Ballet Books
Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc The Boy from Kyiv
Book SynopsisNamed a Best Book of the Year by NPR and The New YorkerThe Boy from Kyiv is the life story of Alexei Ratmansky, the most celebrated ballet choreographer of our time.?A revelatory book about how [Ratmansky] evolved into the internationally sought-after choreographer of the moment . . . A must-read.? ? Martha Anne Toll, NPRAlexei Ratmansky is transforming ballet for the twenty-first century. An artist of daring imagination, the choreographer has created breathtakingly original works for the world?s most revered companies. He has fashioned a singular approach to balletic storytelling that bridges the space between narrative and abstraction and heightens ambiguity and surprise on the stage. He has boldly restored great centuries-old ballets to their former glory, combining archival research with his own choreographic genius to retrieve detail and color once lost to the ages. And above all, he is renowned for fusing the Western and Eastern ballet traditions, and for drawing on the visual arts, literature, music, film, and beyond with inspired vim, to forge a style that is vibrant, eclectic, and utterly new: one that promises to leave an indelible mark on this venerable art form.But before Ratmansky was the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, the resident choreographer at American Ballet Theatre, the artist in residence at New York City Ballet, and generally, as The New Yorker has it, ?the most sought-after man in ballet,? he was just a boy from Kyiv, sneaking into the ballet at night, concocting his own juvenile adaptations of novels and stories, and dreaming up new possibilities for bodies in motion.In The Boy from Kyiv, the first biography of this groundbreaking artist, the celebrated dance writer Marina Harss takes us behind the curtain to reveal Ratmansky?s fascinating life, from his Soviet boyhood through his globe-spanning career. Over a decade in the making, this biography arrives at a pivotal moment in Ratmansky?s journey, one that has seen him painfully and publicly break ties with Russia, the country in which he made his name, in solidarity with his native Ukraine, and take on a new challenge at the storied New York City Ballet. Told with the lyricism, drama, and verve that befit its subject, The Boy from Kyiv is a riveting account of this major artist?s ascent to the peaks of his field, a mesmerizing study of creativity in action, and a triumphant testament to ballet?s enduring vitality.
£31.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Ballet in Western Culture A History of Its
Book SynopsisBallet in Western Culture is a history of the development of ballet designed for dance history courses. After a brief discussion of the origins of dance through the middle ages, the author then traces the beginnings of ballet to Renaissance spectacle in Italy and the beginnings of ballet in France. In the second part of the book, the maturation of ballet as a style is studied, from the 1600s through the 1800s, in France, Russia, and other major European countries. Finally, the last part of the book focuses on the changes in ballet through the 20th century, including major movements in the U.S. and Europe. Nicely illustrated with historic prints and photos, the book is easy to read and ideally suited to the dance history student, addressing both historical issues and the evolution of ballet technique.Trade Review"Serves well as a basic foundation for my course devoted solely to ballet history." -- Angelika Gerbes, Professor of Ballet, Ohio State University"The text is a good introduction to ballet history . . . it's a great reference source." -- Amy Stoddart, Professor of Dance History, University of Oregon"An excellent ballet history book." -- Judith Bennahum, Department Chair, Dance History Program, University of New MexicoTable of ContentsPart One: From Folk Expression to Seventeenth Century Court Dance 1. Origins of Dance 2. Renaissance Spectacle in Italy 3. The Ballet de Cour in France. Part Two: Emergence of Ballet as an Art Form: Seventeenth to Ninteeenth Century 4. Baroque Ballet 5. The Advamncement of Professional Ballet 6. Growth and Refinement of Classical Ballet 7. The Foundations of Romantic Ballet 8. The Romantic and Post-Romantic Ballet 9. The Evolution of Ballet in Russia 10. Imperial Russian Ballet Part Three: The Flourishing of Ballet in the Twentieth Century 11. Sergie Diaghilev and the New Dance 12. The Ballet Russes from the Pursuit of the Avant-Garde to Neoclassicism 13. Ballet in the Twentieth Century 14. The Development of Ballet in the United States. Chronology. Glossary. Bibliography. Ballets. Index
£35.14
Dover Publications Inc. Swan Lake in full score
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£20.89
University of California Press Reading Dancing
Book SynopsisOutlines four models for representation in dance which are illustrated through an analysis of the works of contemporary choreographers and through historical examples beginning with court ballets of the Renaissance.Trade Review"Susan Foster is a new breed of dancer and choreographer." * New York Times *"Foster proposes a context from which the reader might make, see, or write about dance." * CHOICE *"No other dance book had posited an alternative aesthetic and historical framework beyond its own disciplinary content. In advance of the turn to the body in social theory, dance therefore became a major contributor to the rethinking of history advanced by new historicists, and an art form that could be "read" within the context of history and politics. . . . Although dance studies is a growing field for undergraduate studies, its critical status depends on texts such as Reading Dancing that can be debated more widely." * Times Higher Education *Table of Contents Illustrations Preface CHAPTER ONE Reading Dance: Composing the Choreographer, the Dancer, and the Viewer Deborah Hay George Balanchine Martha Graham Merce Cunningham Four Bodies and Subjects CHAPTER TWO Reading Choreography: Composing Dances Frames Modes of Representation Styles Vocabularies Syntaxes Reading the Performance CHAPTER THREE Readings in Dance's History: Historical Approaches to Dance Composition Allegorical Dance in the Late Renaissance Neoclassical Dance in the Eighteenth Century Expressionist Dance in the Early Twentieth Century Objectivist Dance from 1950 to the Present CHAPTER FOUR Writing Dancing: The Viewer as Choreographer in Contemporary Dance The Grand Union Meredith Monk Twyla Tharp Writing Bodies and Subjects Notes Selected Bibliography Index
£24.65
University of California Press Kinetic Cultures
Book SynopsisBelle époque Paris adored dance. Whether at the music hall or in more refined theaters, audiences flocked to see the spectacles offered to them by the likes of Isadora Duncan, Diaghilev's flashy company, and an embarrassment of Salomés. After languishing in the shadow of opera for much of the nineteenth century, ballet found itself part of this lively kinetic constellation. In Kinetic Cultures, Rachana Vajjhala argues that far from being mere delectation, ballet was implicated in the larger republican project of national rehabilitation through a rehabilitation of its citizens. By tracing the various gestural complexes of the periodbodybuilding routines, appropriate physical comportment for women, choreographic vocabularies, and moreVajjhala presents a new way of understanding histories of dance and music, one that she locates in gesture and movement.
