Antony Tudor's achievements in ballet choreography are comparable to those of Frederick Ashton and George Balanchine. Working with Marie Rambert at Sadler's Wells in the 1930s, he created "Jardin aux Lilas" and "Dark Elegies", before moving to New York shortly after the outbreak of the World War II. Considered an emotionally powerful ballet master ...
Introducing the fundamental issues in dance pedagogy, this collection equips the reader with a thorough grounding in all areas of dance education, such as: * improvisation/choreography * movement analysis * theory * music for dance * kinesiology/injury prevention * history * criticism. "Teaching Dance Studies" features contributions from ...
The Lure of Perfection: Fashion and Ballett, 1780-1830 offers a unique look at how ballet influenced contemporary fashion and women's body image, and how street fashions in turn were reflected by the costumes worn by ballet dancers. Through years of research, the author has traced the interplay between fashion, social trends, and the development ...
Ballet changed dramatically during the French Revolution. Judith Chazin-Bennahum reveals how the cold, stylized dance movements and weighted ornamental costumes of the 18th-century court ballets developed into the ballet of the Romantic movement, where dancers wore lightweight costumes that allowed them to flow freely across the stage and take to ...
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