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1.
Art in Modern Ballet
Contributors:
Publisher:
Pantheon books 1946
Subjects:
Scene Painting
Ballet
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...1924THE JARsee LA JARREJARDIN AUX LILAS, Ballet in One ActBOOK: Antony TudorMUSIC: Ernest...00C8RE: London, 1936JARDIN PUBLIC, Ballet in One ActBOOK: André GideMUSIC...MassineCOSTUMES: Jean LurçatCOMPANY: Ballet Russe (de Basil)PREMIU...
2.
Dying Swans and Madmen: Ballet, the Body, and Narrative Cinema
Contributors:
Publisher:
Rutgers University Press 2008
Subjects:
Ballet In Motion Pictures, Television, Etc
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...them and their workis a discussion of ballet as art, however flawed or old-fashioned...American dominance of the­atrical ballet in the latter half of the twentieth century. No more were therereferences to ballet in vaudeville or variety or burlesque...
3.
From Petipa to Balanchine: Classical Revival and the Modernization of Ballet
Contributors:
Publisher:
Routledge 1994
Subjects:
Ballet--History--19th Century
Ballet--History--20th Century
Ballet--Russia (Federation)--History--19th Century
Ballet--Russia (Federation)--History--20th Century
Petipa, Marius, 1822-1910
Balanchine, George
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...the Petipa era in the history of Russian ballet. Petipa was 81 by the time those works...died the following year, leaving the ballet master without a seasoned protégU...successful première of the Legat ballet Die Puppenfee, Petipa was retired, leaving...
4.
The Lure of Perfection: Fashion and Ballet, 1780-1830
Contributors:
Publisher:
Routledge 2004
Subjects:
Ballet--Costume--France--History--19th Century
Ballet--Costume--France--History--18th Century
Fashion--Social Aspects--France--History--19th Century
Fashion--Social Aspects--France--History--18th Century
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...Expressive gesture became a vital element in the ballet pantomime, known as the ballet d'action. Parisian society was also deeply...Several duchies in Germany heralded changes in the ballet d'action in advance of Parisian ballet companies...
5.
Adeline Genaee: A Lifetime of Ballet under Six Reigns; Based on the Personal Reminiscences of Dame Adeline Genaee-isitt, D.B.E
Contributors:
Publisher:
A & C Black 1958
Subjects:
Ballet Dancers--Denmark--Biography
Genaee-Isitt, Adeline, Dame, 1878-
Ballet Dancers--Great Britain--Biography
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...danced the role with the young Vic-Wells Ballet, people could be heard in the intervals...Wilhelm had his reward in the next new ballet. The past had alwaysstirred his imagination...inspiration from the Roman­tic Ballet of the eighteen-thirties, not only...
6.
The Empire Ballet
Contributors:
Publisher:
Society for Theatre Research 1962
Subjects:
Empire Ballet Theatre--History
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...Continent,or the creations of the Diaghilev Ballet, which were expressions ofRussian or...open all the year round which supported ballet companiesconsisting mainly of English...in London, owing somethingto classical ballet, but having a broad, popular basis...
7.
Dance Anecdotes: Stories from the Worlds of Ballet, Broadway, the Ballroom, and Modern Dance
Contributors:
Publisher:
Oxford University Press 2006
Subjects:
Dance--Anecdotes
Dancers--Anecdotes
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...—Castle, p. 87 What Makes a Ballet Critic The Rose and the Star, a book...00ADtion between the critic and British ballet fan P.W Manchester (representedin this entry) and the writer and Russian-ballet enthusiast Iris Morley at amoment—the...
8.
Broadway, U.S.S.R: Ballet, Theatre, and Entertainment in Russia Today
Contributors:
Publisher:
Nelson 1959
Subjects:
Theater--Soviet Union
Dance--Soviet Union
Amusements--Soviet Union
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...that the basic patterns ofapproach to ballet began to emerge with clarity, and perhaps...disillusionment set in.Ulanova once defined ballet for Peter Brinson, the English critic,this way: "Soviet ballet has tried and rejected the exotic experiU...
9.
Physics and the Art of Dance: Understanding Movement
Contributors:
Publisher:
Oxford University Press 2002
Subjects:
Dance--Physiological Aspects
Ballet Dancing--Physiological Aspects
Human Mechanics
Biophysics
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...has been a principaldancer with American Ballet Theatre (ABT) since 1993, having joined...prestigious Prixde Lausanne International Ballet Competition. She has danced the lead...Fonseca at the Academy of the Maryland Youth Ballet, andthe School of American Ballet.Benjamin...
10.
Movement to Music: Musicians in the Dance Studio
Contributors:
Publisher:
Greenwood Press 1990
Subjects:
Ballet
Music And Dance
Ballet Dance Music--History And Criticism
Modern Dance
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...importantthat you have the 'ear' for music. In some organizations like the Royal Ballet,it is obligatory to take it as part of your ballet training. That makes sensebecause ballet and music go together. I wish we could have it like that overhere...
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