£44.00
Faber & Faber The Royal Ballet 75 Years
Book SynopsisThis book is a perceptive and critical account of the first 75 years of The Royal Ballet, tracing the company''s growth, and its great cultural importance - an indispensable book for all lovers of ballet.In 1931, Ninette de Valois started a ballet company with just six dancers. Within twenty years, The Royal Ballet - as it became - was established as one of the world''s great companies. It has produced celebrated dancers, from Margot Fonteyn to Darcey Bussell, and one of the richest repertoires in ballet.The company danced through the Blitz, won an international reputation in a single New York performance and added to the glamour of London''s Swinging Sixties. It has established a distinctive English school of ballet, a pure classical style that could do justice to the 19th-century repertory and to new British classics.Leading dance critic, Zoë Anderson, vividly portrays the extraordinary personalities who created the company and the dancers who made such an impact on their audiences. She looks at the bad times as well as the good, examining the controversial directorships of Norman Morrice and Ross Stretton and the criticism fired at the company as the Royal Opera House closed for redevelopment.Trade Review"'Remarkable - a lively and varied tale of endeavour, triumph, relapse and retrenchment every inch as engrossing as Richard Morrison's story of the LSO. Anderson has a simple, lucid style many of us would kill for.' BBC Music Magazine"
£13.49
Faber & Faber TheEveryday Dancer Paperback by Bull Deborah
Book SynopsisThe Everyday Dancer is a new and honest account of the business of dancing from a writer with first hand experience of the profession. Structured around the daily schedule, The Everyday Dancer goes behind the velvet curtain, the gilt and the glamour to uncover the everyday realities of a career in dance. Starting out with the obligatory daily ''class'', the book progresses through the repetition of rehearsals, the excitement of creating new work, the nervous tension of the half hour call, the pressures of performance and the anti-climax of curtain down. Through this vivid portrait of a dancer''s every day, Deborah Bull reveals the arc of a dancer''s life: from the seven-year-old''s very first ballet class, through training, to company life, up through the ranks from corps de ballet to principal and then, not thirty years after it all began, to retirement and the inevitable sense of loss that comes with saying goodbye to your childhood dreams.
£11.69
Rlpg/Galleys AmericanSoviet Cultural Diplomacy
Book SynopsisAmericanSoviet Cultural Diplomacy: The Bolshoi Ballet's American Premiere is the first full-length examination of a Soviet cultural diplomatic effort. Following the signing of an American-Soviet cultural exchange agreement in the late 1950s, Soviet officials resolved to utilize the Bolshoi Ballet's planned 1959 American tour to awe audiences with Soviet choreographers' great accomplishments and Soviet performers' superb abilities. Relying on extensive research, Cadra Peterson McDaniel examines whether the objectives behind Soviet cultural exchange and the specific aims of the Bolshoi Ballet's 1959 American tour provided evidence of a thaw in American-Soviet relations. Interwoven throughout this study is an examination of the Soviets' competing efforts to create ballets encapsulating Communist ideas while simultaneously reinterpreting pre-revolutionary ballets so that these works were ideologically acceptable. McDaniel investigates the rationale behind the creation of the Bolshoi's repeTrade ReviewThis book is well worth the attention of anyone interested in the Cold War or in the value of cultural exchanges, then, now, and in the future. . . .McDaniel's work will awaken those scholars who concentrate on military and political confrontations, such as those concerning Russian activity in Ukraine, to the importance of the calming and rewarding aspects of cultural interactions. * The Russian Review *Cadra McDaniel’s book, which is based on serious and solid research using both archival and published documents engaging contemporary Soviet and American periodicals and occasionally oral history, is a welcome addition to the growing literature about cultural production/consumption, cultural politics, and ideology in the Soviet Union, especially during post-Stalin socialism. It is devoted to a very important topic— the role of cultural diplomacy in both the relaxation of international tensions and the intensification of ideological confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States during the rule of Nikita Khrushchev. Its main focus is on the history of the successful Bolshoi Ballet's tour in the U.S. in 1959, which is presented as a major chapter in Soviet cultural diplomacy and an episode of the Soviet ‘artful warfare’ against the Americans. -- Sergei Zhuk, Ball State UniversityTable of ContentsDedication Transliteration and Translation Notes Acknowledgments Contents List of Photographs and Tables Introduction Chapter 1: Ideological Goodwill: American and Soviet Cultural Exchange Plans Chapter 2: Restricted Repertoire: Planning for the Bolshoi’s 1959 Tour Chapter 3: The Class Struggle and Shakespeare: The Soviets’ Interpretation of Romeo and Juliet Chapter 4: Imperial Communism: The Soviets’ Reinterpretation of P. I. Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake Chapter 5: Preserving and Elevating the Classics: Giselle Chapter 6: State Approved Innovations: The Stone Flower Chapter 7: Soviet Highlights: The Very Eclectic Soviet Artistic Scene Chapter 8: Tempered Success: Ballet's Role in the Cold War Conclusion Bibliography Index
£101.70
Lexington Books AmericanSoviet Cultural Diplomacy
Book SynopsisAmericanSoviet Cultural Diplomacy: The Bolshoi Ballet's American Premiere is the first full-length examination of a Soviet cultural diplomatic effort. Following the signing of an American-Soviet cultural exchange agreement in the late 1950s, Soviet officials resolved to utilize the Bolshoi Ballet's planned 1959 American tour to awe audiences with Soviet choreographers' great accomplishments and Soviet performers' superb abilities. Relying on extensive research, Cadra Peterson McDaniel examines whether the objectives behind Soviet cultural exchange and the specific aims of the Bolshoi Ballet's 1959 American tour provided evidence of a thaw in American-Soviet relations. Interwoven throughout this study is an examination of the Soviets' competing efforts to create ballets encapsulating Communist ideas while simultaneously reinterpreting pre-revolutionary ballets so that these works were ideologically acceptable. McDaniel investigates the rationale behind the creation of the Bolshoi's repertoire and the Soviet leadership's objectives and interpretation of the tour's success as well as American response to the tour. The repertoire included the four ballets, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, Giselle, and The Stone Flower, and two Highlights Programs, which included excerpts from various pre- and post-revolutionary ballets, operas, and dance suites. How the Americans and the Soviets understood the Bolshoi's success provides insight into how each side conceptualized the role of the arts in society and in political transformation. AmericanSoviet Cultural Diplomacy: The Bolshoi Ballet's American Premiere demonstrates the ballet's role in Soviet foreign policy, a shift to artful warfare, and thus emphasizes the significance of studying cultural exchange as a key aspect of Soviet foreign policy and analyzes the continued importance of the arts in twenty-first century Russian politics.Trade ReviewCadra McDaniel’s book, which is based on serious and solid research using both archival and published documents engaging contemporary Soviet and American periodicals and occasionally oral history, is a welcome addition to the growing literature about cultural production/consumption, cultural politics, and ideology in the Soviet Union, especially during post-Stalin socialism. It is devoted to a very important topic— the role of cultural diplomacy in both the relaxation of international tensions and the intensification of ideological confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States during the rule of Nikita Khrushchev. Its main focus is on the history of the successful Bolshoi Ballet's tour in the U.S. in 1959, which is presented as a major chapter in Soviet cultural diplomacy and an episode of the Soviet ‘artful warfare’ against the Americans. -- Sergei Zhuk, Ball State UniversityThis book is well worth the attention of anyone interested in the Cold War or in the value of cultural exchanges, then, now, and in the future. . . .McDaniel's work will awaken those scholars who concentrate on military and political confrontations, such as those concerning Russian activity in Ukraine, to the importance of the calming and rewarding aspects of cultural interactions. * The Russian Review *Table of ContentsDedication Transliteration and Translation Notes Acknowledgments Contents List of Photographs and Tables Introduction Chapter 1: Ideological Goodwill: American and Soviet Cultural Exchange Plans Chapter 2: Restricted Repertoire: Planning for the Bolshoi’s 1959 Tour Chapter 3: The Class Struggle and Shakespeare: The Soviets’ Interpretation of Romeo and Juliet Chapter 4: Imperial Communism: The Soviets’ Reinterpretation of P. I. Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake Chapter 5: Preserving and Elevating the Classics: Giselle Chapter 6: State Approved Innovations: The Stone Flower Chapter 7: Soviet Highlights: The Very Eclectic Soviet Artistic Scene Chapter 8: Tempered Success: Ballet's Role in the Cold War Conclusion Bibliography Index
£47.50
Little, Brown Book Group Life in Motion
Book SynopsisWhen Misty Copeland first placed her hands on the ballet barre at an after-school community centre, no one expected the undersized, underprivileged and anxious thirteen-year-old to become one of America''s most groundbreaking dancers. A true prodigy, she was attempting in months roles that take most dancers years to master. But when Misty became caught between the control and comfort she found in the world of ballet and the harsh realities of her own life, she had to choose to embrace both her identity and her dreams, and find the courage to be one of a kind.In this instant New York Times bestseller, Misty Copeland tells the story of her historic journey to become the first African-American principal ballerina at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre. With an insider''s passion, Misty opens a window into the life of an artist who lives life centre stage, from behind the scenes at her first classes to her triumphant roles in some of the world''s most iconic ballets. Life in Motion is a story of passion, identity and grace for anyone who has dared to dream of a different life.
