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Ballet & modern dance : a concise history /
Anderson, Jack, 1935-2023,
Ballet & modern dance : a concise history / Ballet and modern dance Jack Anderson. - Second edition. - 287 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
"A Dance Horizons book."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-279) and index.
The pleasures of dance history -- Glimpses of the past -- Dance at the royal courts -- The professionalization of ballet -- The sunshine and moonlight of romantic ballet -- The Imperial Russian Ballet -- Balletic astonishments -- The rise of American ballet -- The phoenix of modern dance -- Ballet around the world -- International contemporary dance -- Ballet modern.
"Ballet and Modern Dance, Third Edition meets the needs of both students and inquisitive dance goers through a narrative focused on the development of Western theatrical dance from the Renaissance to the first decades of the 21st century, incorporating the most recent scholarship and projecting trends. The text is illuminated by excerpts from primary sources and embellished with 65 photos and drawings. A section of biographical profiles at the end of the book serves as a supplementary reference source" --
9780871273963 0871273969
2019302023
GBB871818 bnb
Ballet--History.
Modern dance--History.
GV1787 / .A467 2018
792.8 / A467
Ballet & modern dance : a concise history / Ballet and modern dance Jack Anderson. - Second edition. - 287 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
"A Dance Horizons book."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-279) and index.
The pleasures of dance history -- Glimpses of the past -- Dance at the royal courts -- The professionalization of ballet -- The sunshine and moonlight of romantic ballet -- The Imperial Russian Ballet -- Balletic astonishments -- The rise of American ballet -- The phoenix of modern dance -- Ballet around the world -- International contemporary dance -- Ballet modern.
"Ballet and Modern Dance, Third Edition meets the needs of both students and inquisitive dance goers through a narrative focused on the development of Western theatrical dance from the Renaissance to the first decades of the 21st century, incorporating the most recent scholarship and projecting trends. The text is illuminated by excerpts from primary sources and embellished with 65 photos and drawings. A section of biographical profiles at the end of the book serves as a supplementary reference source" --
9780871273963 0871273969
2019302023
GBB871818 bnb
Ballet--History.
Modern dance--History.
GV1787 / .A467 2018
792.8 / A467