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A beautiful concertina book detailing a night at the Ballet - the pristine theatre, audience and performance on one side and the back-stage bustle and nerves on the other. Based on a performance of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, the images are not only inspired by the dramatic story but also the atmosphere of a working dance venue. Zhu illustrates the orchestra, the boxes and even the entrance hall and ticket office. Back-stage are ropes and pulleys, stage hands and prop handlers, ballerinas nervously awaiting their queue, the director signalling and gesturing silently.

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Swan Lake

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    A Paperback / softback by Ping Zhu, Ping Zhu

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      Publisher: Nobrow Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/03/2012
      ISBN13: 9781907704222, 978-1907704222
      ISBN10: 1907704221

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A beautiful concertina book detailing a night at the Ballet - the pristine theatre, audience and performance on one side and the back-stage bustle and nerves on the other. Based on a performance of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, the images are not only inspired by the dramatic story but also the atmosphere of a working dance venue. Zhu illustrates the orchestra, the boxes and even the entrance hall and ticket office. Back-stage are ropes and pulleys, stage hands and prop handlers, ballerinas nervously awaiting their queue, the director signalling and gesturing silently.

      Trade Review
      "Stunning"
      —Design Week

      "Inventive"
      —Comic Book Resources

      "Immensely stylish"
      —Playing by the Book

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