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Books on: ballet england history

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Famed for Dance

Book by Ifan Kyrle Fletcher, Selma Cohen Jeanne, Roger Lonsdale; Books for Libraries, 1980

Subjects:

Ballet--England--History, Weaver, John--1673-1760

Collections: Entire Library

...Dancing in England, 1660-1740...figures in the history of English...of British ballet are recognized...important in the history of ballet in England. On 14th February...discussion of the history of "Ballet in England, 1660-1740...
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The Empire Ballet

Book by Ivor Guest; Society for Theatre Research, 1962

Subjects:

Empire Ballet Theatre--History

Collections: Entire Library

...been entertained during his visit to England in 1698. Passing into the possession...opera by Edward Loder, based on the ballet Giselle . Presumably this playbill of...was only an intermediate phase in the history of the site, for not long afterwards the...
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Art in Modern Ballet

Book by George Amberg; Pantheon Books, 1946

Subjects:

Ballet, Scene Painting

Collections: Entire Library

...personalities who shaped the modern ballet in France, England and America, relate it inevitably...accomplishments of countless young ballet performers. Englands "National Ballet" gives highest...Perpetuation of misinformation in ballet history owing to the use and reprint...
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Adeline Genaee: A Lifetime of Ballet under Six Reigns; Based on the Personal Reminiscences of Dame Adeline Genaee-isitt, D.B.E

Book by Ivor Guest; A & C Black, 1958

Subjects:

Ballet Dancers--Denmark--Biography, Ballet Dancers--Great Britain--Biography

Collections: Entire Library

...she produced the ballet in Gounods Faust...the first time in England -- and Her Majestys...traditions of classical ballet in England. Refusing to be...the summer. The ballet opened with a series...muse of English History, depicting incidents...
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The Lure of Perfection: Fashion and Ballet, 1780-1830

Book by Judith Chazin Bennahum; Routledge, 2004

Subjects:

Ballet--Costume--France--History--18th Century, Ballet--Costume--France--History--19th Century, Fashion--Social Aspects--France--History--18th Century, Fashion--Social Aspects--France--History--19th Century

Collections: Entire Library

AcknowledgementsPreface by Violette VerdyIntroductionChapter One-Setting the Stage: Aristocratic Fashion and Baroque Body Politics before the Revolution.Chapter Two-Reformers and Philosophes as Fore-Runners of theRevolution in Fashion.Chapter Three-The Moderate and the OutrageousChapter ...
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AcknowledgementsPreface by Violette VerdyIntroductionChapter One-Setting the Stage: Aristocratic Fashion and Baroque Body Politics before the Revolution.Chapter Two-Reformers and Philosophes as Fore-Runners of theRevolution in Fashion.Chapter Three-The Moderate and the OutrageousChapter Four-Neoclassicism: 1780-1820Chapter Five-The Consulate (1799-1804) and The Empire (1804-1815) of Napoleon. Imperial Designs pervade Street and Stage Fashion.Chapter Six-Restoration-One Bourbon Returns! Louis XVIII andThe Restoration (1815-1824).Chapter Seven-Pale Goddesses on the Street During the Romantic Movement: Charles X ruled France from 1824-1830.Chapter Eight-The Kingdom of the Opera: Pale Goddesses on the Stage (1824-1830)Chapter Nine-The Turning Point: The Ballet of the Nuns," and La Sylphide.Chapter Ten-The Dark Side of WhiteConclusionChronologySources and Bibliography
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Journal Articles on: ballet england history

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Watteau's Pilgrimage to Cythera and the Subversive Utopia of the Opera-Ballet

Journal article by Georgia Cowart; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 83, 2001

Subjects:

Ballet--History, Painting, French--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Pilgrimage to Cythera (Painting)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Politics in art--Analysis, Watteau, Antoine--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Entire Library

...Louis XIV," in The Garland Library of the History of Western Music (New York: Garland, 1986...1691), and Amadis de Grece (1699) and the ballet Le carnaval 1e Venise (1699); all of these...Nantes in 1685. Protestants escaping to England, Holland, and Germany used the free presses...
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The Great Parade: Cocteau, Picasso, Satie, Massine, Diaghilev - and T.S. Eliot

