Fifty Ballet Masterworks: From the 16th Century to the 20th Century | 
|  | | | Title: | Fifty Ballet Masterworks: From the 16th Century to the 20th Century | | Author: | Lincoln Kirstein | | Publisher: | Dover Publications | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 01 August, 1984 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0486246310 / 9780486246314 | | List Price: | $22.95 | | Amazon Price: | $22.95 | |
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Profusely illustrated vision of ballet as movement, art, theatrical spectacle, and history. Penetrating discussions of 50 seminal works, from the 16th to the 20th century. 474 illustrations.
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• Essential Dance History Text 03 November, 2007
Lincoln Kirstein's genius as a writer of dance history is his ability to concisely and accurately relate dance to politics, industry, and economics--among other things. This book is organized chronologically by dance masterpieces, beginning with the sixteenth century and ending in the twentieth century. It's a great quick reference book to the great ballets. For each ballet, Kirstein describes the plot, creation of the ballet, and artistic collaborations that made the ballet possible. More importantly, he puts each ballet into historical context by discussing the art movements and politics of the time that affected the performers, choreographers, composers, costume designers, set designers, librettists, and other creative contributors to the ballets.
There is also a section of photographs, lithographs, etchings, and drawings at the end, in addition to the art that appears with each ballet. You won't find a lot of biographical information in the book, nor is it filled with anecdotes about the artists. The bibliography will point you in the right direction if you want to learn more. This is a straightforward, factual book that never ceases to educate and fascinate.
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