The Ballet Lover's Companion

The Ballet Lover's Companion
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 385
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ISBN-10 : 9780300154283
ISBN-13 : 0300154283
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Book Synopsis The Ballet Lover's Companion by : Zoë Anderson

Download or read book The Ballet Lover's Companion written by Zoë Anderson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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