£11.69
Orion Publishing Co Bloomsbury Ballerina Lydia Lopokova Imperial
Book Synopsis''Mackrell''s enthralling biography restores Lydia Lopokova to her rightful position centre-stage'' DAILY MAIL''Superb ... Mackrell, with her insider''s knowledge of ballet and theatre, lovingly recreates Lydia''s many worlds'' GAY & LESBIAN REVIEW''A hugely entertaining and informative study of the Ballets Russes star'' SPECTATORBorn in 1891 in St Petersburg, Lydia Lopokova lived a long and remarkable life. Her vivacious personality and the sheer force of her charm propelled her to the top of Diaghilev''s Ballet Russes. Through a combination of luck, determination and talent, Lydia became a star in Paris, a vaudeville favourite in America, the toast of Britain and then married the world-renowned economist, and formerly homosexual, John Maynard Keynes.Lydia''s story links ballet and the Bloomsbury group, war, revolution and the economic policies of the super-powers. She was an immensely captivating, eccentric and irrTrade ReviewMackrell's enthralling biography restores Lydia Lopokova to her rightful position centre-stage * DAILY MAIL *In this lovingly crafted biography, Judith Mackrell restores to life a colourful bohemian character... a warm memorial to an almost-forgotten star * OBSERVER *Superb ... Mackrell, with her insider's knowledge of ballet and theatre, lovingly recreates Lydia's many worlds * GAY & LESBIAN REVIEW *Judith Mackrell has used her resources to rescue the ballerina from an undeserved obscurity * CONTEMPORARY REVIEW *Mackrell captures the fizz of Lopokova's personality, her lovability, and makes her come alive. * LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS *Thorough and absorbing * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *Bloomsbury Ballerina is a compelling account of the extraordinary life and times of an unforgettable woman. Mackrell is to be congratulated * LITERARY REVIEW *Mackrell shows us exactly what made Lopokova one the last century's "true originals". * SUNDAY TIMES *Judith Mackrell ... is brilliant at making the reader see why Lopokova matters * GUARDIAN *How shrewd and kind of Mackrell to extricate Lopokova from so many decades as the snubbed alien in Bloomsbury footnotes * NEW STATESMAN *Mackrell's unfailingly vivacious and scholarly biography pays splendid tribute * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *She was, as Mackrell concludes, one of the 20th century's "true originals" and this narrative tells us exactly why * FINANCIAL TIMES *Admirably researched ... enthralling * DANCING TIMES *Judith Mackrell, in this masterly biography, shows us why we should remember her (Lopokova) ... writing as fine as one could hope to encounter * TLS *A hugely entertaining and informative study of the Ballets Russes star * SPECTATOR *Judith Mackrell has used her resources to rescue the ballerina from an undeserved obscurity * CONTEMPORARY REVIEW *In this lovingly crafted biography, Judith Mackrell restores to life a colourful bohemian character... a warm memorial to an almost-forgotten star * OBSERVER *Mackrell captures the fizz of Lopokova's personality, her lovability, and makes her come alive. -- Alison Light * LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS *a superb new biography...Mackrell, with her insider's knowledge of ballet and theatre, lovingly recreates Lydia's many worlds * GAY & LESBIAN REVIEW *Thorough and absorbing * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *
£11.69
Running Press,U.S. A Childs Introduction to the Nutcracker
Book SynopsisA charmingly illustrated exploration of The Nutcracker ballet, from the story to the characters to the music, for kids aged 8 - 12 to enjoy. The Nutcracker is one of the world''s most beloved and recognizable ballets. A holiday perennial, it is frequently the first ballet young people experience and remember for a lifetime. This wonderfully engaging book introduces children, ages 8 to 12, to the story of the ballet, its history, the music and choreography, as well as all of the characters from Clara and the Prince to the Mouse King and the Snow Queen. Special sections introduce children to some of the most famous dancers and companies that have brought the performance and the magic of the ballet to life. Including a fold-out poster that young readers can remove and hang on their walls, A Child''s Introduction to The Nutcracker is the perfect souvenir for the millions of young people who attend a holiday performance and have dreams of Sugarplum Fai
£14.24
Running Press,U.S. The Color of Dance
Book SynopsisFor decades the prominent image of a ballet dancer has been a white body with pale clothing. It took 75 years for American Ballet Theatre to have its first African American female principal dancer, Misty Copeland. When TaKiyah Wallace-McMillian went to enrol her three-year-old daughter into her first ballet class, she immediately saw this lack of diversity and representation-even on her local dance studio''s website. Within weeks TaKiyah, a freelance photographer, began shooting a project she called Brown Girls Do Ballet, which eventually became an Instagram hit and a non-profit organization that provides resources, mentorship, inspiration, and encouragement to young dancers of colour worldwide.For her first book, The Color of Dance, TaKiyah travelled around the United States seeking out dancers of African, Asian, East Indian, Hispanic, and Native American ancestry. With these more than 190 breath-taking images of colourful ballerinas of all ages and levels, both
£20.00
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Martha Graham Dance Company 100 Years
£52.00
Alfred Music Petroushka Kalmus Edition
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£16.96
McFarland & Co Inc Leonide Massine and the 20th Century Ballet
Book Synopsis The great Russian choreographer Leonide Massine was the most important figure in modernist ballet in the 1930s, known for works such as Gaite Parisienne and The Three-Cornered Hat. His versatility and scope made his choreography the most representative of the century. Whatever period he portrayed, his style flowed freely and unselfconsciously. His character ballets dealt not with stereotypes but individuals, and his symphonic ballets proved how great music could be employed without demeaning it. Like his mentor Diaghilev, he strove to bring music, painting, and poetry to his ballets. Massine was responsible for the first resolutely abstract ballet and the first true fusions of ballet and modern dance. This work provides a biography of Massine and a detailed analysis of his major ballets, including those for Diaghilev''s Ballets Russes, the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and American Ballet Theatre. The work integrates biographical study with an examination of
£29.96
McFarland & Company Ballet Dancers in Career Transition Sixteen
Book SynopsisThe average length of a professional dancer's career is 10 to 15 years. Motivated by her own career transition, author Nancy Upper interviewed former ballet dancers who have made successful transitions into new careers after they stopped performing.
