About this title: In the history of twentieth-century ballet, no company has had so profound and far-reaching an influence as the Ballets Russes. Under the direction of impresario extraordinaire Serge Diaghilev (18721929), the Ballets Russes radically transformed the nature of balletits subject matter, movement idiom, choreographic style, stage space, music, scenic design, costume, even the dancer's physical appearance. From 1909 to 1929, it nurtured some of the greatest choreographers in dance historyFokine, Nijinsky, Massine, and Balanchineand created such classics as Les Sylphides, Firebird, Petrouchka, L ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1989-10-12
ISBN-13:9780195057010ISBN:0195057015
Description: Very Good. Dust Jacket. Oxford University Press, 1989, 524 pp. DJ without edgewear or tears; in mylar. Tight spine, clean pages. Mild shelf wear. Reliable and accurate service. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780195057010ISBN:0195057015
Description: Good. Minimal damage to cover and binding. Pages show light use. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780195076042ISBN:0195076044
Description: G+/NONE. 0195076044. 1.03 x 9.19 x 6.13 Inches; 576 pages; Dog-eared corners. In the history of twentieth-century ballet, no company has had so profound and far-reaching an influence as the Ballets Russes. It existed for only twenty years--from 1909 to 1929--but in that brief period it transformed ballet into a vital, modern art. The Ballets Russes created the first of this century's classics: Les Sylphides, Firebird, Petrouchka, L'Apres-midi d'un Faune, Le Sacre du Printemps, Parade, Les Noces ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1989-10-12
ISBN-13:9780195057010ISBN:0195057015
Description: Good. What's the difference between fiction and reality? Ficton has to make sense. Tom Clancy. If you buy this book, it will ship from Kentucky. It may have some writing and highlighting. If this is a book for class, it might not have some of the extra materials it originally came with like the CD or any access codes. You probably don't need those anyway, but you might want to check with your professor first just in case. Please email us if you have any questions, and thanks for checking us ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1989-10-12
ISBN-13:9780195057010ISBN:0195057015
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: DA CAPO PR
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780306808784ISBN:0306808781
Description: New. "In the history of twentieth-century ballet, no company has had so profound and far-reaching an influence as the Ballets Russes. Under the direction of impresario extraordinaire Serge Diaghilev (1872-1" read more
Binding: 1/4 Cloth
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780195057010ISBN:0195057015
Description: Very Good- in Very Good jacket. 8vo. Green cloth spine, green paper-covered-boards, copper titles on spine, spine-ends rubbed and faded, otherwise edgewear is minimal. book interior clean and tight with lovely pink end-papers. brown and green and black pictorial dj with white titles on front and spine (spine is light blue), very minimal edgewear, brodart-protected, price un-clipped. read more
Description: Garafola, Lynn. DIAGHILEV'S BALLETS RUSSES. NY: Da Capo Press, c1989. First Da Capo Edition, c1998. 524pp, index, notes, appendix, epilogue. 8vo. New softocover. read more
Description: Garafola, Lynn. DIAGHILEV'S BALLETS RUSSES. NY and Oxford: Oxford University Press, c1989. Hardcover in d/w, vg dust as new, index, 524pp, 8vo, read more
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