The Official Bolshoi Ballet Book Of The Nutcracker
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The Official Bolshoi Ballet Book of the Nutcracker by Yuri Grigorovich,Aleksandr Demidov,Herbert R. Axelrod Pdf
Photographs of the famous Russian ballet troupe's production of the traditional Christmas ballet are accompanied by a description of its story, history, and composer
Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today by Simon Morrison Pdf
In this “incredibly rich” (New York Times) definitive history of the Bolshoi Ballet, visionary performances onstage compete with political machinations backstage. A critical triumph, Simon Morrison’s “sweeping and authoritative” (Guardian) work, Bolshoi Confidential, details the Bolshoi Ballet’s magnificent history from its earliest tumults to recent scandals. On January 17, 2013, a hooded assailant hurled acid into the face of the artistic director, making international headlines. A lead soloist, enraged by institutional power struggles, later confessed to masterminding the crime. Morrison gives the shocking violence context, describing the ballet as a crucible of art and politics beginning with the disreputable inception of the theater in 1776, through the era of imperial rule, the chaos of revolution, the oppressive Soviet years, and the Bolshoi’s recent $680 million renovation. With vibrant detail including “sex scandals, double-suicide pacts, bribery, arson, executions, prostitution rings, embezzlement, starving orphans, [and] dead cats in lieu of flowers” (New Republic), Morrison makes clear that the history of the Bolshoi Ballet mirrors that of Russia itself.
The Nutcracker is the most popular ballet in the world, adopted and adapted by hundreds of communities across the United States and Canada every Christmas season. In this entertainingly informative book, Jennifer Fisher offers new insights into the Nutcracker phenomenon, examining it as a dance scholar and critic, a former participant, an observer of popular culture, and an interviewer of those who dance, present, and watch the beloved ballet. Fisher traces The Nutcracker’s history from its St. Petersburg premiere in 1892 through its emigration to North America in the mid-twentieth century to the many productions of recent years. She notes that after it was choreographed by another Russian immigrant to the New World, George Balanchine, the ballet began to thrive and variegate: Hawaiians added hula, Canadians added hockey, Mark Morris set it in the swinging sixties, and Donald Byrd placed it in Harlem. The dance world underestimates The Nutcracker at its peril, Fisher suggests, because the ballet is one of its most powerfully resonant traditions. After starting life as a Russian ballet based on a German tale about a little girl’s imagination, The Nutcracker has become a way for Americans to tell a story about their communal values and themselves.
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.
The Story of the Nutcracker Ballet: Read & Listen Edition by Deborah Hautzig Pdf
The magic of the beloved ballet is captured in this delightful Read & Listen edition. Art by a Caldecott Honor Book artist complements a succinct narration that is ideal for young children. This ebook includes Read & Listen audio narration.