£20.89
Hal Leonard Corporation Three Early Ballets the Firebird Petrushka the
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£19.54
Hal Leonard Corporation Three City Blocks Score
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£19.12
Rowman & Littlefield The Collected Writings of Franz Liszt
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£85.50
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Ballet Music
Book SynopsisThis book provides a practical guide for the professional musician who works with ballet companies. It addresses the daily routine of the modern ballet company, outlines the various roles, and examines the complete process of putting a dance performance on stage. Includes a listing of classic ballets in standard repertoire.Trade ReviewThis wonderful resource looks at the world of ballet from the musicians' viewpoint. Naughtin brings readers inside his daily activities as music librarian for the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra. Part 1, 'How Ballet Works,' begins with an articulate, concise history of the development of ballet and then explains the perplexing differences in the terminology that musicians and dancers often use to communicate. Not uncommonly, the music librarian serves as interpreter between the artistic director and the orchestra conductor. The book includes chapters on the roles and duties of other musicians involved in productions, including the rehearsal pianist. Most valuable to many ballet producers may be the very informative chapter on procuring music, 'Licensing, Contracts, and Legal Issues.' Part 2 consists of an extensive list of ballet repertoires and helpful reference resources, including an index. . . .This book is a valuable resource for anyone in the ballet business, especially musicians. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Professionals/practitioners and general readers. * CHOICE *A one-of-a-kind compilation of the organization, choreography, and scoring of professional dance, Naughtin’s work supplies the school, college, professional, and public library with an insightful survey. A summary of technical terminology explains both the source of integral terms and their application to movement. Samples of notation exemplify the difficulty of coding steps to fit a musical composition. . . . Naughtin concludes with expert reference sources, appendixes on licensing, and indexing. This will be a valuable addition to the arts shelf. * American Reference Books Annual *This compilation of standard ballets, music used, orchestral resources, available orchestrations and different editions represents a detailed insider knowledge that is invaluable and fascinating to anyone in the business. While parts of this may pique the general interest of ballet audiences they are signs of an authoritative book. * Dancing Times *This comprehensive listing of ballet repertoire – well over 100 ballets – occupies over half of the book, but although it is probably the main reason that orchestral librarians will want it on their shelves, it is by no means the book’s sole value. . . . The book is to be commended, but perhaps the best commendation is one from personal experience. Before reviewing this book, our conservatoire library had already purchased a copy for our collection, and one of my colleagues thought to borrow it for their own private perusal. It was not to be: a student found it in the catalogue and immediately demanded its return so that they could use it in connection with their own studies! I can envisage the publication being of use to conductors, accompanists and ballet producers – we train all of these – and can commend it to ballet companies, orchestral librarians and conservatoires alike. * s *Table of ContentsPreface Part I: How Ballet Works Chapter 1: The World of Ballet: Choreographers, Ballet Masters, Dancers Chapter 2: Ballet Structure and Terminology Chapter 3: The Ballet Company Chapter 4: The Pianist Chapter 5: The Conductor Chapter 6: The Composer Chapter 7: The Music Librarian Chapter 8: Music Preparation, Adapting Classic Ballets Chapter 9: Creating New Ballets Chapter 10: Licensing, Contracts, Legal Issues Part II: Repertoire and Reference Chapter 11: Ballet Repertoire Chapter 12: Ballet Reference Resources Appendix 1: Instrumental Abbreviations Appendix 2: Request for Grand Rights License Appendix 3: Grand Rights License Appendix 4: Music Commissioning Agreement Appendix 5: Joint Music Commissioning Agreement Appendix 6: Master Use License Appendix 7: Television and Internet Promotion Master Use License Agreement About the Author Index
£82.80
Random House USA Inc Mr. B
Book SynopsisPULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • “A fascinating read about a true genius and his unrelenting thirst for beauty in art and in life.”—MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV Winner of the Plutarch Award for Best Biography and the Marfield Prize for Arts Writing • Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award, the Kirkus Prize, and the Baillie Gifford PrizeBased on a decade of unprecedented research, the first major biography of George Balanchine, a broad-canvas portrait set against the backdrop of the tumultuous century that shaped the man The New York Times called “the Shakespeare of dancing”—from the bestselling author of Apollo’s AngelsNew York Times Editors’ Choice • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, Vanity
£20.40
MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Remembering Nureyev The Trail of a Comet
Book SynopsisA memoir that looks at the artists Rudolf Nureyev's and Rudi van Dantzig's relationship.
£26.06
MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Broadway Balanchine and Beyond A Memoir
Book SynopsisIn this memoir of a roller coaster career on the New York stage, former actor and dancer Bettijane Sills offers a highly personal look at the art and practice of George Balanchine, one of ballet's greatest choreographers, and the inner workings of his world-renowned company during its golden years.
£16.10
MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida The Legat Legacy
Book SynopsisBrings back into print two classic works that offer rare insights into the golden age of Russian ballet. The first, Ballet Russe, takes readers into the last three decades of the Imperial Ballet before the 1917 Russian Revolution. The second, Heritage of a Ballet Master, is a valuable testament to Nocolas Legat's classroom pedagogy.Table of Contents Foreword Preface Introduction Ballet Russe: Memoirs of Nicolas LegatForeword 1. Whence Came the 'Russian School'? 2. The Men Who Made the Russian School 3. The Making of a Dancer and Ballet Master 4. Theatrical Memoirs 5. The Class of Perfection Appendix 1. Anna Pavlova: A Tribute Appendix 2. List of Ballets in Which Nicolas Legat Appeared Appendix 3. List of Ballets Produced by Nicolas Legat Heritage of a Ballet Master: Nicolas Legat Foreword Part I. Nicolas Legat: 1869–1937 A Remembrance of Nicolas Legat A Biographical Sketch A Sentimental Poem Legat's Genius: Tributes from Leading Dancers and Pupils Part II. Seven Classes by Nicolas Legat Introduction to the Classes Four Classes Written by Nicolas Legat for André Eglevsky Class Remembered by Alan Carter Class Remembered by Barbara Gregory Class Remembered by Cleo Nordi Part III. Appendixes Appendix 1. The Secret of the Pirouette Appendix 2. Class Music
£22.46
University Press of Florida Balanchines Apprentice From Hollywood to New
Book SynopsisIn this long-awaited memoir, dancer and choreographer John Clifford offers a highly personal look inside the day-to-day operations of the New York City Ballet and its creative mastermind, George Balanchine. Balanchine's Apprentice is the story of Clifford and the guiding inspiration for his life's work in dance.Trade Review"Even those not enraptured by ballet will find Clifford’s extraordinary career and bond with Balanchine, who died in 1983, affecting. For ballet devotees, this intimate account is required reading.”—Publishers Weekly“Though Balanchine's works and influence have been well documented, the male perspective has been somewhat lacking, and Clifford is to be commended for this sparkling read, an appreciative yet clear-eyed tribute to his mentor and a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of ballet.”—Library Journal“A close-up look by an astute and engaging observer, neither self-important nor falsely modest, at one of the supreme artists of the past century and a celebration of the astonishing work and the astonishing company he created.”—Wall Street Journal
