Cover page -- Half title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- A GLOSSARY OF BALLET TERMS -- 1 BALLET'S BEGINNINGS -- 2 THE ROMANTIC BALLET -- 3 IMPERIAL BALLET -- 4 THE BALLETS RUSSES AND AFTER -- 5 NATIONAL BALLETS -- …
This engaging book is a welcome guide to the most successful and loved ballets seen on the stage today. Dance writer and critic Zoe Anderson focuses on 140 ballets, a core international repertory that encompasses works from the ethereal world of romantic ballet to the edgy, musc…
"This engaging book is a welcome guide to the most successful and loved ballets seen on the stage today. Dance writer and critic Zoe Anderson focuses on 140 ballets, a core international repertory that encompasses works from the ethereal world of romantic ballet to the edgy, mus…
A richly informed, up-to-date performance guide to more than 140 favorite ballets, from the classical era to the present day This engaging book is a welcome guide to the most successful and loved ballets seen on the stage today. Dance writer and critic Zoe Anderson focuses on 14…
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This book shows how ballet repertory adapts, evolves, and reflects contemporary culture. In this stunning new collection of reviews and essays, dance critic Marcia B. Siegel grapples with the floating identity of ballet, as well as particular ballets, and with the expanding envi…
How ballet repertory adapts, evolves, and reflects contemporary culture. "...stunning new collection of reviews and essays..."
How ballet repertory adapts, evolves, and reflects contemporary culture.
Beginnings of ballet (1550-1830) -- Romantic ballet (1830-1860) -- Classical ballet (1860-1905) -- Modern ballet (1905-1945) -- International ballet (1945-1975) -- Ballet today (1975-present) -- Other key figures -- Other key ballets. Discover more than 70 of the most famous ba…
Discover more than 70 of the most famous ballet dances, from The Nutcracker and Swan Lake to The Rite of Spring. Learn the stories behind renowned companies such as The Royal Ballet and the Bolshoi Ballet. Explore the lives and achievements of dancers across the centuries, such …
