1st Edition
From Petipa to Balanchine Classical Revival and the Modernisation of Ballet
By Tim Scholl
Copyright 1994
180 Pages
by
Routledge
180 Pages
by
Routledge
180 Pages
by
Routledge
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In this rich interdisciplinary study Tim Scholl provides a provocative and timely re-evaluation of the development of ballet from the 1880s to the middle of the twentieth century. In the light of a thoughtful re-appraisal of dance classicism he locates the roots of modern ballet in the works of Marius Petipa, rather than in the much-celebrated choreographic experiements of Diaghilev's Ballet... Read more
1 Russian ballet in the late nineteenth century 2 Sleeping Beauty: Ballet-féerie as Gesamtkunstwerk 3 Ballet Ruse: The Dying Swan 4 Crisis in the academy: The death of the maiden 5 Two Apollos 6 Bodies and buildings
Biography
Tim Scholl
'In addition to its great value for setting Russian ballet in this thoroughly researched, historical context, Scholl's book is important for stirring up questions that need to be pondered. Dance history can use such constructive provocation.' - Dance Chronicle
