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Royal Ballet.
Bolʹshoĭ teatr SSSR. Balet.
Ballet -- History.
Ballet.
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Royal Ballet.
Bolʹshoĭ teatr SSSR. Balet.
Ballet -- History.
Ballet.
MARC Display
Ballet
: the definitive illustrated story / consultant Viviana Durante.
Dorling Kindersley Limited, DK, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.
Call #:
792.8 B191
Subjects
Royal
Ballet
.
Bolʹshoĭ teatr SSSR. Balet.
Ballet
-- History.
Ballet
.
ISBN:
9781465474780 (hc.)
Description:
359 p. : ill. (some color), portraits, photographs ; 31 cm.
Notes:
Includes glossary and index (pages 348-355).
Contents:
Beginnings of
ballet
(1550-1830). Introduction ;
Ballet
Comique de la Reine ; Beginnings of
ballet
;
Ballet
de la nuit ; Paris Opéra
Ballet
; Jean-Baptiste Lully ; Le Bourgois gentilhomme ; L'Europe galante ; Pierre Beauchamp ;
Ballet
d'action ; Gaétan Vestris ; Bolshoi
Ballet
; Les Indes galantes ; Médée et Jason ; La Scala Theater
Ballet
-- Romantic
ballet
(1830-1860). Introduction ; La Sylphide ; Marie Taglioni ; Giselle ; Adolphe Adam ; Enter the ballerina ; Carlotta Grisi ; Napoli ; Paquita ; Pas de quarte ; Le Conservatoire ; Jules Perrot ; Lighting the scene ; Le Corsaire -- Classical
ballet
(1860-1905). Introduction ; Don Quixote ; Coppélia ; Mariinsky
ballet
; Sylvia ; Marius Petipa ; Palais Garnier ; La Bayadére ; Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky ; Swan Lake ; Pierina Legnani ; Character dances ; The Sleeping Beauty ; Anna Pavlova ; Royal Opera House ; The Nutcracker ; Raymonda ; Pas de deux ; The Dying Swan -- Modern
ballet
(1905-1945). Introduction ; Sergei Daighilev ; Les Sylphides ; The exotic Orient ; Isadora Duncan ; The firebird ; Igor Stravinsky ; Le Spectre de la rose - Petrushka ; L'Aprés-midi d'un faune ; Vaslav Nijinsky ; Return of the danseur ; The Rite of Spring ; Marie Rambert ; Parade ; Costume design ; Les Noces ; Les Biches ; Martha Graham ; Apollo ; The Royal
Ballet
; Ninette de Valois ; The Prodigal Son ; The Bolt ; Soviet
ballet
; Serenade ; Jardin aux lilas (Lilac Garden) ; Checkmate ; Romeo and Juliet ; Danses Concertantes -- International
ballet
(1945-1975). Introduction ; Cinderella ; Galina Ulanova ; Symphonic Variations ; The Four Temperaments ; Symphony in C ; Frederick Ashton ; Scènes de
ballet
; George Balanchine ; Agon ; Boléro ; Maruice Bejart ; Liebeslieder Walzer ; Revelations ; Jerome Robbins ; La Fille mal gardée ; Nadia Nerina ; Chinese
Ballet
; Marguerite and Armand ; Margo Fonteyn ; The Dream ; Rudolph Nureyev ; A Midsummer Night'
s
Dream ; Song of the Earth ; Lynn Seymour ; Monotones ; Peter Wright ; Onegin ; John Cranko ; Metropolitan Opera House ; Jewels ; Anastasia ; Spartacus ; Kenneth MacMillan ; Sydney Opera House ; Manon ; Ivan the Terrible --
Ballet
today (1975-present). Introduction ; A Month in the Country ; Push comes to Shove ; Forgotten Land ; William Forsythe ; Mayerling ; Mikhail Baryshnikov ;
Ballet
method ; Sylvie Guillem ; Steptext ; In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated ; Darcey Bussell ; Falling Angels ; Bella Figura ; Jiří Kylián ; Petite Mort ; Viniana Durante ; The Judas Tree ; David Bintley ; Matthew Bourne'
s
Swan Lake ; John Neumeier ; Shanghai Grand Theater ; Wayne McGregor ; Tryst ; Chroma ; Carlos Acosta ; China Arts Center ; Alice'
s
Adventures in Wonderland ; Tamara Rojo ; The Winter'
s
Tale ; Christopher Wheeldon ; Updating the classics -- Other key figures -- Other key ballets -- Glossary.
Summary:
"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 as Margot Fonteyn, Carlos Acosta, and Darcey Bussell. Meet composers and choreographers, from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to Matthew Bourne. From its origins at court and the first national
ballet
companies, to the contemporary scene and extraordinary venues that stage the productions, this book covers an impressive history of
ballet
and provides an invaluable overview of the subject. Filled with rarely seen photographs covering all the key figures, pieces, and performances, and compelling facts about each dance, the sources they draw from, their production history, and their reception over time,
Ballet
: The Definitive Illustrated Story is an essential gift for all
ballet
enthusiasts."
Other authors:
Durante, Viviana.
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