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Author MeÄ­lakh, Mikhail

Title Behind the scenes at the Ballets russes : stories from a golden age / Michael Meylac ; translation by Rosanna Kelly ; edited by Michael Meylac
Published London : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2018

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Summary The Ballets Russes was perhaps the most iconic, yet at the same time mysterious, ballet company of the twentieth century. Inspired by the unique vision of their founder Sergei Diaghilev, the company gained a large international following. In the mid-twentieth century - during the tumultuous years of World War II and the Cold War - the Ballets Russes companies kept the spirit and traditions of Russian ballet alive in the West, touring extensively in America, Europe and Australia. This important new book uncovers previously-unseen interviews and provides insights into the lives of the great figures of the age - from the dancers Anna Pavlova and Alicia Markova to the choreographers Leonide Massine, George Balanchine and Anton Dolin. The dancers' own words reveal what life was really like for the stars of the Ballets Russes and provide fascinating new insights into one of the most vibrant and creative groups of artists of the modern age
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 1, 2017)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Subject Ballets russes -- History
SUBJECT Ballets russes fast
Subject Ballet dancers -- France -- Paris -- Biography
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- General.
Ballet dancers
France -- Paris
Genre/Form Biographies
History
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
Author Kelly, Rosanna, translator
ISBN 9781786722058
1786722054