| Description |
vii, 647 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
"Frederick Ashton, one of the greatest choreographers in the history of dance, forever changed the landscape of English ballet, defining what we now know as the English classical style. Julie Kavanagh is the first person to have been given complete access to Ashton's papers, and with Secret Muses she has written a brilliant account of his life and work, from his colorful childhood in Lima to his prolific career as a dancer and choreographer." |
| Summary |
Among Ashton's more than eighty ballets and shorter works for operas and films were such masterpieces as Symphonic Variations, Scenes de ballet, La Fille mal gardee, Enigma Variations, as well as the famous collaboration with Virgil Thomson on Gertrude Stein's full-length avant-garde opera Four Saints in Three Acts. |
| Subject |
Ashton, Frederick, Sir, 1904-1988.
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Choreographers -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
0679442693 |
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9780679442691 |
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