# Event Details - **Event Name**: Ballet: Henry Leutwyler, Diana Markosian, Kylie Shea - Vernissage - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Please join us as we celebrate the exhibition Ballet with Henry, Diana and Kylie!About this EventHenry Leutwyler | Misty Copeland’s Final BowIn 1967, when I was six years old, my father dragged me to the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. That night, I witnessed Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev perform John Cranko’s "Paradise Lost”. In that moment, I encountered absolute beauty for the first time—and I was hooked.Throughout my teenage years, that fascination deepened, along with the slow education of learning how to truly see, feel, and understand dance in all its forms. As a photographer, I have been privileged for more than forty years to live backstage, around the world. I have loved every second of it.Early in my photographic career, I was fortunate to photograph Jorge Donn and Maurice Béjart, and to meet Sylvie Guillem when she was just twenty-three years old. I also had the rare privilege of witnessing and documenting her final performance in Tokyo on December 31st. 2015. We remain friends to this day.I was equally fortunate to collaborate with New York City Ballet, producing hundreds of images across several seasons. I witnessed moments of profound vulnerability—bodies and minds pushed to their limits. I saw love, tears, joy, passion, and indescribable hard work, which led to advertising campaigns and a book called “Ballet” - A portrait of the New York City Ballet.One of my longest and most personal collaborations has been with Misty Copeland, whom I met over two decades ago. The images presented here are the culmination of trust and friendship, leading up to her last curtain call on October 22nd, 2025.To witness Misty take her final bow—and not only experience that moment, but also document it—was profoundly emotional. It marked the closing of a circle that began for me, many decades ago, in a theater in Venice.Diana Markosian | FantômesI am drawn to this form of artistry that feels so pure and unguarded. There is something profoundly human in the way movement becomes language, how emotion, discipline, and vulnerability converge in the body. My background in ballet shaped the way I photograph motion and stillness. Returning to Cuba to create these images felt like a coming full circle. It was a chance to reconnect with my past as a dancer, while honoring a tradition of movement that is both deeply personal and culturally resonant in Cuba.Kylie Shea Self-Portrait Series ReflectionsDance is my first language. Photography is my second.This Leica Camera self-portrait series began with the M Monochrom, a tree, and my soul’s desire to create work that would last beyond the ephemeral moments of live performance while helping me to connect with a tumultuous inner world during a global pandemic. Since its 2020inception, the series has evolved into a visual diary rooted in the reclaiming of my vessel, vision, and voice. From the magical ballroom of Tacoma City Ballet, the secluded island life of the Bahamas, and the quiet London flat I once called home during the filming of my silver screen debut in Magic Mike’s Last Dance, these self-portraits continue to document where I’ve been not only physically, but mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. My ballet teacher once said to me, “Art is truth, my darling, and without truth there is no art.” It is my hope to always bring truth to the work on both sides of the camera, and what grace I can through the grit of life.Exhibit DatesFebruary 19 – March 29, 2026Opening ReceptionThursday February 19th, 6 - 8 pmPanel Conversation with the ArtistsSaturday, February 21st, 11:00 AMExhibition HoursLeica Gallery New York is open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, and Sunday from 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM.Leica Store and Gallery Meatpacking District NYC406 W 13th Street | New York, NY 10014We look forward to seeing you there! https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/482c5df0-ec63-11f0-9788-055b7fa481f0-rimg-w1108-h740-dcd0c7a6-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/48606640-ec63-11f0-9788-055b7fa481f0-rimg-w1110-h740-dc141a14-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/489299d0-ec63-11f0-9788-055b7fa481f0-rimg-w539-h740-dc1b1b1b-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/48e4ff90-ec63-11f0-a075-5dd995e599df-rimg-w494-h740-dcefefef-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/4917cf60-ec63-11f0-a075-5dd995e599df-rimg-w1116-h740-dc2a1419-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/4942d700-ec63-11f0-a075-5dd995e599df-rimg-w475-h740-dca6a6a6-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/4972c0a0-ec63-11f0-9788-055b7fa481f0-rimg-w1110-h740-dc181318-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/ballet-henry-leutwyler-diana-markosian-kylie-shea-vernissage/100001979267523443 - **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, theatre - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Leica Store and Gallery New York - **lat**: 40.7402031 - **long**: -74.0065779 - **full address**: Leica Store and Gallery New York, 406 West 13th Street, New York, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Ballet: Henry Leutwyler, Diana Markosian, Kylie Shea - Vernissage - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/73710c62da0430563ee423beb0c496043f225c912a80fdca86e07f755cec7e86-rimg-w1200-h594-dc565656-gmir.jpg?v=1767857167 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Ballet: Henry Leutwyler, Diana Markosian, Kylie Shea - Vernissage being held? - **A:** Ballet: Henry Leutwyler, Diana Markosian, Kylie Shea - Vernissage takes place on Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Leica Store and Gallery New York, 406 West 13th Street, New York, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Ballet: Henry Leutwyler, Diana Markosian, Kylie Shea - Vernissage? - **A:** Ballet: Henry Leutwyler, Diana Markosian, Kylie Shea - Vernissage is organized by Leica Camera. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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