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Behind the Scenes at the Ballets Russes: Stories from a Silver Age
Contributor(s): Meylac, Michael (Author), Neumeier, John (Afterword by), Brown, Ismene (Foreword by)
ISBN: 1780768591     ISBN-13: 9781780768595
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
OUR PRICE:   $61.20  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: December 2017
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Dance - History & Criticism
- History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union
- Performing Arts | Dance - Classical & Ballet
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.4" W x 9" (1.60 lbs) 360 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Russia
 
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Publisher Description:
The Ballets Russes was perhaps the most iconic, yet at the same time mysterious, ballet company of the twentieth century. Inspired by the unique vision of their founder Sergei Diaghilev, the company gained a large international following. In the mid-twentieth century - during the tumultuous years of World War II and the Cold War - the Ballets Russes companies kept the spirit and traditions of Russian ballet alive in the West, touring extensively in America, Europe and Australia. This important new book uncovers previously-unseen interviews and provides insights into the lives of the great figures of the age - from the dancers Anna Pavlova and Alicia Markova to the choreographers Leonide Massine, George Balanchine and Anton Dolin. The dancers' own words reveal what life was really like for the stars of the Ballets Russes and provide fascinating new insights into one of the most vibrant and creative groups of artists of the modern age.