Leonard Bernstein and choreographer Jerome Robbins stand as giants of the musical-theatre world, but it was ballet that launched their stage careers and established their relationship. With Fancy Free (1944), their triumphant debut collaboration produced by Ballet Theatre, Bernstein, Robbins, and set designer Oliver Smith-all in their mid-twenties- captured the spirit of wartime New York, created a defining ballet of the period still widely performed today, and became overnight sensations. The h...
Kellom Tomlinson is justly celebrated for his beautifully illustrated treatise, The Art of Dancing (1735). He also published six dances for the Ball Room between 1715 and 1720. While apprenticed to Thomas Caverley, Tomlinson began writing a Work Book in 1708 and added to it over a number of years. The manuscript contains copies of existing publications including five dances from a French collection, and a dance by Caverley. The most significant section of the manuscript contains six dances compo...
Women S Work: Making Dance in Europe Before 1800 (Studies in Dance History)
Матильда Кшесинская. Муза последних Роман (Amorfati)
by Елена Литвинская
Classical ballet from a 2nd generation Cecchetti dancer and dance specialist for ages 6 and older in preballet, beginning, intermediate and advanced levels with hundreds of combinations, including a separate section of pointe work. The advanced level is also a resource for dancers to draw on for daily class, warm-up before performance and choreography. The author also wrote the texts for the Rhythmic Movement Dance Series, part of the Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) of the United States D...
"Ballet Coloring Book バレエぬりえ "
by バレエダンサー Jppublishing
'I came to Birmingham with the view to being creative, and today I believe we have not only successfully secured the future of the Company, but the whole dance culture in the city of Birmingham. We are geared for great things.' - David Bintley, BRB Director Twenty years ago, Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) took the brave step to set up on its own in Birmingham. It was the making of this marvellous company of dancers and dance makers. Now one of the foremost international ballet companies in the...
Lettres Sur La Danse, Et Sur Les Ballets (Classic Reprint)
by Jean Georges Noverre
Ballet's Magic Kingdom: Selected Writings on Dance in Russia, 1911-1925
by Akim Volynsky