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Ballet and modern dance / Susan Au ; revised and extended by Jim Rutter

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Thames & Hudson, 2016.Description: 232 pages: illustrations (partly colored); 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780500204115
  • 050020411X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • GV 1787  .A87 2012
Contents:
Introduction (new, by JR) * 1. A Most Obedient Servant * 2. The Rise of Professionalism * 3. The Development of the Ballet d'Action * 4. Ascent and Descent * 5. Crystallization and Ferment in Russia * 6. First Steps towards a New Form * 7. `Astonish Me' * 8. Truly Modern * 9. The Decentralization of Ballet * 10. The Metamorphosis of Growth * 11. A Time of Growth * 12. Moving into the New Millennium (revised and extended by JR) * Endmatter
Summary: A guide to the rich history of western dance in all its incarnations from 16th-century court ballet to the genre-shattering contortions of 21st-century theatrical dance. Part of the "World of Art" series, it is updated for the new millennium to feature various styles, performers and technology.
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Introduction (new, by JR) * 1. A Most Obedient Servant * 2. The Rise of Professionalism * 3. The Development of the Ballet d'Action * 4. Ascent and Descent * 5. Crystallization and Ferment in Russia * 6. First Steps towards a New Form * 7. `Astonish Me' * 8. Truly Modern * 9. The Decentralization of Ballet * 10. The Metamorphosis of Growth * 11. A Time of Growth * 12. Moving into the New Millennium (revised and extended by JR) * Endmatter

A guide to the rich history of western dance in all its incarnations from 16th-century court ballet to the genre-shattering contortions of 21st-century theatrical dance. Part of the "World of Art" series, it is updated for the new millennium to feature various styles, performers and technology.

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