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Title: 101 Stories of the Great Ballets by George Balanchine, Francis Mason ISBN: 0-385-03398-2 Publisher: Dolphin Books Pub. Date: 20 June, 1975 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Book For The Lovers And The Haters
Comment: 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.
Rating: 2
Summary: Save Your Money
Comment: 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.
Rating: 4
Summary: No One Can Beat George Balanchine
Comment: 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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Title: Ballet 101: A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving the Ballet by Robert Greskovic ISBN: 0786881550 Publisher: Hyperion Pub. Date: 30 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.45 |
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Title: Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet by Gail Grant ISBN: 0486218430 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 July, 1982 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: Fifty Ballet Masterworks : From the 16th to the 20th Century by Lincoln Kirstein ISBN: 0486246310 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 August, 1984 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Ballet Book: Learning and and Appreciating the Secrets of Dance by American Ballet Theatre, Nancy Ellison ISBN: 0789308657 Publisher: Universe Publishing Pub. Date: 04 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Basic Principles of Classical Ballet: Russian Ballet Technique by Agrippina -I-Akovlevna Vaganova ISBN: 0486220362 Publisher: Dover Publications Pub. Date: 01 June, 1969 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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