The Ballet Companion

Author : Eliza Gaynor Minden
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781416595717

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The Ballet Companion by Eliza Gaynor Minden Pdf

A New Classic for Today's Dancer The Ballet Companion is a fresh, comprehensive, and thoroughly up-to-date reference book for the dancer. With 150 stunning photographs of ballet stars Maria Riccetto and Benjamin Millepied demonstrating perfect execution of positions and steps, this elegant volume brims with everything today's dance student needs, including: Practical advice for getting started, such as selecting a school, making the most of class, and studio etiquette Explanations of ballet fundamentals and major training systems An illustrated guide through ballet class -- warm-up, barre, and center floor Guidelines for safe, healthy dancing through a sensible diet, injury prevention, and cross-training with yoga and Pilates Descriptions of must-see ballets and glossaries of dance, music, and theater terms Along the way you'll find technique secrets from stars of American Ballet Theatre, lavishly illustrated sidebars on ballet history, and tips on everything from styling a ballet bun to stage makeup to performing the perfect pirouette. Whether a budding ballerina, serious student, or adult returning to ballet, dancers will find a lively mix of ballet's time-honored traditions and essential new information.

Author : Marion Kant
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2007-06-07
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781139827195

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The Cambridge Companion to Ballet by Marion Kant Pdf

Ballet is a paradox: much loved but little studied. It is a beautiful fairy tale; detached from its origins and unrelated to the men and women who created it. Yet ballet has a history, little known and rarely presented. These great works have dark sides and moral ambiguities, not always nor immediately visible. The daring and challenging quality of ballet as well as its perceived 'safe' nature is not only one of its fascinations but one of the intriguing questions to be explored in this Companion. The essays reveal the conception, intent and underlying meaning of ballets and recreate the historical reality in which they emerged. The reader will find new and unexpected aspects of ballet, its history and its aesthetics, the evolution of plot and narrative, new insights into the reality of training, the choice of costume and the transformation of an old art in a modern world.

Author : Zoe Anderson
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780300154290

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The Ballet Lover's Companion by Zoe Anderson Pdf

This engaging book is a welcome guide to the most successful and loved ballets seen on the stage today. Dance writer and critic Zoe Anderson focuses on 140 ballets, a core international repertory that encompasses works from the ethereal world of romantic ballet to the edgy, muscular works of modern choreographers. She provides a wealth of facts and insights, including information familiar only to dance world insiders, and considers such recent works as Alexei Ramansky's Shostakovich Trilogy and Christopher Wheeldon's The Winter's Tale as well as older ballets once forgotten but now returned to the repertory, such as Sylvia. To enhance enjoyment of each ballet, Anderson also offers tips on what to look for during a performance. Each chapter introduces a period of ballet history and provides an overview of innovations and advancement in the art form. In the individual entries that follow, Anderson includes essential facts about each ballet’s themes, plot, composers, choreographers, dance style, and music. The author also addresses the circumstances of each ballet’s creation and its effect in the theater, and she recounts anecdotes that illuminate performance history and reception. Reliable, accessible, and fully up to date, this book will delight anyone who attends the ballet, participates in ballet, or simply loves ballet and wants to know much more about it.

Author : Gail Grant
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780486132860

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Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet by Gail Grant Pdf

From adagio to voyage, over 800 steps, movements, poses, and concepts are fully defined. A pronunciation guide and cross-references to alternate names for similar steps and positions also included.

Author : I︠U︡riĭ Nikolaevich Grigorovich,Viktor Vladimirovich Vanslov
Publisher : TFH Publications
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UOM:39015015523437

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The Authorized Bolshoi Ballet Book of Raymonda by I︠U︡riĭ Nikolaevich Grigorovich,Viktor Vladimirovich Vanslov Pdf

Documents a new production (1984) of the ballet based upon the original (1898) choreographed by Marius Ivanovich Petipa, music composed by Aleksandr Konstantinovich Glazunov.

