Letters on dance and choreography /

Bournonville, August, 1805-1879

Letters on dance and choreography / August Bournonville ; translated and annotated by Knud Arne Jürgensen. - London : Dance Books, ©1999. - 77 p. : ill., facsim., ports. ; 23 cm.

"Eight public letters, published in the Parisian weekly L'Europe artiste between 8 July and 26 August 1860."--P. [vi].

Includes bibliographical references.

"In 1860, the great Danish choreographer and ballet-master August Bournonville wrote a series of eight public letters, which were published simultaneously in Paris and Turin." "Only recently rediscovered, the letters express Bournonville's views on many aspects of ballet in his time, ranging from artistic and moral considerations to cultural comment and practical advice." "Brimming with vision, opinion and wit, these provocative writings provide an important and fascinating insight into the world of nineteenth-century Romantic ballet, as viewed by one of its foremost exponents."--BOOK JACKET.

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Bournonville, August, 1805-1879 --Correspondence.


Ballet dancing
Choreography

GV1782.5 / .B682 1999

792.8092 / BOU