The Faber Pocket Guide to Ballet

The Faber Pocket Guide to Ballet
Author :
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Total Pages : 340
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780571321605
ISBN-13 : 0571321607
Rating : 4/5 (607 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Faber Pocket Guide to Ballet by : Luke Jennings

Download or read book The Faber Pocket Guide to Ballet written by Luke Jennings and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential, easy-to-use classical ballet guide - spanning nearly two centuries of classical dance - with entries for more than eighty works from ballet companies around the world, from Giselle and Swan Lake to Cinderella and Steptext. This new edition has been revised to include new ballets by Wayne McGregor, Alexei Ratmansky and Christopher Wheeldon alongside classics by Tchaikovsky, Diaghilev and Balanchine. Features include: - plot summaries - an analysis of each ballet's principal themes - useful background and historical information - a unique, behind-the-scenes, performer's-eye view Dip in at random or trace the development of dance from cover to cover. Written by former Royal Ballet principal Deborah Bull and leading dance critic Luke Jennings, this ever popular Faber Pocket guide is a must for all ballet-goers - regulars and first-timers alike.


The Faber Pocket Guide to Ballet Related Books

The Faber Pocket Guide to Ballet
Language: en
Pages: 340
Authors: Luke Jennings
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-09-04 - Publisher: Faber & Faber

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The essential, easy-to-use classical ballet guide - spanning nearly two centuries of classical dance - with entries for more than eighty works from ballet compa
The Faber Pocket Guide to Bach
Language: en
Pages: 508
Authors: Sir Nicholas Kenyon
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-03-17 - Publisher: Faber & Faber

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The music of J.S.Bach has a unique power and attraction some 300 years after it was written. From annual performances of the great Passions and BBC Radio 3's hu
The Faber Pocket Guide to Britten
Language: en
Pages: 442
Authors: John Bridcut
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-11-04 - Publisher: Faber & Faber

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

John Bridcut, author of the acclaimed 'Britten's Children', will include significant fresh material which will make the book indispensable for Britten aficionad
The Faber Pocket Guide to Wagner
Language: en
Pages: 240
Authors: Michael Tanner
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-05-06 - Publisher: Faber & Faber

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Richard Wagner remains, almost 130 years after his death, the most controversial composer in the history of music. Creator of huge and hugely ambitious operas,
The Faber Pocket Guide to Handel
Language: en
Pages: 338
Authors: Edward Blakeman
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-02-03 - Publisher: Faber & Faber

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Faber Pocket Guide to Handel offers a detailed but accessible exploration of George Frederick Handel, his composition, and his legacy. A larger-than-life fi