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A wonderful book for those wishing to know more about ballet and what they see on stage. Informed, insightful, and comprehensive reading to its publication date in the late 1960's, few visuals.
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The Ballet Companion: A popular guide for the ballet goer
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Information Dodd, Mead, and Company, New York , 1968. 236 pages. Indexed? Yes Some photographs and illustrations - black and white |
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Names Ballet:Its origins and meanings, The choreographer, The composer - the librettist, The designer, Ballet dress, Ballet training, Interpretation and individuality, Injuries accidents and laughs, Glossary of ballet terms, Appendix: List of ballets, Index |
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| REVIEW Although now parts of this book are dated, most if not all of the information is still relevant to those who love to view the ballet. Easy to read and informative; not a book that endeavors to explain all the ballet positions and movements, the focus is more on style and evolution of ballet as an art form. There is a glossary of ballet terms in the books back pages with written descriptions of the movements. The vocabulary of ballet introduced slowly throughout the books pages. As ballet is a visual performing art, there is an unfortunate lack of photographs and only an occasional line illustration. The real strength of this book is the intelligent historical approach to ballet as a whole, as an art form that evolves and at times incorporates other forms of dance. The books author, Walter Terry, was a respected dance editor for the New York Herald Tribune and The Saturday Review. |
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References
to the following BALLETS can be found. 
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other books and cross refenced by clicking
the ballet name... (1) (1)
Agon George Balanchine ,
(2)
Apollo (originally Apollon Musagete) George Balanchine ,
(3)
Appalachan Spring Martha Graham ,
(4)
Bacchanale Leonide Massine ,
(5)
Ballet Comique de la Reine Louise Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx ,
(6)
Ballet Imperial George Balanchine ,
(7)
Ballet School Asaf Messerer ,
(8)
Bayaderka ,
(9)
Billy The Kid Eugene Loring ,
(10)
Birthday Offering Fredrick Ashton ,
(11)
Bluebeard Michel Fokine ,
(12)
Bouree Fantasque George Balanchine ,
(13)
Bugaku George Balanchine ,
(14)
Cakewalk Ruthanna Boris ,
(15)
Capriccio Espagnol Leonide Massine, Argentinita ,
(16)
Caprichos Herbert Ross ,
(17)
Carmen ,
(18)
Carmina Burana ,
(19)
Carnival (Carnaval) Michel Fokine ,
(20)
Casse-Noisette (The Nutcracker) Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov ,
(21)
Chopiniana (Les Sylphides) Michel Fokine ,
(22)
Chorearteum Leonide Massine ,
(23)
Cleopatra (Fokine) Michel Fokine ,
(24)
Concerto Barocco George Balanchine ,
(25)
Constantia William Dollar ,
(26)
Coppelia (Ivanov) Lev Ivanov ,
(27)
Danses Concertantes ,
(28)
Daphnis et Chloe Michel Fokine ,
(29)
Dark Elegies Antony Tudor ,
(30)
Daughter of Pharoah Marius Petipa ,
(31)
Dim Lustre Antony Tudor ,
(32)
Divertmento No. 15 George Balanchine ,
(33)
Don Juan (Fokine) after G. Angiolini by Michel Fokine ,
(34)
Don Quixote (Don Quichotte) Marius Petipa ,
(35)
Donzinetti Variations George Balanchine ,
(36)
Episodes George Balanchine ,
(37)
Etudes(Lander) Harald Lander ,
(38)
Facade Fredrick Ashton ,
(39)
Fall River Legend Agnes De Mille ,
(40)
Fancy Free Jerome Robbins ,
(41)
Fanfare Jerome Robbins ,
(42)
Far From Denmark August Bournonville ,
(43)
Filling Station Lew Christensen ,
(44)
Firebird (Fokine) Michel Fokine ,
(45)
Flore et Zephire Charles Didelot ,
(46)
Frankie and Johnny Ruth Page and Bentley Stone ,
(47)
Gaiete Parissienne Leonide Massine ,
