Apollo's angels a history of ballet
Unique among the arts, ballet has no written texts or standardized notation. It is a storytelling art passed on from teacher to student. A ballerina dancing today is a link in a long chain of dancers stretching back to sixteenth-century Italy and France: Her graceful movements recall a lost world of...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Random House,
Ã2010.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Unique among the arts, ballet has no written texts or standardized notation. It is a storytelling art passed on from teacher to student. A ballerina dancing today is a link in a long chain of dancers stretching back to sixteenth-century Italy and France: Her graceful movements recall a lost world of courts, kings, and aristocracy, but her steps are also marked by the dramatic changes in dance and culture that followed. 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. Jennifer Homans, a historian and critic who was also a professional dancer, traces the evolution of technique, choreography, and performance in clear prose, drawing readers into the intricacies of the art with vivid descriptions of dances and the artists who made them.--From publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xxv, 643 pages, [40] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Awards: | National Book Critics Circle: Gen Non-fiction Finalist 2010. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 573-612) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780812968743 0812968743 9781400060603 1400060605 |
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