The one and only : the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo / Jack Anderson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Dance Books, 1981.Description: xxiv, 333 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 090310265X
  • 9780903102650
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 20 792.80973 AND
LOC classification:
  • GV1786.B3
Contents:
PART I: The Life of the Company : 1. Birth of the Company -- 2. The Massine Years (1938 to 1942) -- 3. Massine and His Ballets -- 4. Interim: Russians and Rodeo (1942 to 1944) -- 5. The Balanchine Years (1944 to 1946) -- 6. Balanchine and His Ballets -- 7. Triumph and Twilight (1946 to 1952) -- 8. Reorganization (1954 to 1957) -- 9. The Last Years (1957 to 1962) - PART II: Life in the Company : 10. Sergei J. Denham: Company Diretor -- 11. Danilova and Franklin: Company Stars -- 12. Americans in the Ballet Russe -- 13. People Behind the Scenes -- 14. The Company on Tour -- 15. Company Style: On Stage and Off -- 16. The Ballet Russe: A Summing Up.
Summary: "The One and Only: The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo tells the story of one of America's most important and neglected ballet companies. Alexandra Danilova, Frederid Franklin, Alicia Markova, Mia Slavenska, Nathalie Krassovska, Tamara Toumanova, AndréEglevsky, Leon Danielian, Ruthanna Boris, Maria Tallchief, Alicia Alonso, Igor Youskevitch, and Nina Novak were among the stars who led the company on its gruelling tours of American cities, great and small. For more than two decades it pioneered the appreciation of ballet throughout the United States, becoming one of the most beloved companies in history." -- Book Cover.
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Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-309).

PART I: The Life of the Company : 1. Birth of the Company -- 2. The Massine Years (1938 to 1942) -- 3. Massine and His Ballets -- 4. Interim: Russians and Rodeo (1942 to 1944) -- 5. The Balanchine Years (1944 to 1946) -- 6. Balanchine and His Ballets -- 7. Triumph and Twilight (1946 to 1952) -- 8. Reorganization (1954 to 1957) -- 9. The Last Years (1957 to 1962) - PART II: Life in the Company : 10. Sergei J. Denham: Company Diretor -- 11. Danilova and Franklin: Company Stars -- 12. Americans in the Ballet Russe -- 13. People Behind the Scenes -- 14. The Company on Tour -- 15. Company Style: On Stage and Off -- 16. The Ballet Russe: A Summing Up.

"The One and Only: The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo tells the story of one of America's most important and neglected ballet companies. Alexandra Danilova, Frederid Franklin, Alicia Markova, Mia Slavenska, Nathalie Krassovska, Tamara Toumanova, AndréEglevsky, Leon Danielian, Ruthanna Boris, Maria Tallchief, Alicia Alonso, Igor Youskevitch, and Nina Novak were among the stars who led the company on its gruelling tours of American cities, great and small. For more than two decades it pioneered the appreciation of ballet throughout the United States, becoming one of the most beloved companies in history." -- Book Cover.

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