Journal article by Nancy D. Hargrove; Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 31, 1998

Subjects:

Ballet--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Parade (Ballet)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...1946-51.10 vols. -----."Parade: Ballet Realiste: In Which Four Modernist...Les Folies du Music Hall: The History of the Music Hall in Paris...Diaghilev Observed by Critics in England and the United States: 1911-1929...1975. Martin, Marianne. "The Ballet Parade. A Dialogue between...
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Labyrinth Dances in the French and English Renaissance

Journal article by Thomas M. Greene; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 54, 2001

Subjects:

Choreography--Philosophy, Dancing--Philosophy, Labyrinths--Usage, Renaissance--Social aspects

Collections: Philosophy, History, Literature, Entire Library

...imitated by Ronsard; (67) in England it helped to inspire...Helenes participation in a "ballet dAmour," She and her...itself winds down through history like a meander, returning...limited to France and England. I have found no fully...Majesties, then danced their ballet so curiously designed...
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Dance and Postcolonialism in Mardi McConnochie's the Snow Queen (1)

Journal article by Melinda Rose Jewell; Journal of Australian Studies, 2004

Subjects:

Dance--Criticism and interpretation, Dancing--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Entire Library

...like Galina formed the first professional ballet company in Australia. (11) The main point...flamboyant Borovansky. (15) Katharine England, a reviewer of McConnochies novel falls...largely ignored. (17) The reverberations of history also lend resonance to the struggles encountered...
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T.S. Eliot and the Dance

Journal article by Nancy D. Hargrove; Journal of Modern Literature, Vol. 21, 1997

Subjects:

Literature, Modern--20th Century--History And Criticism

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...when she saw that ballet in England. 41 Perhaps most...of politics in human history ("the future is a...Robert Brussel, "Ballets russes", Le Figaro...the first time in England the innovative ballet Parade, a work which...

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Magazine Articles on: ballet england history

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The Royal's New Reign: At Today's Royal Ballet, English Tradition Meets International Glamour

Magazine article by Clive Barnes; Dance Magazine, Vol. 80, June 2006

Subjects:

Ballet companies--History, Ballet--History, Ballets--History, Royal Ballet (London, England)--History

Collections: Entire Library

...Seen from the perspective of history, they are either on the way...Britains 75-year-old Royal Ballet is no exception. From its founding...were, in retrospect, The Royal Ballets golden age. Even as late as...Concise Oxford Dictionary of Ballet, could write, "The Royal Ballet...
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Ballet Theatre Turns a Prophet

Magazine article by Clive Barnes; Dance Magazine, Vol. 70, July 1996

Subjects:

American Ballet Theatre--History, Ballet companies--History

Collections: Entire Library

...by the Greatest Collaboration in Ballet History." Well, that at least was the idea...Chase and Oliver Smith, saw the Royal Ballet dance the full-length versions of The...America what Sadlers Wells had done for England." It was more than twenty years before...
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Keeper of the Bournonville Magic: The Royal Danish Ballet

Magazine article by William Anthony; World and I, Vol. 19, September 2004

Subjects:

Ballet--History, Ballets--History, Bournonville, Auguste--Aims and objectives, Bournonville, Auguste--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Dancers--Analysis, Danes--Analysis, Royal Danish Ballet--History

Collections: Entire Library

...the advent of French Romantic ballet, during which the ballerina...During his time in France and England, Bournonville made the acquaintance...French Romanticism to the Danish ballet stage. In the nineteenth...European activity; the waves of history washing over Europe were no...
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The Mother of British Ballet: The Founder of Britain's Royal Ballet, Still a Formidable Presence at the Age of Ninety-Five, Recalls Her Long and Illustrious Career

Magazine article by Margaret Willis; Dance Magazine, Vol. 68, February 1994

Subjects:

