Ballet books

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Secret Muses: The Life of Frederick Ashton

Secret Muses: The Life of Frederick Ashton

Author: Julie Kavanagh
ISBN: 9780571190621
Format: Paperback
$49.99

Sir Frederick Ashton, Britain's greatest choreographer, was a major figure on the cultural landscape of the twentieth...  Read More >>

The Nutcracker Backstage: The Story and the Magic

The Nutcracker Backstage: The Story and the Magic

Author: Angela Whitehill ,  William Noble
ISBN: 9780871272645
Format: Hardback
$79.07

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Mao's Last Dancer: Library Edition

Mao's Last Dancer: Library Edition

Author: Li Cunxin ,  Paul English
ISBN: 9781740932943
Format: Audio
$253.44

The extraordinary biography of a young Chinese peasant boy who emerged from abject poverty, defected to the USA,...  Read More >>

Ballet Dancers in Career Transition: Sixteen Success Stories

Ballet Dancers in Career Transition: Sixteen Success...

Author: Nancy Upper
ISBN: 9780786418190
Format: Paperback
$43.95

The average length of a professional dancer's career is 10 to 15 years. Motivated by her own career transition,...  Read More >>

Mao's Last Dancer: Library Edition

Mao's Last Dancer: Library Edition

Author: Li Cunxin ,  Paul English
ISBN: 9781740933766
Format: Audio
$274.56

The extraordinary biography of a young Chinese peasant boy who emerged from abject poverty, defected to the USA,...  Read More >>

Sleeping Beauty, a Legend in Progress

Sleeping Beauty, a Legend in Progress

Author: Tim Scholl
ISBN: 9780300099560
Format: Hardback
$103.95

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Leonide Massine and the 20th Century Ballet

Leonide Massine and the 20th Century Ballet

Author: Leslie Norton
ISBN: 9780786417520
Format: Paperback
$118.80

This work provides a biography of Leonid Massine and a detailed analysis of his major ballets, including those for...  Read More >>

In Praise of Folly

In Praise of Folly

Author: Erasmus ,  Horace Bridges
ISBN: 9781417908998
Format: Paperback
$73.79

1925. Also the pictures of Holbein etched in the author's time, to which are added Mr. Angarola's conception of...  Read More >>

Sleeping Beauty: A Legend in Progress

Sleeping Beauty: A Legend in Progress

Author: Tim Scholl
ISBN: 9786611729165
Format: Electronic book text
$195.36

In 1999 the Maryinski Ballet and Theatre in St. Petersburg recreated its 1890 production of Sleeping Beauty, an...  Read More >>

Zkm Digital Arts Edition / Special Issue: William Forsythe - Improvisation Technologies: A Tool for the Analytical Dance Eye

Zkm Digital Arts Edition / Special Issue: William Forsythe...

Author: Roslyn Sulcas
ISBN: 9783775708500
Format: Mixed media product
$70.00

Comprises 60 video chapters in which William Forsythe demonstrates and comments upon the essential principles of...  Read More >>

Ballet: Pointe by Pointe

Ballet: Pointe by Pointe

Author: Missy Mitchell
ISBN: 9780823945559
Format: Hardback
$73.79

Explores the history of ballet, what is involved in becoming a ballet dancer, and what to look for when watching...  Read More >>

Dmitri Shostakovich - the Limpid Stream, Op. 39: A Comedy Ballet in 3 Acts and 4 Scenes Ballet Piano Score

Dmitri Shostakovich - the Limpid Stream, Op. 39: A Comedy...

Author: Dmitri Shostakovich
ISBN: 9780634078361
Format: Paperback
$132.00

"Shostakovich himself made the piano solo reduction of his third full-length story ballet, which was premiered in...  Read More >>

Winter Season: A Dancer's Journal

Winter Season: A Dancer's Journal

Author: Toni Bentley
ISBN: 9780813027050
Format: Hardback
$57.95

An inside look at the New York City Ballet, and an intimate account of the emotional and intellectual development...  Read More >>

Ballet Beyond Tradition

Ballet Beyond Tradition

Author: Chair of the Dance Department Anna Paskevska (Chicago Academy for the Arts)
ISBN: 9781280112669
Format: Electronic book text
$303.60

For nearly a century, the training of ballet and modern dancers has followed two divergent paths. Modern practitioners...  Read More >>

The Lure of Perfection

The Lure of Perfection

Author: Professor of Theater Arts Judith Chazin-Bennahum (University of New Mexico)
ISBN: 9781280106835
Format: Electronic book text
$277.20

The Lure of Perfection: Fashion and Ballett, 1780-1830 offers a unique look at how ballet influenced contemporary...  Read More >>

Laban for All

Laban for All

Author: Jean Newlove ,  John Dalby
ISBN: 9780878301805
Format: Paperback
$86.99

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Sleeping Beauty: A Legend in Progress

Sleeping Beauty: A Legend in Progress

Author: Tim Scholl
ISBN: 9781281729163
Format: Electronic book text
$97.68

In 1999 the Maryinsky (formerly Kirov) Ballet and Theatre in St. Petersburg recreated its 1890 production of Sleeping...  Read More >>

Grace Under Pressure: Passing Dance Through Time

Grace Under Pressure: Passing Dance Through Time

Author: Barbara Newman
ISBN: 9780879109950
Format: Paperback
$59.40

A critic and writer on dance for well over twenty years, Barbara Newman has gone in search of teachers and coaches,...  Read More >>

Dancing: The Pleasure, Power, and Art of Movement

Dancing: The Pleasure, Power, and Art of Movement

Author: Gerald Jonas
ISBN: 9780613637039
Format: Hardback
$143.48

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Ballet For Dummies

Ballet For Dummies

Author: Scott Speck ,  Evelyn Cisneros
ISBN: 9780764525681
Format: Paperback
$52.77

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People Like Ourselves: Portrayals of Mental Illness in the Movies

People Like Ourselves: Portrayals of Mental Illness...

Author: Jacqueline Noll Zimmerman
ISBN: 9780810848764
Format: Hardback
$89.95

Little has been written, however, about the ability of movies to portray mental illness sympathetically and accurately....  Read More >>

I6I Images

I6I Images

Author: Johan Persson ,  Johan Persson
ISBN: 9781840023749
Format: Paperback
$105.60

A photo collection of the Royal Ballet from a former principal dancer.  Read More >>

Ballet Basics

Ballet Basics

Author: Sandra Noll Hammond
ISBN: 9780072557145
Format: Paperback
$147.18

Provides an introduction to the fundamentals of ballet technique. This work also provides an overview of the history...  Read More >>

Insideout

Insideout

Author: Karl Stocker ,  Nadia Cusimano
ISBN: 9783211407820
Format: Paperback
$158.27

The book resulted from an artistic-scientific dialogue between the Sasha Waltz & Guests dance company and cultural...  Read More >>

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