The Master of the Russian Ballet (the Memoirs of Cav. Enrico Cecchetti)
Author : Olga Racster
Publisher : London : Hutchinson & Company
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 44,54 MB
Release : 1923
Category : Ballet
ISBN :
Russian Ballet Master
Author : Marius Petipa
Publisher : Dance Books Limited
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 48,99 MB
Release : 1958
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780903102001
Book Description
These highly entertaining memoirs of Marius Petipa, the great Franco-Russian choreogapher had never before been translated into English before their first publication in 1958. As virtual dictator of the Russian ballet in the second half of the 19th century, Petipa moulded its course for many years and may have been said to have created the style of classical dancing still known as Russian. His renown is undisputed, and his work lives not only in the pages of dance history but in the ballet repertoire of most Companies today. Petipa's memoirs reveal many interesting details of his career and of the people he worked with, including Tchaikovsky and the young Pavlova, and give an insight into his character and genius that it is not possible to gain from any other source. Written towards the end of his long life, in a mood of disillusion, when his work was neglected and in decline, he would have been delighted to know that his great ballets such as Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, and La Bayadere are more popular today than ever before.
Marius Petipa
Author : Nadine Meisner
Publisher :
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 28,83 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0190659297
Book Description
This cultural biography of the nineteenth-century ballet master Marius Petipa -- creator of The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake -- tells the full story of his life and work in the remarkable context in which he lived.
Balanchine
Author : Reine Duell Bethany
Publisher : Branden Books
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,43 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780828324571
Book Description
The biography of one of the world's leading experts on Ballet.
Basic Principles of Classical Ballet
Author : Agrippina Vaganova
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 48,70 MB
Release : 2012-04-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0486121054
Book Description
Discusses all basic principles of ballet, grouping movement by fundamental types. Diagrams show clearly the exact foot, leg, arm, and body positions for the proper execution of many steps and movements. 118 illustrations.
Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today
Author : Simon Morrison
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 21,91 MB
Release : 2016-10-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0871408309
Book Description
In this “incredibly rich” (New York Times) definitive history of the Bolshoi Ballet, visionary performances onstage compete with political machinations backstage. A critical triumph, Simon Morrison’s “sweeping and authoritative” (Guardian) work, Bolshoi Confidential, details the Bolshoi Ballet’s magnificent history from its earliest tumults to recent scandals. On January 17, 2013, a hooded assailant hurled acid into the face of the artistic director, making international headlines. A lead soloist, enraged by institutional power struggles, later confessed to masterminding the crime. Morrison gives the shocking violence context, describing the ballet as a crucible of art and politics beginning with the disreputable inception of the theater in 1776, through the era of imperial rule, the chaos of revolution, the oppressive Soviet years, and the Bolshoi’s recent $680 million renovation. With vibrant detail including “sex scandals, double-suicide pacts, bribery, arson, executions, prostitution rings, embezzlement, starving orphans, [and] dead cats in lieu of flowers” (New Republic), Morrison makes clear that the history of the Bolshoi Ballet mirrors that of Russia itself.
The Russian Ballet
Author : Dame Ellen Terry
Publisher :
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 15,23 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Ballet
ISBN :
Book Description
The great history of Russian ballet
Author : Evdokia Belova
Publisher : Parkstone International
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 29,65 MB
Release : 2021-06-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1646999630
Book Description
Although the techniques of classical ballets were invented by French and Italian masters two hundred years ago, the Russian Ballet refined these techniques, thus enhancing its already superb performances. This book uncovers the Great History of Russian Ballet, its art and choreography.
Apollo's Angels
Author : Jennifer Homans
Publisher : Random House
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 25,81 MB
Release : 2010-11-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0679603905
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, LOS ANGELES TIMES, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY For more than four hundred years, the art of ballet has stood at the center of Western civilization. Its traditions serve as a record of our past. Lavishly illustrated and beautifully told, Apollo’s Angels—the first cultural history of ballet ever written—is a groundbreaking work. From ballet’s origins in the Renaissance and the codification of its basic steps and positions under France’s Louis XIV (himself an avid dancer), the art form wound its way through the courts of Europe, from Paris and Milan to Vienna and St. Petersburg. In the twentieth century, émigré dancers taught their art to a generation in the United States and in Western Europe, setting off a new and radical transformation of dance. Jennifer Homans, a historian, critic, and former professional ballerina, wields a knowledge of dance born of dedicated practice. Her admiration and love for the ballet, as Entertainment Weekly notes, brings “a dancer’s grace and sure-footed agility to the page.”
The Ballet Companion
Author : Eliza Gaynor Minden
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 19,95 MB
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1416595716
Book Description
A New Classic for Today's Dancer The Ballet Companion is a fresh, comprehensive, and thoroughly up-to-date reference book for the dancer. With 150 stunning photographs of ballet stars Maria Riccetto and Benjamin Millepied demonstrating perfect execution of positions and steps, this elegant volume brims with everything today's dance student needs, including: Practical advice for getting started, such as selecting a school, making the most of class, and studio etiquette Explanations of ballet fundamentals and major training systems An illustrated guide through ballet class -- warm-up, barre, and center floor Guidelines for safe, healthy dancing through a sensible diet, injury prevention, and cross-training with yoga and Pilates Descriptions of must-see ballets and glossaries of dance, music, and theater terms Along the way you'll find technique secrets from stars of American Ballet Theatre, lavishly illustrated sidebars on ballet history, and tips on everything from styling a ballet bun to stage makeup to performing the perfect pirouette. Whether a budding ballerina, serious student, or adult returning to ballet, dancers will find a lively mix of ballet's time-honored traditions and essential new information.
