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Ballet & modern dance : a concise history / Jack Anderson.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: Trenton, NJ : Princeton Book Company, Publishers, 1992Edition: Second editionDescription: 287 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780871273963
  • 0871273969
Other title:
  • Ballet and modern dance
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 20 792.8 A467
LOC classification:
  • GV1787 .A467 2018
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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" -- Publisher's website.
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Books PHILIPPINE HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS MAKILING Ballet 700-799 Arts BA 792.8 A467b 1992 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 7480

"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" -- Publisher's website.

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