Author : Deborah Bowes,Karen Kain
Publisher : Firefly Books
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-22
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0228100666

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The Ballet Book by Deborah Bowes,Karen Kain Pdf

"This comprehensive guide... helps youngsters who love ballet to understand the hard work and commitment involved in classical dance training." -- School Library Journal (of the first edition) "A detailed, practical guide for serious ballet students... To balance collections heavy on colorful ballet books for browsers with stars in their eyes, here's a guide for ballet students who are ready to get down to work." -- Booklist (of the first edition) Prepared in conjunction with Canada's National Ballet School, The Ballet Book is the definitive instructional resource for children who are beginning to explore the possibilities and delights of ballet. The Ballet Book is an inspirational motivator, an exceptional teaching aid, and an ideal companion for students. Now it has all-new photographs in color and a text more suited to contemporary young dancers. The book illustrates in meticulous detail -- and through more than 100 photographs -- every position, step and pose involved in barre work, pointe work, alignment, classical ballet poses, attitudes, allegros, batteries, pirouettes and arabesques. Age-appropriate and comprehensive, it is a motivational guide, with information on deciding to dance; finding a teacher; musical accompaniment; finding the ideal studio; what to wear and grooming; positions, steps and poses; and exercises and nutrition. Historical highlights and modern opportunities complete this comprehensive book. The Ballet Book is a strong guide for both boys and girls.

Author : Farrah McDoogle
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442485167

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OLIVIA the Ballerina by Farrah McDoogle Pdf

It’s all ballet, all the time for Olivia—but can she find some balance? This deluxe picture book features embossed pages and a textured cover. When Olivia learns that her role model, Prima Ballerina Penelope Twinkletoes, “eats, drinks, and sleeps ballet,” Olivia vows to do the same. She practices the five ballet positions while setting the dinner table and even does arabesques while taking Baby William for a walk in the stroller. In fact, Olivia is so busy thinking about ballet that she misses a homework assignment and a playdate. What’s an aspiring ballerina to do? Find a solution that is perfectly en pointe! This beautiful picture book makes a wonderful companion to OLIVIA Acts Out, OLIVIA Claus, OLIVIA Says Good Night, and OLIVIA Dances for Joy. OLIVIA™ Ian Falconer Ink Unlimited, Inc. and © 2013 Ian Falconer and Classic Media, LLC

Author : Kristin Hannah
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008-02-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429927840

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Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah Pdf

From the New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah comes a powerful novel of love, loss, and the magic of friendship. . . . now a #1 Netflix series! In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the "coolest girl in the world" moves in across the street and wants to be her friend. Tully Hart seems to have it all---beauty, brains, ambition. On the surface they are as opposite as two people can be: Kate, doomed to be forever uncool, with a loving family who mortifies her at every turn. Tully, steeped in glamour and mystery, but with a secret that is destroying her. They make a pact to be best friends forever; by summer's end they've become TullyandKate. Inseparable. So begins Kristin Hannah's magnificent new novel. Spanning more than three decades and playing out across the ever-changing face of the Pacific Northwest, Firefly Lane is the poignant, powerful story of two women and the friendship that becomes the bulkhead of their lives. From the beginning, Tully is desperate to prove her worth to the world. Abandoned by her mother at an early age, she longs to be loved unconditionally. In the glittering, big-hair era of the eighties, she looks to men to fill the void in her soul. But in the buttoned-down nineties, it is television news that captivates her. She will follow her own blind ambition to New York and around the globe, finding fame and success . . . and loneliness. Kate knows early on that her life will be nothing special. Throughout college, she pretends to be driven by a need for success, but all she really wants is to fall in love and have children and live an ordinary life. In her own quiet way, Kate is as driven as Tully. What she doesn't know is how being a wife and mother will change her . . . how she'll lose sight of who she once was, and what she once wanted. And how much she'll envy her famous best friend. . . . For thirty years, Tully and Kate buoy each other through life, weathering the storms of friendship---jealousy, anger, hurt, resentment. They think they've survived it all until a single act of betrayal tears them apart . . . and puts their courage and friendship to the ultimate test. Firefly Lane is for anyone who ever drank Boone's Farm apple wine while listening to Abba or Fleetwood Mac. More than a coming-of-age novel, it's the story of a generation of women who were both blessed and cursed by choices. It's about promises and secrets and betrayals. And ultimately, about the one person who really, truly knows you---and knows what has the power to hurt you . . . and heal you. Firefly Lane is a story you'll never forget . . . one you'll want to pass on to your best friend.

