Drawing on unpublished letters, interviews, and her own dance background, Kavanagh gives readers an intimate, revealing, and dramatic picture of one of the greatest and most iconic ballet dancers of the 20th century. 32 pages of b&w photographs.
Sir Frederick Ashton, Britain's greatest choreographer, was a major figure on the cultural landscape of the twentieth century and his influence extended far beyond the world of dance. Julie Kavanagh traces Ashton's progress with a keen and sympathetic sense of both the man and his milieu. The drama of his professional and private life - among his ...
Ballet's first pop icon, Rudolf Nureyev revolutionised an old art form, bringing a new young audience to opera houses, and sparking Rudimania across the globe. From his birth on a train in Siberia at the height of Stalin's Terrors, Nureyev's life was extraordinary. His career was decided at the age of 8 and nine years later, leaving his Tatar ...
The 100 prayer services in this book can be easily adapted for specific needs, and treat a wide variety of themes including the natural and liturgical seasons, feasts, and significant moments in human life.
The sacrament of baptism welcomes a child into the family of God in a special way. In the course of its celebration those present will experience a rich tapestry of symbols, actions, gestures, prayers and the Word of God. This booklet is intended to explain such symbolism and the meanings behind the various parts of the baptism ceremony so that ...
Born on a train in Stalin's Russia, Rudolf Nureyev was ballet's first pop icon. No other dancer of our time has generated the same excitement - both on and off stage. Nureyev's achievements and conquests became legendary: he rose out of Tatar peasant poverty to become the Kirov's thrilling maverick star; slept with his beloved mentor's wife; ...
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