Ballerinas--Biography, De Valois, Ninette--Biography, Royal Ballet--History

Collections: Entire Library

...fourteen, she was touring England with a troupe known as The...later with the great Italian ballet master Enrico Cecchetti...highest British honors. "Ballet has a very solid place in the theater life of England today," Madam concluded...
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Dance in France: The Paris Opera Ballet School

Magazine article by Roslyn Sulcas; Dance Magazine, Vol. 69, May 1995

Subjects:

Ballet--Study and teaching, Paris Opera Ballet School--Curricula

Collections: Entire Library

...appreciation, singing, anatomy, and dance history. And, during preparation for the annual...the school. Although the Paris Opera Ballet School is recognized worldwide for its...Like Francesca Filpi, who is 13 and from England, she wouldnt want to be anywhere else...

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Newspaper Articles on: ballet england history

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Dance Epic Lends Air of Truth to a Legend; David Bintley Talks to Terry Grimley about His Ballet on the Life of King Arthur, Which Has Its World Premiere at the Birmingham Hippodrome

Newspaper article by Terry Grimley; The Birmingham Post (England), January 19, 2000

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...out of one of the worst in history." The idea of spreading the...meeting ground of bestiality and ballet, describes Arthur as "a fairly...well as violence. "The first ballet is like a fast ride. It rolls...minutes, so its a long sit for a ballet, but having said that Romeo...
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Swan Song; after the Departure of Angela Rippon and a Loss-Making Season at the Tawdry Hammersmith Apollo, Feathers Are Flying at the English National Ballet. to the Dismay of the Artistic Director, the Board's Only Solution Seems to Be 'Swan Lake', over and over Again. Godfrey Barker Asks If It's Curtains for ENB

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), September 3, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Its been very close to the best six months in our 54-year history, states a delighted Fiona Mallin-Robinson. Swan Lake over...is also the accountants darling and the most cliched of all ballet rescues. An ENB source admitted the realities: The board examined...
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ArtsFest Celebrates City Reggae History

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), August 12, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Byline: Emma Brady A celebration of the regions reggae history will form a major part of this years ArtsFest. Solo artists...festival, on September 11 and 12, include Birmingham Royal Ballet, the CBSO and award-winning city saxophonist Soweto Kinch...
4.

On This Day in History

Newspaper article; Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), January 10, 1999

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

On This Day in History. January 10 (1900...safety off the south coast of England. Henrik Carlsen jumped clear...1957) London: The Royal Ballet, created by charter from the Sadlers Wells Ballet, comes into being. (1965...
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Farewell to the People's Princess: If Diana's Name Goes on Burning Brightly for 1,000 Years Then the Reason's Simple; 'She Will Be Remembered as a Beautiful, Caring and Fiercely Independent Young Woman Who Managed to Make National Headlines - and Worldwide History'

Newspaper article by John Smith; The People (London, England), September 6, 1997

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...national headlines - and world history. Plucked from obscurity to be groomed as the next Queen of England, she revolutionised the face...to Phil Collins and Spandau Ballet on her Walkman while Charles...heart surgeon Hasnat Khan and England rugby captain Will Carling...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: ballet england history

4 results

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Ballet

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...permanent ballet school and company in England. A year later Ninette de Valois established what became the Sadlers Wells Ballet (now the Royal Ballet ). This company...encouraged. Bibliography See S. Lifar, A History of Russian Ballet (tr. 1955); F. Reyna...
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Modern Dance

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...of classical academic ballet and against the banality...remained unique in the history of dance theater until...1930s, he immigrated to England, where he established...distinctions among modern dance, ballet, and show dancing were...as they once had been. Ballet technique and choreography...
3.

Dance

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...illustrating events in tribal history, legend, or mythology...peasant dances. The ballet first appeared in Italian...dances made their way to England in the 17th cent. where...the hornpipe from England; and the jig from...1942); C. Sachs, World History of the Dance (tr. 1937...
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Opera

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Boris Godunov (1874) turned to Russian history and literature to produce strictly national...Moore and Carlisle Floyd used American history, legend, and folk music, as reflected...The Opera (1972); L. Orrey, A Concise History of Opera (1973); S. Braubard, The Future...

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