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1 online resource (xiv, 398 pages) : illustrations |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Legends. The rose and the scimitar ; Le sacre reconstructed ; Afternoon of a legend ; Nijinsky's crime against grace -- Nijinsky in translation -- When ballet leaped into today ; Dance Theatre of Harlem's Nijinska -- Weddings -- Because I must -- Balletomaniacs ; Robert Joffrey, 1930-1988 ; The hum of the turbine, the roar of the crowd -- Movable classics. Farm frolic ; Bolshoi wrap-up ; Cabrioles at dawn ; Why we need the classics ; Shazami ; Danes at the Met ; 200 years of geniality ; Kitri's caboodle ; Kirov on tour ; Swans under glass ; Kingdom of the sweet ; Everybody's treat ; Royal Ballet's Bayadère ; Classic in retrograde ; Raymonda redux ; Beautification ; Two tales retold -- Postlude and prelude. George Balanchine, 1904-1983 ; Edwin Denby, 1903-1983 ; Balanchine and beyond -- The magic of Mr. B. -- Couples -- Putting a little orange in their life ; Ives and Robbins ; Modern dance versus classical ballet ; Charging the guards ; Patricia McBride's farewell ; A ballet's best friend ; Tragic tropes and anti-tropes ; Apollonian ventures ; Village of dancers ; Chris and friends -- Balanchine diaspora. Mozart Violin Concerto ; Cotillon ; Fable in a lucite landscape ; Miami City Ballet ; Ur-texts ; In search of repertory ; Guarding the legacy ; Dances under glass ; Ballet, air time -- Balanchine at Harvard ; Links to a legacy ; Sparkle plenty ; Balanchinian baubles ; What bodies are for ; Fateful journeys ; Decoding Balanchine -- Ballet in transit -- On with the show -- Riffs and translations. |
| Summary |
How ballet repertory adapts, evolves, and reflects contemporary culture. "...stunning new collection of reviews and essays..." |
| Reproduction |
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2022. EPUB file. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) |
| Note |
All rights reserved. |
| Subject |
Ballets -- Reviews.
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Dance criticism.
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Ballet -- History.
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Ballet dancers -- History.
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Ballet companies -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
American Council of Learned Societies.
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| Added Title |
Mirrors and scrims |
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ACLS Humanities E-Book. URL: http://www.humanitiesebook.org/ |
| ISBN |
9780819568755 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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0819568759 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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0819569267 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9780819569264 paperback |
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9780819571137 ebook |
| Standard No. |
heb40162 hdl |
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