Ballet /
Woodward, Ian 1941-
Ballet / Ian Woodward. - Sevenoaks, Eng. : Hodder and Stoughton, ©1977. - vi, 430 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. - Teach yourself books .
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [411]-414.
Part One - THE NATURE OF BALLET : 1. Ballet: A Brief Definition -- 2. The Dancer -- 3. Drama without Words -- 4. Music and Movement -- 5. Scenery, Costumes and the Designer -- 6. Mime: Communicating by Gesture -- 7. Ballet: Why it appeals -- Part Two - THE BIRTH OF BALLET - ITS RISE AND FALL : 8. Dancing Through the Ages -- 9. The Romantic Ballet -- 10. The Development of Ballet in Russia -- Part Three - EVOLUTION BY REVOLUTION : 11. The Diaghilev Ballet and the Ballet Russes -- 12. The Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas -- Part Four - THE ASCENDANCY OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY BALLET : 13. Ballet in France -- 14. Ballet in Italy -- 15. Ballet in Denmark -- 16. Ballet in the Soviet Union -- 17. Ballet in Britain -- 18. Ballet in America -- 19. Ballet Around the World / Part Five - BREAKING BARRIERS FOR TOMORROW'S BALLET : 20. A Dancer's Training -- 21. Some misconceptions -- 22. Epilogue: Classical Ballet, Contemporary Dance, and Alto-Classicism -- Part Six - WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S WHAT : 23. Who's Who / 24. The Language of Ballet -- 25. The Ballet Repertory -- Acknowledgements -- Further Reading -- Index of Ballets. Canada ; South America ; Ireland ; Holland ; Germany ;Austria, Switzerland ; Belgium ; Spain ; Portugal ; Sweden ; Norway ; Finland ; Turkey ; Israel ; Iran ; Romania ; Yugoslavia ; Hungary ; Czechoslovakia ; Poland ; Bulgaria ; China ; Japan ; Australia ; New Zealand ; South Africa -- Dancers ; Choreographers ; Composers ; Contemporary Mime Artists --
"Here is a book for both beginners and the keen ballet-goer. The story of dance is followed from its beginnings with the Romans and Ancient Greeks, through the Renaissance and the Romantic Ballet, to the modern dance of the twentieth century. In addition to this account of the historical development of ballet; there are unique and fascinating sections on the nature of baller and its appeal to audiences today, while an insoortant feature of this book is its complete reference section of dancers, choreographers, composers, designers, and ballets - contemporary and classical - in the international repertory.
Throughout the emphasis is placed on twentieth-century ballet and in this respect every major country in the world is discussed." -- Back cover.
0340215178 9780340215173
Ballet
792.809 / WOO
Ballet / Ian Woodward. - Sevenoaks, Eng. : Hodder and Stoughton, ©1977. - vi, 430 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. - Teach yourself books .
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [411]-414.
Part One - THE NATURE OF BALLET : 1. Ballet: A Brief Definition -- 2. The Dancer -- 3. Drama without Words -- 4. Music and Movement -- 5. Scenery, Costumes and the Designer -- 6. Mime: Communicating by Gesture -- 7. Ballet: Why it appeals -- Part Two - THE BIRTH OF BALLET - ITS RISE AND FALL : 8. Dancing Through the Ages -- 9. The Romantic Ballet -- 10. The Development of Ballet in Russia -- Part Three - EVOLUTION BY REVOLUTION : 11. The Diaghilev Ballet and the Ballet Russes -- 12. The Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas -- Part Four - THE ASCENDANCY OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY BALLET : 13. Ballet in France -- 14. Ballet in Italy -- 15. Ballet in Denmark -- 16. Ballet in the Soviet Union -- 17. Ballet in Britain -- 18. Ballet in America -- 19. Ballet Around the World / Part Five - BREAKING BARRIERS FOR TOMORROW'S BALLET : 20. A Dancer's Training -- 21. Some misconceptions -- 22. Epilogue: Classical Ballet, Contemporary Dance, and Alto-Classicism -- Part Six - WHO'S WHO AND WHAT'S WHAT : 23. Who's Who / 24. The Language of Ballet -- 25. The Ballet Repertory -- Acknowledgements -- Further Reading -- Index of Ballets. Canada ; South America ; Ireland ; Holland ; Germany ;Austria, Switzerland ; Belgium ; Spain ; Portugal ; Sweden ; Norway ; Finland ; Turkey ; Israel ; Iran ; Romania ; Yugoslavia ; Hungary ; Czechoslovakia ; Poland ; Bulgaria ; China ; Japan ; Australia ; New Zealand ; South Africa -- Dancers ; Choreographers ; Composers ; Contemporary Mime Artists --
"Here is a book for both beginners and the keen ballet-goer. The story of dance is followed from its beginnings with the Romans and Ancient Greeks, through the Renaissance and the Romantic Ballet, to the modern dance of the twentieth century. In addition to this account of the historical development of ballet; there are unique and fascinating sections on the nature of baller and its appeal to audiences today, while an insoortant feature of this book is its complete reference section of dancers, choreographers, composers, designers, and ballets - contemporary and classical - in the international repertory.
Throughout the emphasis is placed on twentieth-century ballet and in this respect every major country in the world is discussed." -- Back cover.
0340215178 9780340215173
Ballet
792.809 / WOO