Authored by one of the ballet's most respected experts, this volume includes scene-by-scene retellings of the most popular classic and contemporary ballets, as performed by the world's leading dance companies. Certain to delight long-time fans as well as those just discovering the beauty and drama of ballet.
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Authored by one of the ballet's most respected experts, this volume includes scene-by-scene retellings of the most popular classic and contemporary ballets, as performed by the world's leading dance companies. Certain to delight long-time fans as well as those just discovering the beauty and drama of ballet.
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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
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Save Your Money,
This review is from: 101 Stories of the Great Ballets: The scene-by-scene stories of the most popular ballets, old and new (A Dolphin book) (Paperback)
I purchased this book and now regret it. So many of the ballets decribed are minor pieces that are rarely performed any more, while many major classic ballets that are still performed and/or that are important in dance history are totally neglected (e.g. Le Corsaire, Raymonda, Paquita, Esmerelda). Other descriptions focus only on one part of the ballet rather than telling you the actual story. The entry on "La Bayadère," for instance, focuses almost entirely on Act IV, which is frustrating since this is a ballet with a complicated libretto that could really benefit from a complete summary. I'd recommend going to a library and photocopying the info on the ballets that interest you rather than purchasing this as a handy reference book to have at home. It's just not worth the money.
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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No One Can Beat George Balanchine,
This review is from: 101 Stories of the Great Ballets: The scene-by-scene stories of the most popular ballets, old and new (A Dolphin book) (Paperback)
Balanchine had a unique ability to understand the ballet and to be able to explain it to others, even if they did not know anything about it. This book which he wrote with Francis Mason, is very handy for balletomane's to have on their shelves. It explains about different ballet's, both classical and contemporary, and describes their story line or plot and gives detailed comments about how the ballet is presented. Good for reference or for curious readers.
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This review is from: 101 Stories of the Great Ballets: The scene-by-scene stories of the most popular ballets, old and new (A Dolphin book) (Paperback)
This book is one of the best book I have obtained over the years. My brother uses it when he has to attend ballet with our family since he can never figure out what is goin on since there is no speaking. Balencine has a great understanding of the ballets and tells you the important parts and leaves out the "hoopla". I recamend it for anyone who attends the ballet as a person that apreciates the art or someone just forced to go.
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After Eden is a dramatic ballet about Adam and Eve after the Fall and the expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
glove seller, champion roper, head wrangler, dramatic ballet, ten dancers, princess mother, whole ballet, swan maidens, classic ballet, ballet history, lilac garden, six dancers, same ensemble, romantic ballet, national ballet, curtain rises, first danced, grand pas, ballet master, principal dancers, new ballet, boy lifts, ugly stepsisters Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Don Quixote, Swan Lake, City Center, Metropolitan Opera House, Lilac Fairy, Jerome Robbins, Royal Ballet, Des Grieux, American Ballet Theatre, Madame Simone, The Sleeping Beauty, Friar Laurence, George Balanchine, Igor Stravinsky, Lincoln Center, Covent Garden, Princess Aurora, Antony Tudor, Frederick Ashton, Marius Petipa, Les Noces, Rudolf Nureyev, Diaghilev's Ballets Russes New!
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After Eden is a dramatic ballet about Adam and Eve after the Fall and the expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
glove seller, champion roper, head wrangler, dramatic ballet, ten dancers, princess mother, whole ballet, swan maidens, classic ballet, ballet history, lilac garden, six dancers, same ensemble, romantic ballet, national ballet, curtain rises, first danced, grand pas, ballet master, principal dancers, new ballet, boy lifts, ugly stepsisters Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Don Quixote, Swan Lake, City Center, Metropolitan Opera House, Lilac Fairy, Jerome Robbins, Royal Ballet, Des Grieux, American Ballet Theatre, Madame Simone, The Sleeping Beauty, Friar Laurence, George Balanchine, Igor Stravinsky, Lincoln Center, Covent Garden, Princess Aurora, Antony Tudor, Frederick Ashton, Marius Petipa, Les Noces, Rudolf Nureyev, Diaghilev's Ballets Russes New!
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- Swan Lake by Margot Fonteyn on 10 pages
- Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare on 7 pages
- Sleeping Beauty (Favourite Fairy Tales) by Charles Perrault on 6 pages
- Don Quixote (English Picture Readers) by Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra on 5 pages
- Don Quixote (Modern Library Classics) by Miguel de Cervantes on 5 pages
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- Ballet For Dummies by Scott Speck on page 244, and Index
- Dancing Women: Female Bodies Onstage by Sally Banes in Back Matter
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- Careers for Culture Lovers & Other Artsy Types (VGM Careers for You) by Marjorie Eberts on page 9
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