A Century of Russian Ballet - Softcover

Wiley, Roland John

9781852731205: A Century of Russian Ballet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1852731206 ISBN 13: 9781852731205

Publisher: Dance Books Ltd, 2000

"A Century of Russian Ballet" brings its readers as close as written records can to the realities of being a student, dancer, choreographer or critic in Russia, from the period 1810 to 1910.It is built on a framework of famous ballets (translations of the printed libretti of which are included) by such celebrated choreographers as Charles Didelot, Filippo Taglioni, Jules Perrot, Arthur Saint-Leon, Marius Petipa, and Mikhail Fokine. On to this framework are placed eyewitness accounts and criticisms, including biographies of choreographers, accounts of life in the Imperial Theatres' school, reminiscences of important artists, and reviews of first performances. Each of the ten chapters of the book is introduced with further commentary which draws on press accounts and literature of the time.

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About the Author:

Roland John Wiley is a Professor of Musicology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and author of Tchaikovsky's Ballets and The Life and Ballets of Lev Ivanov.

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