is featured on the dressing room tables of the Ballet Dancers portrayed in the Movie, attesting to the discipline, endurance and dedication that has gone into eight decades of Professional Theatrical Makeup Production by Mehron.

Dancer's Makeup Kit

The Dancer's Makeup Kit by Mehron is part of the Professional Student Makeup Kits offered for Performing Arts Students. Each of these Professional Student Makeup Kits provide the same high quality Theatrical Makeup that has starred on the Stages of Operas, Ballets, Broadway Plays, Hollywood Films, Television Shows, Las Vegas Stages and now even the pages of Fashion Magazines. With the Fall Production Season about to open at Campuses and Schools around the world the Professional Student Makeup Kits by Mehron are essential back to school items for the Performing Arts Students.

Once the academic school year begins, registration for Dance Schools, Ballet Schools and Acting Schools will also be in full progress. This year with an exciting New Ballet Movie about to open featuring dressing room tables with Mehron Makeup, expect the fervor to study ballet to grow on intensity throughout the world. The Opening of The Black Swam, featuring Ballet Stars with Mehron Makeup on their dressing room tables in full view will also spur on an interest in the Mehron Makeup used by the featured Ballet Stars of this new film.

For Parents and Mehron Authorized Retailers, now is the time to stock up on the Mehron Dancer's Makeup Kit before The Black Swan hits the theaters and causes a surge in Ballet interest and in the Professional Mehron Makeup featured on the dressing room tables of the Ballet Stars of this film. The Dancer's Makeup Kit by Mehron was revitalized and repackaged in 2009 and was featured in a Mehron Blog originally posted on May 28, 2009 under the heading:

Dance Recital Makeup Kit

Continuing with the introduction of new products and renewing old favorites in 2009, Mehron has just released the newest, affordable complete Dancer's Makeup Kit . The Dancer's Makeup Kit is a complete makeup kit for any age level of dancing student. All the makeup a dancer will need for the Spring Dance Recital is included in this complete makeup kit packaged by Mehron with Professional Stage Makeup, Makeup Applicators and an eight page pictorial instruction booklet.

The eight page pictorial instruction booklet created by makeup artists for the American Ballet Theater will guide a dancer or dance instructor through the application of the included makeup. Included in the Dancer's Makeup Kit is a 5-Color Celebré™ Makeup Palette, Barrier Spray™, GlitterDust™,Shimmer Powder, Full-Size Pencil Liner, Waterproof Mascara, Non-latex Foam Wedge, Double Point Cotton Swabs, Colorset™ Setting Powder, Powder Puff, and a Makeup Remover Cloth. This complete Dancer's Makeup Kit is available throughout the world at a Mehron Authorized Dealer.

Mehron's Dancer's Makeup Kit contains safe, non-toxic, professional makeup developed, formulated and manufactured in the USA free from animal testing. Parents preparing for your daughter's dance recital, Mehron has just made your life so much easier. You won't have to spend extra time or money shopping all over town for dance recital makeup, it is all here in this complete Dancer's Makeup Kit , produced by Mehron, Leaders in Theatrical Makeup since 1927. Your dancer will be able to wear the very same makeup that has graced the faces of the stars of Professional Dance Theater Companies for over eight decades. Mehron can not promise that Professional Dancer's Makeup will make her dance like a star, but she will look as beautiful as any star that has ever danced across the stage.

Ballet Makeup

Originating during the Italian Renaissance in the 15th Century, Ballet continues to flourish as a classic art form. Combining the performance talent of Mime, Acting and Dancing, ballet as a Performance Art continues to evolve and attract students throughout the world. Modern Dance has incorporated the movements style and form of Classical Ballet. Even as ballet has evolved throughout the centuries its foundation as a technical precision art form has remained the same. In the United States the premier Ballet School is The School of American Ballet with a home at Lincoln Center in New York City.

Ballet dancers are highly trained performers and after all the hours of practice the ultimate goal is a live performance on the stage. Like all Performers, Theatrical Makeup is an essential for Ballet Dancers. Before the dream of the American Ballet was hatched by Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine in 1933, Mehron Makeup was already being used by the dancers of live performances on the stages of New York City. After years of struggle the dream of a Classical Ballet School and Company to rival that if the best European Ballet Companies became a reality with a home in New York City. From the beginning, Ballet Dancers commonly used Mehron Theatrical Makeup just as other Performers throughout New York City.

Now a staple on the dressing room tables of Ballet Dancers, Mehron Makeup is available for all dancers in a Dancer's Makeup Kit specifically tailored to the Makeup needs of Performing Dancers. Selected by a Professional Makeup Artist from the hundreds of Makeup Products throughout the Mehron Makeup Collection, The Dancer's Makeup Kit contains the essentials for student Dancers around the world along with Step by Step Pictorial Instructions on how to use Mehron Makeup written by a Professional Makeup Artist.

For students of Ballet and all forms of dance, The Dancer's Makeup Kit by Mehron is the all inclusive Makeup for Stage Performances. The same high quality professional makeup found in the dressing rooms of Ballet Dancers around the world is available to you through an Authorized Mehron Retailer.