STYLE OF MOVEMENT: FASHION AND DANCE
Style meets movement: a new photography book featuring more than eighty of today's most famous dancers, captured in movement and styled in garments...
Dance, Ballet
NUREYEV: THE LIFE
Written by Kavanagh, Julie
Rudolf Nureyev, one of the most iconic dancers of the twentieth century, had it all: beauty, genius, charm, passion, and sex appeal. No other dancer of our time has generated the same excitement, for both men and women, on or off the stage.
DANCING THROUGH IT: MY JOURNEY IN THE BALLET
Written by Ringer, Jenifer
"A glimpse into the fragile psyche of a dancer." --The Washington Post Jenifer Ringer, a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, was thrust into the headlines after her weight was commented on by a New York Times critic, and her response ignited a public dialogue about dance and weight.
ASTAIRES: FRED AND ADELE
Written by Riley, Kathleen
Before "Fred and Ginger," there was "Fred and Adele," a show-business partnership and cultural sensation like no other. In our celebrity-saturated era, it's hard to comprehend what a genuine phenomenon these two siblings from Omaha were. At the height of their success in the mid-1920s, the Astaires seemed to define the Jazz Age.
BALANCHINE AND THE LOST MUSE: REVOLUTION AND THE MAKING OF A CHOREOGRAPHER
Written by Elizabeth Kendall
Here is the first dual biography of the early lives of two key figures in Russian ballet: famed choreographer George Balanchine and his close childhood friend, the extraordinary ballerina Liidia (Lidochka) Ivanova.
BALLET
"A penetrating and unique achievement that pushes the art of dance photography in new directions." -Lew Whittington, New York Journal of Books
IRINA BARONOVA AND THE BALLETS RUSSES DE MONTE CARLO
Written by Tennant, Victoria
In the 1930s and '40s, the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo toured the United States and the world, introducing many to ballet as an art form, while spreading the enduring image of the ballerina as an embodiment of feminine grace and sophistication.
DIAGHILEV AND THE BALLET RUSSES 1909-1929
While the early 20th century was rich with creative energy, no one brought theater and dance to the forefront of culture quite like Sergei Diaghilev did with his extraordinary Ballets Russes. From 1909 to 1929, the impresario attracted the involvement of artists and designers (Picasso, Matisse, Chanel), composers (Stravinsky), dancers (Nijinsky and Massine), and even a young George Balanchine.
BALLET LOVER'S COMPANION
Written by Anderson, Zoe
A richly informed, up-to-date performance guide to more than 140 favorite ballets, from the classical era to the present day
BALANCHINE TEACHING
In 1961, Nancy Lassalle was given permission to photograph a two-day teachers seminar led by George Balanchine (1904-83) at the School of American Ballet. The workshop, funded by the Ford Foundation, was intended to elevate the level of ballet education across the United States by offering the highest standard of training to future dancers.
FEUDING FAN DANCERS: FAITH BACON, SALLY RAND, AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE SHOWGIRL
Written by Zemeckis, Leslie
"Detailed, deeply researched, and compelling." --Chicago Tribune Historian Leslie Zemeckis reveals the lost stories of Sally Rand and Faith Bacon--icons who each claimed to be the inventor of the notorious fan dance. Nearly one hundred years later, both women come alive again.
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