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A guide to the rich history of western dance in all its incarnations from 16th-century court ballet to the genre-shattering contortions of 21st-century theatrical dance. Part of the World of Art series, it is updated for the new millennium to feature various styles, performers and technology.

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'Immediately readable and impressively panoramic…with a wealth of illustrations and newly-researched detail' - Times Literary Supplement

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Introduction (new, by JR) • 1. A Most Obedient Servant • 2. The Rise of Professionalism • 3. The Development of the Ballet d’Action • 4. Ascent and Descent • 5. Crystallization and Ferment in Russia • 6. First Steps towards a New Form • 7. ‘Astonish Me’ • 8. Truly Modern • 9. The Decentralization of Ballet • 10. The Metamorphosis of Growth • 11. A Time of Growth • 12. Moving into the New Millennium (revised and extended by JR) • Endmatter

Ballet and Modern Dance World of Art

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      Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 13/08/2012
      ISBN13: 9780500204115, 978-0500204115
      ISBN10: 050020411X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A guide to the rich history of western dance in all its incarnations from 16th-century court ballet to the genre-shattering contortions of 21st-century theatrical dance. Part of the World of Art series, it is updated for the new millennium to feature various styles, performers and technology.

      Trade Review
      'Immediately readable and impressively panoramic…with a wealth of illustrations and newly-researched detail' - Times Literary Supplement

      Table of Contents
      Introduction (new, by JR) • 1. A Most Obedient Servant • 2. The Rise of Professionalism • 3. The Development of the Ballet d’Action • 4. Ascent and Descent • 5. Crystallization and Ferment in Russia • 6. First Steps towards a New Form • 7. ‘Astonish Me’ • 8. Truly Modern • 9. The Decentralization of Ballet • 10. The Metamorphosis of Growth • 11. A Time of Growth • 12. Moving into the New Millennium (revised and extended by JR) • Endmatter

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