The ballet-lover's pocket-book : technique without tears for the ballet-lover / by Kay Ambrose; illustrated by the author.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Adam & Charles Black, 1943.Description: 2 preliminary leaves, 3 unnumbered pages, 64 pages, 2 leaves including frontispiece : illustrations ; 19 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 20 792.84 AMB
Contents:
1. Simplified Technical Steps -- 2. The Ballerina and the Danseur -- 3. Miscellaneous Notes -- 4. Observations on Costume -- 5. Notes on Theatrical Lighting -- 6. Warnings for the Ballet-Loverex. 7. Taking a "Call" -- Index.
Summary: Participation primer of nutshell knowledge for beginning balletomanes, and young ballet dancers and their parents. Technical sketches with accompanying descriptive text terms, steps and poses, movements and elevations, rights and wrongs of the various illustrations. There is comment too on ballerinas and danseurs in general, on costume, characters and choreographers, on lighting, good line in dancing, and the ballets in which this material is being used. Plus sale with other ballet books.|c--KIRKUS REVIEW.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Books Books Academy of Music & Performing Arts Library General Stacks Non-fiction 792.84 AMB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Kindly donated by J. Dyson A06393

Includes index.

"Notes on make-up" on lining-paper.

1. Simplified Technical Steps -- 2. The Ballerina and the Danseur -- 3. Miscellaneous Notes -- 4. Observations on Costume -- 5. Notes on Theatrical Lighting -- 6. Warnings for the Ballet-Loverex. 7. Taking a "Call" -- Index.

Participation primer of nutshell knowledge for beginning balletomanes, and young ballet dancers and their parents. Technical sketches with accompanying descriptive text terms, steps and poses, movements and elevations, rights and wrongs of the various illustrations. There is comment too on ballerinas and danseurs in general, on costume, characters and choreographers, on lighting, good line in dancing, and the ballets in which this material is being used. Plus sale with other ballet books.|c--KIRKUS REVIEW.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.