This oversized, deluxe volume celebrating the exquisite spectacle that embodies the excellence of American Ballet Theatre, recognized by Congress as "America’s national ballet company," presents the unfolding beauty, grace, agility, and sheer force of its most recent productions. Distinguished photographer Nancy Ellison depicts such enduring ballet classics as La Bayadère, Othello, The Sleeping Beauty, Manon, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, and Giselle, and captures the virtuosity of such unforgettable dancers as Angel Corella, Nina Ananiashvili, Alessandra Ferri, Julio Bocca, and Ethan Stiefel. ABT’s artistic director, Kevin McKenzie, has written an illuminating essay about this preeminent company. The combination of dynamic bravura dancing in dreamlike settings will be a sheer delight to ballet lovers everywhere.
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"...a sheer delight to ballet lovers everywhere."
~DanzaBallet.com
"...worth the grand jete to your nearest bookstore to buy the tome--tutu de suite." ~Sky Magazine
~DanzaBallet.com
"...worth the grand jete to your nearest bookstore to buy the tome--tutu de suite." ~Sky Magazine
About the Author
Award-winning photographer Nancy Ellison is the author of numerous books, including several on the subject of ballet, among them American Ballet Theatre’s The Ballet Book as well as In Grand Style: The Glory of the Metropolitan Opera. For more than thirty years, she has photographed distinguished personalities. Her photographs have been exhibited at such venues as the Mary Boone Gallery. Kevin McKenzie has been American Ballet Theatre’s Artistic Director since 1992. His ABT choreographic credits include the full-length classic The Nutcracker.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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Oversized book of stunning ballet photos,
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Make sure you have a large coffee table before purchasing this book. It is oversize and heavy and full of very nice pictures of eight ballets from ABT. Most of the photos are full page with no margins and a number are spread across two pages. There is a simple page of text to introduce each ballet but after that the pages are all pictures. Photographing the ballet can be challenging since the lighting is usually difficult and the subjects are always moving. It is clear that Nancy Ellison is very knowledgeable of these performances and performers and has captured these moments when the movement and expressions were just right. Many world class dancers are featured including Nina Ananiashvili, Jose Carreno, Irina Dvorovenko, Paloma Herrera and Gillian Murphy. Performances photographed are "La Bayadere", "The Sleeping Beauty", "Symphonie Concertante", "Romeo and Juliet", "The Dream", "Othello", "Cinderella", "Giselle", "Manon", and "Swan Lake". You also get a good look at some of the lavish sets and costumes at the Met. This book is nicely printed on thick paper and it has heavy cloth bound covers. This is an expensive book, but worth it and it cost less than a ticket to the Met.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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great ballet photos!,
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ABT is my favorite ballet company. This is a gorgeous coffee book. Fabulous pictures. Not as much text if one is looking for more history or to read about the dancers, but an outstanding ballet book to add to my collection.
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Perfect for the ballet lover!,
By J. Glenn (South Coast, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This book is 98% large, lush pictures of some of the elaborate ballets that ABT is best known for. These are not 'staged' photos like you see in the ABT calendars (and don't get me wrong, I love those, too) but these are action shots from the ballets themselves.
You get a very close view of the dancers and costumes- you get a great feel for the artistry of the ABT. Yes, it is spendy, but you really get to appreciate these moments that zip past when you are at the theater!
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