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Details

Additional authors

1. Durante, Viviana

Description

1. 359 pages : illustrations (some color); 31 cm

Summary

1. 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.--

Subject

1. Royal Ballet
2. Ballet
3. Dance > Performance
4. Ballet > History
5. PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Classical

Genre/Form

1. History.

Contents

1. 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.

Call number

1. *MGT+ 18-6689

Note

1. Includes index.

Title

1. Ballet : the definitive illustrated story / consultant Viviana Durante.

Publisher

1. New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2018.

Copyright date

1. ©2018

Edition

1. First American edition.

Type of content

1. text
2. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Added author

1. Durante, Viviana, consultant.

ISBN

1. 9781465474780 (hardcover)
2. 1465474781 (hardcover)

Research call number

1. *MGT+ 18-6689