Author : Gretchen Ward Warren,Susan Cook
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Music
ISBN : 0813009456

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Classical Ballet Technique by Gretchen Ward Warren,Susan Cook Pdf

Aimed at advanced dancers, this book discusses classical ballet's basic concepts, techniques, and movements

Author : Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-30
Category : Dance
ISBN : 1032085584

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The Routledge Companion to Dance Studies by Taylor & Francis Group Pdf

The Routledge Companion to Dance Studies maps out the key features of dance studies as the field stands today, while pointing to potential future developments. It locates these features both historically--within dance in particular social and cultural contexts--and in relation to other academic influences that have impinged on dance studies as a discipline. The editors use a thematically based approach that emphasizes that dance scholarship does not stand alone as a single entity, but is inevitably linked to other related fields, debates, and concerns. Authors from across continents have contributed chapters based on theoretical, methodological, ethnographic, and practice-based case studies, bringing together a wealth of expertise and insight to offer a study that is in-depth and wide-ranging. Ideal for scholars and upper-level students of dance and performance studies, The Routledge Companion to Dance Studies challenges the reader to expand their knowledge of this vibrant, exciting interdisciplinary field.

Author : Joyce Mackie
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1980-06-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780140464450

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Basic Ballet by Joyce Mackie Pdf

All the basic movements in classical ballet, illustrated with 275 detailed photographs. This unique handbook shows all the basic positions, steps, and movements in classical ballet, arranged in the sequence of lessons usually followed over six years of training. An invaluable practice manual for dance students, it is also a wonderful companion to the dance for ballet enthusiasts or anyone who wants a better understanding and appreciation of the art.

Author : Valerie Grieg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Ballet dancing
ISBN : 1852730439

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Inside Ballet Technique by Valerie Grieg Pdf

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781465483492

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Ballet by DK Pdf

This DK visual guide to ballet history goes beyond other ballet books, with beautiful photography that captures famous dancers and key stories. Discover more than 70 of the most famous ballet dances, from The Nutcracker and Swan Lake to The Rite of Spring. Learn the stories behind renowned companies such as The Royal Ballet and the Bolshoi Ballet. Explore the lives and achievements of dancers across the centuries, such as Margot Fonteyn, Carlos Acosta, and Darcey Bussell. Meet composers and choreographers, from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky to Matthew Bourne. From its origins at court and the first national ballet companies, to the contemporary scene and extraordinary venues that stage the productions, this book covers an impressive history of ballet and provides an invaluable overview of the subject. Filled with rarely seen photographs covering all the key figures, pieces, and performances, and compelling facts about each dance--the sources they draw from, their production history, and their reception over time--Ballet: The Definitive Illustrated Story is an essential gift for all ballet enthusiasts.

Author : Deanna Caswell
Publisher : Disney-Hyperion
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1423113535

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First Ballet by Deanna Caswell Pdf

The lights, the velvet curtain, the spotlight, the graceful dancers—nothing beats going to the ballet for the very first time. In this beautiful picture book, Deanna Caswell and Elizabeth Matthews conspire to recreate all the joy and wonder of the first theatrical experience, for children to relive again and again. /DIVDIV

Author : Olga Maynard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Ballet
ISBN : STANFORD:36105047028522

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The Ballet Companion by Olga Maynard Pdf

An illustrated how to look and how to listen guide to four of the most popular ballets in the modern repertoire, and the great ballet companies that perform them.