£22.46
MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Dancing Past the Light
Book SynopsisCinematically illuminates the glamorous and heartbreaking life of Tanaquil ‘Tanny’ Le Clercq (1929-2000), one of the most celebrated ballerinas of the twentieth century, who became paralyzed with polio at the height of her brilliant stage career.Trade Review“This thoughtful and elegant narrative is full of wonderful stories about the world of ballet. A fitting tribute to the life and legacy of a beloved dancer that will enthrall balletomanes everywhere.”—Library Journal, Starred Review
£26.06
MW - Rutgers University Press Dying Swans and Madmen Ballet the Body and
Book SynopsisExplores the pairing of classical and contemporary, art and entertainment, high culture and popular culture to reveal the place that ballet occupies in American life. Drawing on examples that range from musicals to tragic melodramas, this book shows how commercial films have produced an image of ballet that is associated with emotions.Trade ReviewAside from cataloguing, describing, and closely reading the plethora of films that comprise the group with which she is concerned, McLean surfaces interesting theoretical issues concerning the genre. This is a unique and original project. -- Lucy Fischer * University of Pittsburgh *Aside from cataloguing, describing, and closely reading the plethora of films that comprise the group with which she is concerned, McLean surfaces interesting theoretical issues concerning the genre. This is a unique and original project. -- Lucy Fischer * University of Pittsburgh *This is a superb and wonderfully readable work, a true contribution to the fields of both cinema studies and dance. -- Karen Backstein * Cineaste *Table of ContentsIntroduction : ballet in tin cans A channel for progress : theatrical dance, popular culture, and (the) American Ballet Gender, genre, and the ballet film through 1947 : part 1, the life of a ballerina is indeed tough Gender, genre, and the ballet film through 1947 : part 2, the man was mad but a genius! If you can disregard the plot : the red shoes in an American context The second act will be quite different : cinema, culture, and ballet in the 1950s Turning points : Ballet and its bodies in the "post-studio" era
£33.00
Oneworld Publications Dont Think Dear
Book SynopsisCan ballet ever be reconciled with feminist ideals?Trade Review'Beautiful, difficult, and compelling.' —Vanity Fair'Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, the book weaves [Robb’s] early experiences as a dancer with those of her contemporaries, and of famous ballerinas… Don’t Think, Dear is powered by a fundamental love of the art form while exposing the toxic culture that runs through it.' —Guardian‘[Robb’s] timely book is a critical yet personal examination of classical ballet – a performing art highly dependent on the talent of women – filtered through the lens of 21st-century feminism… she brings a welcome academic rigour to a subject clearly born of deeply held emotions.’ —The Times'A study of an obsession remarkable for its nuance and insight… [Robb] succeeds in conveying, in a refreshingly unromantic way, what is still valuable about the art form… It might be easy… to assume that Don’t Think, Dear is Robb’s litany of grievances about a demanding art form in which she failed to flourish. Rather, it is a book about love, even if that love is ultimately unrequited… fascinating.' —TLS‘[A] nuanced, intimate mashup of memoir, reportage and cultural criticism.’ —Observer'This addictive memoir is a vital account of the intoxicating appeal of ballet as an art form. Alice Robb tells the story of ballet in the twentieth century through her experience at the School of American Ballet and the cult-like legacy of its founding choreographer, George Balanchine, who dictated the lives of "his" dancers – shaping their bodies, selecting their perfumes, haunting their dreams – inspiring obsession and regret. We are left with the question: can the pursuit of ballet perfection justify the suffering depicted in this book?' —Rebecca May Johnson, author of Small Fires'This riveting memoir-meets-critical-appraisal examines classical ballet, revealing it to be less career, more cult — and as psychologically and physically brutal as it is beautiful.' —Daily Mail'Don’t Think, Dear is part memoir, part investigation, and enthralling whether or not you have any knowledge of ballet.' —New Statesman'Weaving together Robb’s own story with her fellow students and ballet icons such as Misty Copeland and Margot Fonteyn, it’s an overdue contemporary re-examination of this gruelling artform.' —Independent, 'Books to Look Forward to in 2023''Robb, who studied at the School of American Ballet in New York until the age of twelve, is the perfect guide, her insider insights balanced by the observations of outsiders and leavened with darts of self-effacing humour… The details are visceral and grimly compelling.’ —Literary Review'A rigorous yet loving examination of a childhood passion told through a feminist lens. Don’t Think, Dear is full of clarity, even about questions that will never get completely clear answers.' —Rebecca Traister, author of Good and Mad'I don’t think I’ve ever felt so seen by an author: Alice Robb says aloud the conundrums I’ve been wrestling with since adolescence but wasn’t able to put into words. Her storytelling prowess and sharp analysis help contextualize my own experience in the ballet in a way I didn’t realize I needed. I wouldn’t trust anyone but Alice Robb in handling a subject so close to my heart.' —Sophie Flack, author of Bunheads'Don’t Think, Dear is an extraordinary book full of poignant storytelling and profound insights. Robb masterfully weaves memoir, reportage, and criticism into a superbly crafted meditation on ballet and its broader cultural impact.' —Marisa Meltzer, author of Glossy and This is Big'With intelligence and grace, Alice Robb offers a history of American ballet through the lens of her own nuanced, intimate relationship with a legendary New York City institution. Neither romanticising or decrying the dance world, Robb beautifully explores the push-pull of masochism and perfectionism – preoccupations not just relevant to aspiring dancers, but to anyone who's ever pursued an almost-impossible dream.' —Ada Calhoun, author of Why We Can't Sleep'Here is a memoir, a love letter, a cultural history, and a long-awaited reckoning of the most iconic feminine ideal. Robb's intimate and frank examination of ballet's legacy – both in and outside of studios and performance halls—shows us all the many ways it continues to shape our lives and bodies. Chapter to chapter, this book is both brutal and beautiful, like its subject.' —Sarah Gerard, author of Sunshine State and True Love
£15.29
Oneworld Publications Clara Olivia
