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Gremese Editore Foundations of Classical Ballet: New, Complete and Unabridged Translation of the 3rd Edition
This is the most respected and most widely-read Russian ballet manual in the world, written in 1938 by Agrippina Vaganova (Russia’s most influential ballet teacher of all time) and published in its final version (renowned as the 3rd edition) in U.S.S.R. in 1948. The book is presented – for the first time in English! – in its complete, unabridged, original form. Agrippina Vaganova played a pivotal role in the rebirth of Russian ballet, and her teaching method has gained unparalleled fame throughout the world. This Russian ballet techniques reference manual is the basis for all other classical ballet textbooks. The book contains the original text, additional documentation, contextual analysis, a biographical essay of Vaganova’s lifetime achievements, photos, specific illustrations of movements, forms and positions of her ballet method, and a fundamental new study on the influence of the Italians (led by Enrico Cecchetti) on the development of Russian ballet.
£19.80
Gremese Editore Dance in Cuba: From Classical Ballet and Contemporary Dance to Traditional and Popular Dances
In a single volume, Dance in Cuba is the one and only complete reference. It explores all the currents and genres of Cuban dance, from their beginnings to today: from the Ballet Nacional de Cuba to Danza Contempóranea de Cuba; from the many dance companies – such as the extraordinary Acosta Danza – to entertainment dancing. All the facets of the fascinating universe of rhythms and “born to dance” artists of the Big Island.
£22.49
Gremese Editore All About Sergio Leone: The Definitive Anthology. Movies, Anecdotes, Curiosities, Stories, Scripts and Interviews of the Legendary Film Director.
This is the first volume of a new series ("All about...Cinema!) dedicated to the most American of Italian directors, a master who will celebrate a double anniversary in 2019: 90 years since his birth (3 January) and 30 years since his death (30 April).A definitive anthology dedicated to the most American of the Italian directors, who's way of doing cinema has influenced tens of filmakers (Tarantino above all). The book provides a detailed examination of films, personal memories of the director and of the many collaborators who worked with him (from Bertolucci to Dario Argento, from Ennio Morricone to Clint Eastwood), script excerpts and beautiful photographs. The volume - written by De Fornari, an experienced Italian film critic (who knew Leone pretty well) and author of another insightful book about Leone - also includes a preface by filmaker Giuseppe Tornatore (Academy Award winner), a collection of quotes arranged alphabetically and an essay (Six Ways Not to Resemble John Ford) that explains what distinguishes Leone from the myriad of Italian and American Western movies directors.
£25.20
