Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Mime, music and drama on the eighteenth-century stage Mime, music and drama on the eighteenth-century stage Edward Nye "The 'ballet d'action' was one of the most successful and controversial forms of theatre in the early modern period. A curious hybrid of dance, mime and music, its overall and overriding intention wa… OL15921475W
Ballerina Ballerina Deirdre Kelly Throughout her history, the ballerina has been perceived as the embodiment of beauty and perfection? the feminine ideal. But the reality is another story. From the earliest ballerinas in the 17th cen… OL16989511W
On Wings of Joy On Wings of Joy Trudy Garfunkel In this engaging history of dance, readers are introduced to the major performers, choreographers, and composers who influenced the development of ballet. Beginning with the birth of the art in the … OL2618021W
Frederick Ashton and his ballets Frederick Ashton and his ballets David Vaughan xx, 522 p. : 26 cm OL2766144W
Dancing and ballet Dancing and ballet Olive Ordish Discusses the evolution of many forms of dance, including folk, ballroom, stage, social, classical ballet, and modern dance. OL6617495W
The Triumph of Pleasure The Triumph of Pleasure Georgia J. Cowart "Prominent components of Louis XIV's propaganda, the arts of spectacle also became sources of a potent resistance to the monarchy in late seventeenth-century France. With a particular focus on the co… OL9347795W
The Bolshoi Ballet School The Bolshoi Ballet School Sophia N. Golovkina 77 p. : 32 cm OL9530290W