Author: Martha Ullman West
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780813057811
Category : Ballet
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
"This book explores the lives and careers of Todd Bolender and Janet Reed, two unsung trailblazers who were pivotal to the development of ballet in America over the course of the twentieth century"--
Todd Bolender, Janet Reed, and the Making of American Ballet
Author: Martha Ullman West
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780813057811
Category : Ballet
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
"This book explores the lives and careers of Todd Bolender and Janet Reed, two unsung trailblazers who were pivotal to the development of ballet in America over the course of the twentieth century"--
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780813057811
Category : Ballet
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
"This book explores the lives and careers of Todd Bolender and Janet Reed, two unsung trailblazers who were pivotal to the development of ballet in America over the course of the twentieth century"--
Todd Bolender, Janet Reed, and the Making of American Ballet
Author: Martha Ullman West
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780813066776
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This book explores the lives and careers of Todd Bolender and Janet Reed, two unsung trailblazers who were pivotal to the development of ballet in America over the course of the twentieth century.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780813066776
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This book explores the lives and careers of Todd Bolender and Janet Reed, two unsung trailblazers who were pivotal to the development of ballet in America over the course of the twentieth century.
Todd Bolender, Janet Reed, and the Making of American Ballet
Author: Martha Ullman West
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813065844
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Martha Ullman West illustrates how American ballet developed over the course of the twentieth century from an aesthetic originating in the courts of Europe into a stylistically diverse expression of a democratic culture. West places at center stage two artists who were instrumental to this story: Todd Bolender and Janet Reed. Lifelong friends, Bolender (1914–2006) and Reed (1916–2000) were part of a generation of dancers who navigated the Great Depression, World War II, and the vibrant cultural scene of postwar New York City. They danced in the works of choreographers Lew and Willam Christensen, Eugene Loring, Agnes de Mille, Catherine Littlefield, Ruthanna Boris, and others who West argues were just as responsible for the direction of American ballet as the legendary George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. The stories of Bolender, Reed, and their contemporaries also demonstrate that the flowering of American ballet was not simply a New York phenomenon. West includes little-known details about how Bolender and Reed laid the foundations for Seattle’s Pacific Northwest Ballet in the 1970s and how Bolender transformed the Kansas City Ballet into a highly respected professional company soon after. Passionate in their desire to dance and create dances, Bolender and Reed committed their lives to passing along their hard-won knowledge, training, and work. This book celebrates two unsung trailblazers who were pivotal to the establishment of ballet in America from one coast to the other.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813065844
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Martha Ullman West illustrates how American ballet developed over the course of the twentieth century from an aesthetic originating in the courts of Europe into a stylistically diverse expression of a democratic culture. West places at center stage two artists who were instrumental to this story: Todd Bolender and Janet Reed. Lifelong friends, Bolender (1914–2006) and Reed (1916–2000) were part of a generation of dancers who navigated the Great Depression, World War II, and the vibrant cultural scene of postwar New York City. They danced in the works of choreographers Lew and Willam Christensen, Eugene Loring, Agnes de Mille, Catherine Littlefield, Ruthanna Boris, and others who West argues were just as responsible for the direction of American ballet as the legendary George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. The stories of Bolender, Reed, and their contemporaries also demonstrate that the flowering of American ballet was not simply a New York phenomenon. West includes little-known details about how Bolender and Reed laid the foundations for Seattle’s Pacific Northwest Ballet in the 1970s and how Bolender transformed the Kansas City Ballet into a highly respected professional company soon after. Passionate in their desire to dance and create dances, Bolender and Reed committed their lives to passing along their hard-won knowledge, training, and work. This book celebrates two unsung trailblazers who were pivotal to the establishment of ballet in America from one coast to the other.
Why Dance Matters
Author: Mindy Aloff
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300204523
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
A passionate and moving tribute to the captivating power of dance, not just as an art form but as a language that transcends barriers Mindy Aloff, a journalist, an essayist, and a dance critic, analyzes dance as the ultimate expression of human energy and feeling. From her personal anecdotes, her engaging collection of stories about dance from around the world, or her description of the captivating photograph by Helen Levitt of two children dancing, which she sees as one embodiment of the mystery and joy that dancing can evoke, Aloff's exploration of the aesthetic, social, and spiritual impacts of dance will prove spellbinding. Aloff takes us on a journey through various forms of dance--rituals, religious observances, storytelling, musical interpretations--to show why dance matters to human beings. Interlaced with personal experiences, this book builds on analysis to reveal the intimate relationship we have with dance--personal, spiritual, soul-searching, medicinal, and entertaining. The ideas speak to both specialist and general readers.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300204523
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
A passionate and moving tribute to the captivating power of dance, not just as an art form but as a language that transcends barriers Mindy Aloff, a journalist, an essayist, and a dance critic, analyzes dance as the ultimate expression of human energy and feeling. From her personal anecdotes, her engaging collection of stories about dance from around the world, or her description of the captivating photograph by Helen Levitt of two children dancing, which she sees as one embodiment of the mystery and joy that dancing can evoke, Aloff's exploration of the aesthetic, social, and spiritual impacts of dance will prove spellbinding. Aloff takes us on a journey through various forms of dance--rituals, religious observances, storytelling, musical interpretations--to show why dance matters to human beings. Interlaced with personal experiences, this book builds on analysis to reveal the intimate relationship we have with dance--personal, spiritual, soul-searching, medicinal, and entertaining. The ideas speak to both specialist and general readers.
Jerome Robbins
Author: Deborah Jowitt
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780684869858
Category : Choreographers
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Chronicles the life of American ballet choreographer Jerome Robbins, discussing his career and private life, his Russian Jewish heritage, and his impact on dance and theater.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780684869858
Category : Choreographers
Languages : en
Pages : 664
Book Description
Chronicles the life of American ballet choreographer Jerome Robbins, discussing his career and private life, his Russian Jewish heritage, and his impact on dance and theater.
The New Borzoi Book of Ballets
Author: Rosalyn Krokover
Publisher: New York : Knopf
ISBN:
Category : Ballets
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Publisher: New York : Knopf
ISBN:
Category : Ballets
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Cue
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1334
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1334
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the Dance Collection
Author: New York Public Library. Dance Collection
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dance
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dance
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
Thirty Years
Author: Lincoln Kirstein
Publisher: New York : Knopf
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Publisher: New York : Knopf
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description