Book SynopsisPerfect twins. Perfect victims. Trade Review'Clara & Olivia dances with historical details, with unease and atmosphere. You can feel the mist of the London canals, hear the ballet shoes touching the stage.' Abigail Dean, author of Girl A‘This unsettling tale… As the story follows the rehearsals for the ballet Coppelia, we receive a quick-fire education on how the ballet works and why it inspires obsession… An original thriller with a crafty plot.’ Daily Mail'This book was a joy to read from start to finish. Ashe's writing is razor-sharp with a lyrical edge to it, and there were times when I wished I could write just as well. Rich, mesmerising and compelling, Clara & Olivia heralds the arrival of a bright new voice in literary fiction. This one will have the cash registers ringing.' Awais Khan, author of No Honour‘A spellbinding thriller, set against a fascinating background and so beautifully written.’ Frances Quinn, author of The Smallest Man'Lucy has created a mesmerising atmosphere in her debut novel. This story is one of dreadful, delirious ambition as well as the relentless drive for perfection - both as a woman and a performer - that cannot be sustained. Every violent act is a protest against this paralysing perfection. Beautiful.' Sally Oliver, author of The Weight of Loss'Vividly rich and full of depth... A compellingly chilling work by a debut author who makes storytelling look easy. An expertly crafted filmic depiction of gritty twin leads desperate to succeed in these dark streets while harbouring even darker motivations. A novel that entraps you within its web of sinister secrets; I pirouetted from page to page desperate to know what happens. This book has everything and I will be recommending it to everybody.' Ashley Hickson-Lovence, author of The 392‘Ashe trained with the Royal Ballet School, and she is fascinating on the detail of the girls’ lives; on the pain and the bloodied feet that underpin the perfection of the dance... A wonderful, eye-opening debut.’ Times'Haunting and richly evocative, Clara & Olivia takes the reader on a spell-binding journey through the 1930s London ballet scene, in which the beauty and elegance of the participants is the flip side of a destructive drive for perfection and darkly murderous obsessions. Lucy Ashe’s debut is absolutely en pointe.' Lexie Elliott, author of How to Kill Your Best Friend'Lucy Ashe’s debut novel is a clever thriller set in a world which she knows so well, having trained at the Royal Ballet School and being a twin... Take a bow, Ms Ashe.' Historical Novel Review'Clara and Olivia is a delight, a book that is at times historical fiction, at times a love story to ballet, and at times even a bit of a thrilling whodunit.' Bookbag‘Quite a debut, very assured and confident… A wonderfully told story which will appeal to a wide range of people because of the interesting characters and a strong plot threaded throughout.’ @emreadsthebooks
£15.29
Oneworld Publications Clara Olivia
Book SynopsisPerfect twins. Perfect victims. Trade Review'Clara & Olivia dances with historical details, with unease and atmosphere. You can feel the mist of the London canals, hear the ballet shoes touching the stage.' Abigail Dean, author of Girl A‘This unsettling tale… As the story follows the rehearsals for the ballet Coppelia, we receive a quick-fire education on how the ballet works and why it inspires obsession… An original thriller with a crafty plot.’ Daily Mail'This book was a joy to read from start to finish. Ashe's writing is razor-sharp with a lyrical edge to it, and there were times when I wished I could write just as well. Rich, mesmerising and compelling, Clara & Olivia heralds the arrival of a bright new voice in literary fiction. This one will have the cash registers ringing.' Awais Khan, author of No Honour‘A spellbinding thriller, set against a fascinating background and so beautifully written.’ Frances Quinn, author of The Smallest Man'Lucy has created a mesmerising atmosphere in her debut novel. This story is one of dreadful, delirious ambition as well as the relentless drive for perfection - both as a woman and a performer - that cannot be sustained. Every violent act is a protest against this paralysing perfection. Beautiful.' Sally Oliver, author of The Weight of Loss'Vividly rich and full of depth... A compellingly chilling work by a debut author who makes storytelling look easy. An expertly crafted filmic depiction of gritty twin leads desperate to succeed in these dark streets while harbouring even darker motivations. A novel that entraps you within its web of sinister secrets; I pirouetted from page to page desperate to know what happens. This book has everything and I will be recommending it to everybody.' Ashley Hickson-Lovence, author of The 392‘Ashe trained with the Royal Ballet School, and she is fascinating on the detail of the girls’ lives; on the pain and the bloodied feet that underpin the perfection of the dance... A wonderful, eye-opening debut.’ Times'Haunting and richly evocative, Clara & Olivia takes the reader on a spell-binding journey through the 1930s London ballet scene, in which the beauty and elegance of the participants is the flip side of a destructive drive for perfection and darkly murderous obsessions. Lucy Ashe’s debut is absolutely en pointe.' Lexie Elliott, author of How to Kill Your Best Friend'Lucy Ashe’s debut novel is a clever thriller set in a world which she knows so well, having trained at the Royal Ballet School and being a twin... Take a bow, Ms Ashe.' Historical Novel Review'Clara and Olivia is a delight, a book that is at times historical fiction, at times a love story to ballet, and at times even a bit of a thrilling whodunit.' Bookbag‘Quite a debut, very assured and confident… A wonderfully told story which will appeal to a wide range of people because of the interesting characters and a strong plot threaded throughout.’ @emreadsthebooks
£9.49
Oneworld Publications Dont Think Dear
Book SynopsisCan ballet ever be reconciled with feminist ideals?Trade Review'Beautiful, difficult, and compelling.' —Vanity Fair'Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, the book weaves [Robb’s] early experiences as a dancer with those of her contemporaries, and of famous ballerinas… Don’t Think, Dear is powered by a fundamental love of the art form while exposing the toxic culture that runs through it.' —Guardian‘[Robb’s] timely book is a critical yet personal examination of classical ballet – a performing art highly dependent on the talent of women – filtered through the lens of 21st-century feminism… she brings a welcome academic rigour to a subject clearly born of deeply held emotions.’ —The Times'A study of an obsession remarkable for its nuance and insight… [Robb] succeeds in conveying, in a refreshingly unromantic way, what is still valuable about the art form… It might be easy… to assume that Don’t Think, Dear is Robb’s litany of grievances about a demanding art form in which she failed to flourish. Rather, it is a book about love, even if that love is ultimately unrequited… fascinating.' —TLS‘[A] nuanced, intimate mashup of memoir, reportage and cultural criticism.’ —Observer'This addictive memoir is a vital account of the intoxicating appeal of ballet as an art form. Alice Robb tells the story of ballet in the twentieth century through her experience at the School of American Ballet and the cult-like legacy of its founding choreographer, George Balanchine, who dictated the lives of "his" dancers – shaping their bodies, selecting their perfumes, haunting their dreams – inspiring obsession and regret. We are left with the question: can the pursuit of ballet perfection justify the suffering depicted in this book?' —Rebecca May Johnson, author of Small Fires'This riveting memoir-meets-critical-appraisal examines classical ballet, revealing it to be less career, more cult — and as psychologically and physically brutal as it is beautiful.' —Daily Mail'Don’t Think, Dear is part memoir, part investigation, and enthralling whether or not you have any knowledge of ballet.' —New Statesman'Weaving together Robb’s own story with her fellow students and ballet icons such as Misty Copeland and Margot Fonteyn, it’s an overdue contemporary re-examination of this gruelling artform.' —Independent, 'Books to Look Forward to in 2023''Robb, who studied at the School of American Ballet in New York until the age of twelve, is the perfect guide, her insider insights balanced by the observations of outsiders and leavened with darts of self-effacing humour… The details are visceral and grimly compelling.’ —Literary Review'A rigorous yet loving examination of a childhood passion told through a feminist lens. Don’t Think, Dear is full of clarity, even about questions that will never get completely clear answers.' —Rebecca Traister, author of Good and Mad'I don’t think I’ve ever felt so seen by an author: Alice Robb says aloud the conundrums I’ve been wrestling with since adolescence but wasn’t able to put into words. Her storytelling prowess and sharp analysis help contextualize my own experience in the ballet in a way I didn’t realize I needed. I wouldn’t trust anyone but Alice Robb in handling a subject so close to my heart.' —Sophie Flack, author of Bunheads'Don’t Think, Dear is an extraordinary book full of poignant storytelling and profound insights. Robb masterfully weaves memoir, reportage, and criticism into a superbly crafted meditation on ballet and its broader cultural impact.' —Marisa Meltzer, author of Glossy and This is Big'With intelligence and grace, Alice Robb offers a history of American ballet through the lens of her own nuanced, intimate relationship with a legendary New York City institution. Neither romanticising or decrying the dance world, Robb beautifully explores the push-pull of masochism and perfectionism – preoccupations not just relevant to aspiring dancers, but to anyone who's ever pursued an almost-impossible dream.' —Ada Calhoun, author of Why We Can't Sleep'Here is a memoir, a love letter, a cultural history, and a long-awaited reckoning of the most iconic feminine ideal. Robb's intimate and frank examination of ballet's legacy – both in and outside of studios and performance halls—shows us all the many ways it continues to shape our lives and bodies. Chapter to chapter, this book is both brutal and beautiful, like its subject.' —Sarah Gerard, author of Sunshine State and True Love
£10.44
Oneworld Publications The Sleeping Beauties
Book SynopsisAn unputdownable tale of obsession, jealousy and heartache against the backdrop of WW2Trade Review'This was such a well-written and gripping read and I was completely in awe of how Ashe kept me guessing with the story’s twists. You will not be able to put it down!' Stacey Thomas, author of The Revels 'A compelling novel with a twist that you won't see coming! It completely arrested my attention and I couldn't stop reading until I'd devoured every single page.' Awais Khan, author of No Honour'Rich with historical detail and high-stakes drama. Mesmerising.' Alice Robb, author of Don't Think, Dear'An enchanting mix of historical fiction, fairy tale, and above all, ballet novel. Ashe's ballet background shines through as her dancers come to life... Well researched, but communicated with a light touch. Recommended for anyone who ever dreamed of becoming a dancer.' Laura Shepperson, author of Sunday Times bestseller The Heroines'A wonderfully compelling, truly competent thriller... Rarely have I been so keen to uncover the truth. Simply excellent.' Historical Novel Society'Lucy Ashe has done it again - a beautiful, intriguing historical novel... Rich and compelling... This is a novel to sink into and luxuriate in.' Cailean Steed, author of Home
£15.29
Princeton Book Company Language of Ballet
Book SynopsisA definition and pronunciation guide for common ballet terms.
£14.39
Princeton Book Company Both Sides of the Mirror The Science Art of
Book SynopsisA technical exploration of the art of ballet incorporating findings in the fields of kinesiology, biomechanics, and physiology
£24.95
Princeton Book Co. Steps in Ballet Basic Exercises at the Barre
Book SynopsisInstructive techniques for practicing ballet away from class are presented in this compilation of three previously published volumes. Elementary barre exercises, basic arm movements and positions of the body, and elevation and connecting steps are detailed with illustrations and helpful pointers that complement the guidance of a ballet instructor. Correct ballet terms are defined and listed in French with phonetic pronunciations. Parents, teachers, and students of ballet will find expert advice in this classic of ballet instruction.
£22.99
Princeton Book Company How to Teach Beginning Ballet
Book SynopsisTrade Review"What an awesomely comprehensive book! You really take nothing for granted in that you cover all aspects of teaching ballet." --Afua Hall, Dance teacher, Miami Conservatory
£29.44
Princeton Book Company Dance Production and Management
Book SynopsisTrade Review"There's a lot more than just movement on stage: costumes and makeup, lighting design and sound, lightboards and consoles, publicity, administration.The book is a step-by-step guide for anyone who wants to make art in dance successfully." --Johnny Nevin, Huffpost Arts & Culture"Everything from formulating a mission statement to holding auditions, technical know-how to performance and touring are covered in this how-to book. Create a fictional company and follow the steps necessary to establish a successful troupe and mount successful productions. " -- Dance Studio Life"A thoroughly 'user friendly' and ideal how-to book for dance management, this superbly organized and presented manual provides aspiring dance directors with the basic theater terminology and the skills needed when planning, marketing and public relations campaigns for actual dance companies." Midwest Book Review
£23.39
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Ballet 101
Book SynopsisVeteran dance writer Robert Greskovic''s comprehensive handbook on how to watch and appreciate the ballet is now available in this new edition. It includes a complete analysis of sixteen important and popular ballets from ÊSwan LakeÊ to Twyla Tharp''s ÊPush Comes To ShoveÊ. As Mikhail Baryshnikov states in the book''s foreword: All the things that ballet fans talk about at intermission while newcomers stand there wondering what they mean: those things are here...(Robert Greskovic) has been thinking about ballet --- watching it reading writing and talking about it --- day after day for more than thirty years. He knows it through and through. Now he shares his knowledge.Trade Review"(robert Greskovic) has been thinking about ballet - watching it, reading, writing, and talking about it - day after day for more than 30 years. He knows it through and through. Now he shares his knowledge" - Mikhail Baryshnikov, from the Foreword"
£16.99
Dance Books Ltd The Art of Pas de Deux
£12.85
Wight Diamond Press Cutting In
Book SynopsisEighteen, a dangerous age, when you have to cut your way into life. Mirrors, a piano. Erotic reflections, practice, ritual. Not an ordinary career, ballet. And for Elaine, possessed by ambition, sees everything she craves in the exquisite Beverley Soames - success and more... Watching, imitating, borrowing. There's no threat in that, is there?Trade ReviewHard edged, striking and truthful, Novelist Julian Rathbone; Poignant and believable, Averil Ashfield, Transworld Books; A great gift for portraying the agonies and ecstasies of adolescence. A rare talent, Writer Frederick E Smith; Holds the tension like a perfect arabesque, Gill Kay Ingenu/e Magazine; I read it at a single sitting. Perceptive writing wonderfully spiked with bitchiness, Thriller writer Graham Hurley
£10.44
Harvard University Press The Kings Theatre Collection
Book SynopsisThe Ward Collection of the Harvard Theatre Collection is comprised of thousands of books, scores, librettos, playbills, illustrations, and ephemera relating to public performances incorporating music and dance. With over 1,600 entries and 40 color illustrations, this book explores the historical significance of the King's Theatre to cultural life.
£50.36
Creative Media Partners, LLC The Russian Ballet
Book Synopsis
£12.95
Pan Macmillan A Company of Swans
Book SynopsisEva Ibbotson was born in Vienna in 1925 and fled to England with her family when the Nazis came to power. She became a writer while bringing up her four children in Newcastle. Her bestselling novels have been published and loved by readers around the world.Her novels for adults, all rich historical romances, convey her deep love of the arts, the Austrian countryside, and the importance of belonging.In 2001, her children's novel Journey to the River Sea won the Nestle Gold Award and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.Eva passed away peacefully in October 2010 at the age of eighty-five.
