Dancer-choreographer-directors Fred Astaire, George Balanchine and Gene Kelly and their colleagues helped to develop a distinctively modern American film-dance style and recurring dance genres for the songs and stories of the American musical. Freely crossing stylistic and class boundaries, their dances were rooted in the diverse dance and music cultures of European immigrants and African-American migrants who mingled in jazz age America. The new technology of sound cinema let them choreograph a...
A sweeping examination of the ways in which dance has changed in the last 20 years, this book contains penetrating interviews with 18 teachers, coaches, ballet masters and company directors - former dancers all - who now bear the responsibility for the performances we see. Trained in England, France, Denmark, Russia and America, they lend their talents to companies and schools around the world. Having left the stage behind, they devote themselves to the future, passing their vast experience, the...
Nijinsky's Faune Restored (Language of Dance, #3)
by Ann Hutchinson Guest and Claudia Jeschke
Intended for dance students, teachers, scholars and researchers, this book presents Nijinsky's ballet, "L'Apres-midi d'un Faune", as he himself recorded it in 1915. It provides the historical background, the chronology of its performances and Nijinsky's production notes and analysis of the choreographic style of the ballet. The book includes a comprehensive explanation of Nijinsky's notation system, with examples from his score. The text is supplemented by photographs of the 1912 production, and...
Revised and expanded, this new edition of The Art of Ballet Accompaniment: A Comprehensive Guide addresses every imaginable topic and challenge that a ballet accompanist-whether a novice or a more experienced practitioner-might encounter. More than just a facile anthology of accessible music, this inclusive guide details all aspects of playing for ballet, including a complete manual for editing piano literature to accompany ballet technique classes. Author Gerald R. Lishka encourages ballet acc...
This work presents a definitive book on accompaniment, as well as the author's personal and often humorous look behind the scenes at the world of dance. It emphasizes the link between music and ballet technique, and the necessity of communication between dance teachers and their accompanists. Harriet Cavalli lays the groundwork with descriptions of most musical forms used in the dance classroom and stresses the need for teachers to make music a living part of their classes. For the inexperienced...
