The Cambridge Companion to Ballet - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521832217 ISBN 13 : 9780521832212

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Cambridge Companions to Music pour Ouvrages de référence publié en 2007 sous la référence 9780521832212 par Cambridge University Press. A collection of essays by international writers on the evolution of ballet.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Ballet is a paradox: much loved but little studied. It is a beautiful fairy tale; detached from its origins and unrelated to the men and women who created it. Yet ballet has a history, little known and rarely presented. These great works have dark sides and moral ambiguities, not always nor immediately visible. The daring and challenging quality of ballet as well as its perceived 'safe' nature is not only one of its fascinations but one of the intriguing questions to be explored in this Companion. The essays reveal the conception, intent and underlying meaning of ballets and recreate the historical reality in which they emerged. The reader will find new and unexpected aspects of ballet, its history and its aesthetics, the evolution of plot and narrative, new insights into the reality of training, the choice of costume and the transformation of an old art in a modern world.

Revue de presse :

' ... a stimulating read if your curiosity has already been aroused as to how and why ballet is like it is, and whether it has a future as well as a past.' Dance Now

'This volume has a place in the libraries of dance institutions, but history departments may find it of use, as will anyone with a keen interest in classical and modern dance.' Reference Reviews

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521832217
• ISBN 13: 9780521832212
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 396