| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 198 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1 Russian Beginnings. an Early Taste for the Stage -- Russian Jewish History -- Young Rubinstein: Letters to Elizaveta Aleksandrovna Iuvitskaiia -- Letters to and from Akim Volynsky -- Vsevolod Meyerhold’s Influence on Rubinstein Rubinstein’s Russian Stage Career (1904‒1908) -- 2 On the Way to Paris, Far from her Home, and Stardom -- Ida Rubinstein in Paris -- After Diaghilev: Martyrs and Femmes Fatales -- 3 The War and Benevolence -- 4 Between the Wars Fame, Some Shame, and Pain from Losses -- Rubinstein’s Credo: A Glimpse inside Her Beliefs in L’Art aux trois visages -- Rubinstein’s Contentious Crusade in the World of Ballet -- A View of Rubinstein and Her Performance Persona -- Stormy Times before World War II -- Rubinstein’s Swan Song -- 5 War Again and the Menace of Anti-Semitism -- Rubinstein and Anti-Semitism -- Conclusion -- Epilogue. Why Remember Ida Rubinstein? -- Appendix. Productions by Ida Rubinstein |
| Summary |
The critical biography of a dynamic and under-represented figure who produced and starred in some of the most innovative works of her day |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 31, 2022) |
| Subject |
Rubinstein, Ida, 1883-1960.
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| SUBJECT |
Rubinstein, Ida, 1883-1960 fast |
| Subject |
Women dancers -- Russia (Federation) -- Biography
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Women dancers -- France -- Paris -- Biography
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Choreographers -- France -- Paris -- Biography
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PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism.
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Choreographers
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Women dancers
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France -- Paris
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Russia (Federation)
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1438487991 |
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9781438487991 |
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