Masterpieces of ballet design / Peter Williams

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Phaidon Press, 1981.Description: 80 pages : billustrations (some color) ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 0714820423
  • 9780714820422
  • 0014820423
  • 9780014820429
  • 0014820420
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 20 792.84 WIL
LOC classification:
  • GV1782 .W54 1981
Contents:
Four centuries of development -- New forces -- The Russian influence -- The school of Paris -- The Diaghilev legacy -- The world explodes in dance -- Colour plates.
Summary: "Ballet design is that art which fuses together, in one outstanding whole, the many arts that make up a ballet: music, dramatic theme, choreography and interpretive dance. In this book Peter Williams - a former ballet designer - describes the turning points through which ballet design has become an integral part of the whole artistic ensemble. The book spans five centuries, from Court masques to multi-media presentations, and concentrates on the exciting innovations of the twentieth century. Both a useful source of information for the ballet student and a fascinating story, it is illustrated with over 80 plates." -- Book cover
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Books Books Academy of Music & Performing Arts Library General Stacks Non-fiction 792.84 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Kindly donated by J. Dyson. A06337
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792.84 CLA The ballet goer's guide / 792.84 DAV Classics of the Royal Ballet / 792.84 WER Petrouchka 792.84 WIL Masterpieces of ballet design / 792.8409944 HAL 4 Generations : 792.842 GIS The ballet called Giselle / 792.845 BLA Observer of the dance, 1958-1982 :

Four centuries of development -- New forces -- The Russian influence -- The school of Paris -- The Diaghilev legacy -- The world explodes in dance -- Colour plates.

"Ballet design is that art which fuses together, in one outstanding whole, the many arts that make up a ballet: music, dramatic theme, choreography and interpretive dance. In this book Peter Williams - a former ballet designer - describes the turning points through which ballet design has become an integral part of the whole artistic ensemble. The book spans five centuries, from Court masques to multi-media presentations, and concentrates on the exciting innovations of the twentieth century. Both a useful source of information for the ballet student and a fascinating story, it is illustrated with over 80 plates." -- Book cover

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