£9.49
Taylor & Francis Ltd Creative Ballet Teaching
Book SynopsisHow do teachers create a classroom environment that promotes collaborative and inquiry-based approaches to learning ballet? How do teachers impart the stylistic qualities of ballet while also supporting each dancer's artistic instincts and development of a personal style? How does ballet technique education develop the versatility and creativity needed in the contemporary dance environment?Creative Ballet Teaching draws on the fields of Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis (L/BMA), dance pedagogy, and somatic education to explore these questions. Sample lesson plans, class exercises, movement explorations, and journal writing activities specifically designed for teachers bring these ideas into the studio and classroom. A complementary online manual, Creative Ballet Learning, provides students with tools for technical and artistic development, self-assessment, and reflection.Offering a practical, exciting approach, Creative Ballet Teaching is a must-rTable of ContentsINTRODUCTIONPART I RETHINKING CREATIVITY, COMMUNITY, AND TECHNIQUE IN THE BALLET CLASSROOMChapter One Drawing inspiration from creative movement: teaching and planning from movement conceptsChapter Two Drawing inspiration from creative movement: developing body knowledge and improvisation skillsChapter Three Drawing inspiration from dance teachers: teaching students how to use your "tools"Chapter Four Drawing inspiration from dance students: learning from peers Chapter Five Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis: a tool for facilitating creativity, community, and technique PART II IMPROVING BALANCE AND MOTION Chapter Six Discovering the three-dimensional body: Shape Flow Support and Shape Qualities Chapter Seven Balancing three-dimensionally: Spatial Intent and Countertensions Chapter Eight Moving three-dimensionally: Traceforms and Kinesphere PART III DEEPENING DYNAMISMChapter Nine The dynamic palette: introduction to Effort Chapter Ten Fluidity: Free and Bound Flow Chapter Eleven Varying intensity: Strong and Light Weight Chapter Twelve Rhythmical nuance: Sudden and Sustained Time Chapter Thirteen Attentive movement: Direct and Indirect Space Chapter Fourteen Playing with the Effort palette
£35.14
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Louise Lecavalier
Book SynopsisAs principal dancer with Montréal-based company La La La Human Steps, Louise Lecavalier was among the most iconic dancers of her generation: strong, muscled, androgynous, punk. Moving with spectacular speed, precision and an athletic physicality, her commitment to dancing would ultimately transform the potential of what bodies within Western concert dance could do. Drawing on extensive oral history accounts and archival material, the book follows Lecavalier's impact on the evolving aesthetic of La La La Human Steps, via the development of its early repertoire, and offers the first sustained account of her 1982 solo Non, Non, Non, je ne suis pas Mary Poppins. More, it tracks diverse influences and sources for the repertoire, complicating understandings of nationalism in Québec, while marking the significance of the collective in generating new aesthetics. What emerges is a portrait of the dancer as artist, icon, labourer and mover of cultural discourse. Featuring aTrade Review[Lecavalier's] extreme dance, filled with a fiery energy, caught the imagination of a whole generation. * New York Live Arts *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Letter from a Dancer Chapter 1: Off-Axis: Expressionist Legacies, Punk Realities Chapter 2: No No No: Re/Working Labour and Aesthetics Chapter 3: Icon/Street/City: From Dancer to Discourse Chapter 4: Black Aesthetics/White Dreadlocks: Love, Hate and Rehearsals of Culture Conclusion: Letter from A Dance Fan Bibliography Index
£75.00
Rowman & Littlefield The Encyclopedia of World Ballet
Book SynopsisThroughout the centuries, ballet has had a rich and ever-evolving role in the humanities. Renowned choreographers, composers, and performers have contributed to this unique art form, staging enduring works of beauty. Significant productions by major companies embrace innovations and adaptations, enabling ballet to thrive and delight audiences all over the globe. In The Encyclopedia of World Ballet, Mary Ellen Snodgrass surveys the emergence of ballet from ancient Asian models to the present, providing overviews of rhythmic movement as a subject of art, photography, and cinema. Entries in this volume reveal the nature and purpose of ballet, detailing specifics about leaders in classic design and style, influential costumers and companies, and trends in technique, partnering, variation, and liturgical execution. This reference covers:ChoreographersComposersCostumers Dance companiesDancersProductionsSet designersTechniquesTerminologyAmong the principal figures included here are Alvin AileTrade ReviewEncyclopedist Snodgrass concentrates here on the historical and international aspects of ballet. The book’s 170 entries, which are complemented by a variety of color and black-and-white photographs, address topics such as people (dancers, choreographers, companies), ballets, eras, and concepts. A chronology spans from 802 CE (Apsara court dance) to the present. Each summary provides an overview citing a single source supported by the bibliography (at the end of the book) that separates primary and secondary sources. American Ballet Theatre and the Bolshoi are examined, along with the Greek National Opera Ballet, Shanghai Ballet, and Philippine Ballet Theatre, among others. Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo and Nederlands Dans Theater are also featured. Major Ballets (Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, The Rite of Spring) are profiled along with important choreographers (Marius Petipa, George Balanchine, Isadora Duncan). Dancers (Mikhail Baryshnikov, Margot Fonteyn, Vaslav Nijinksy) and the interesting subjects of folkloric ballet and ballet music are highlighted. Concepts such as character role, divertissement, and partnering are considered, as are attire, including shoes. Verdict: This encyclopedia contributes significant information as a starting point in learning about the many facets of ballet and will be helpful to high school and college students doing research papers on the subject. Teens may enjoy it as a view on the terpsichorean world. Libraries should own a current dance encyclopedia, and this single volume with an international focus is an ideal choice. * Library Journal *With a spotlight on ballet all over the world that includes many smaller European and Asian companies as well as the larger and more familiar American and European companies that are frequently the subject of such a work, this is one book that lives up to its title. It opens with a chronology of important dates in ballet history, from its beginnings to the present day. Following that are alphabetically arranged entries covering concepts, people, musicians, choreographers, companies, ballets, eras, issues, and dance manuals. In the center of it all is a gorgeous color photo spread featuring many dancers and companies not usually included in dance reference works of this type. Elsewhere throughout the book, there are some historical black-and-white photographs. . . .[T]he book's true worldview, carefully compiled bibliography, and appealing photographs make it a solid ballet reference work suitable for any performing-arts collection. * Booklist *This volume contains, appropriately, many highlights of the world of ballet. Filled with well-executed entries written by prolific encyclopedist Snodgrass, this new encyclopedia includes some of the most important people, places, and events in ballet history. Entries feature renowned dancers and choreographers, notable dance companies, ballet language and terminology, and composers, costumers, and set designers. Famous or notable productions are also included. A time line of important and significant events beginning in 802 through 2015 begins the encyclopedia. Some peripheral aspects of ballet are also included, such as ballet in art and film and its infusion into Broadway. A bibliography of primary and secondary resources and an extensive index complete the volume. Interspersed throughout are historical black-and-white photographs along with some inspiring color photos inserted in the center of the work. . . .[T]he need for an up-to-date encyclopedia on the subject is long overdue. Any comparable work in this area is at least 15 years old or more. The volume will be useful to ballet practitioners as well as colleges and universities with dance programs. Summing Up: Recommended. All academic levels; general readers; professionals/practitioners. * CHOICE *Entries are informed and informative, with tightly organized factual details about the lives and achievements, musical and choreographic ideas and dance and staging challenges involved. There is a comprehensive index which enables the reader to follow through topics across the book…. The quality of the entry information is self-evidently good…and the coverage of world topics is helpful to the intended readership…. The strengths, then, of this reference work are enough to recommend it to any library seriously serving courses on dance and ballet, and the implied bibliography is worth pursuing for its own sake. * s *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction Text A-Z Chronology Primary Sources Secondary Sources Index About the Author
£94.05
Read Books Dancing in All Ages The History of Dance
£30.74