(48)
Giselle (Corelli-Perrot) Jean Corelli - Jules Perrot ,
(49)
Glinka Pas de Trois George Balanchine,
(50)
Gounod Symphony George Balanchine ,
(51)
Homage to the Queen ,
(52)
Illuminations Fredrick Ashton ,
(53)
Incubus Gerald Arpino ,
(54)
Interplay Jerome Robbins ,
(55)
Ivesiana George Balanchine ,
(56)
Konservatoriet August Bournonville ,
(57)
Koshare Louis Ballard,
(58)
L'Apres-Midi d'un Faune (Afternoon of a Faun) Vaslav Nijinsky ,
(59)
L'Histoire d'un Soldat Ludmilla Pitoeff - Igor Stravinsky ,
(60)
La Bayadare Marius Petipa ,
(61)
La Cracovienne Fanny Elssler,
(62)
La Fille Mal Gardee (Dauberval) Dauberval, aka Jean Bercher ,
(63)
La Sonnambula George Balanchine ,
(64)
La Sylphide Filippo Taglioni ,
(65)
La Tarentule Jean Coralli ,
(66)
Labyrinth Leonide Massine ,
(67)
Le Baiser de La Fee (The Fairys Kiss) Balanchine George Balanchine ,
(68)
Le Ballet Comique de la Reine Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx,
(69)
Le Beau Danube Leonide Massine ,
(70)
Le Coq d'Or Michel Fokine ,
(71)
Le Corsair Mazilier ,
(72)
Le Diable Boiteux Jean Coralli ,
(73)
Le Jeune Homme et la Mort Roland Petit ,
(74)
Le Lac des Cygnes (Swan Lake) Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov ,
(75)
Le Mariage Force ,
(76)
Le Sacre du Printemps (Nijinsky) Vaslav Nijinsky ,
(77)
Le Spectre de la Rose Michel Fokine ,
(78)
Les Noces (Nijinska) Bronislava Nijinska ,
(79)
Les Noces (Robbins) Jerome Robbins ,
(80)
Les Presages (Destiny) Leonide Massine ,
(81)
Les Sylphides (Chopinania) Michel Fokine ,
(82)
Marguerite and Armand Fredrick Ashton ,
(83)
Minkus pas de Trois George Balanchine ,
(84)
Napoli (Bournonville) August Bournonville ,
(85)
Night Shadow (La Sonnambula) George Balanchine ,
(86)
Ondine Fredrick Ashton ,
(87)
Opus 34 George Balanchine ,
(88)
Orpheo et Eurydice (opera ballet) ,
(89)
Parade Leonide Massine ,
(90)
Pas de Quatre (Dolin) Anton Dolin ,
(91)
Persephone (Joos) Kurt Joos ,
(92)
Petrouchka (Petrushka) Michel Fokine ,
(93)
Pillar of Fire Antony Tudor ,
(94)
Prince Igor Michel Fokine ,
(95)
Prodigal Son (Le Fils Prodigue)(Balanchine) George Balanchine ,
(96)
Pulcinella (Massine) Leonide Massine ,
(97)
Pygmalion (Salle) Marie Salle,
(98)
Raymonda Marius Petipa ,
(99)
Raymonda Variations George Balanchine ,
(100)
Rodeo Agnes De Mille ,
(101)
Romeo and Juliet (Ashton) Fredrick Ashton ,
(102)
Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan) Kenneth MacMillan ,
(103)
Romeo and Juliet (Prokofiev) L. M. Lavrovsky ,
(104)
Ropes Gerald Arpino,
(105)
Rouge et Noir (L'Etrange Farandole) Leonide Massine ,
(106)
Scheherazade Michel Fokine ,
(107)
Scotch Symphony George Balanchine ,
(108)
Serenade George Balanchine ,
(109)
Square Dance George Balanchine ,
(110)
Stars and Stripes George Balanchine ,
(111)
Sylvia (Ashton) Fredrick Ashton ,
(112)
Sylvia Pas de Deux ,
(113)
Symphonic Variations Fredrick Ashton ,
(114)
Symphonie Fantastique Leonide Massine ,
(115)
Symphony in C (originally le Palais de Cristal) George Balanchine ,
(116)
Thamar Michel Fokine ,
(117)
The Age of Anxiety Jerome Robbins ,
(118)
The Cage Jerome Robbins ,
(119)
The Creatures of Prometheus Salvatore Vigano ,
(120)
The Dream Fredrick Ashton ,
(121)
The Dying Swan (Le Cygne) Michel Fokine ,
(122)
The Firebird (L'Oiseau de Feu) Fokine Michel Fokine ,
(123)
The Flames of Paris Vasily Vainonen ,
(124)
The Four Marys Agnes De Mille,
(125)
The Four Temperaments George Balanchine ,
(126)
The Green Table Kurt Joos ,
(127)
The Guests Jerome Robbins ,
(128)
The Judgement of Paris Antony Tudor ,
(129)
The Maids Herbert Ross,
(130)
The Nutcracker (Casse Noisette) Marius Petipa, Lev Ivanov ,
(131)
The Pied Piper Jerome Robbins ,
(132)
The Rakes Progress Ninette de Valois ,
(133)
The Red Poppy (Larchiune) L. A. Larchiune ,
(134)
The Sleeping Beauty (incl. Auroras Wedding) Marius Petipa ,
(135)
The Three Cornered Hat (Le Tricorne) Leonide Massine ,
(136)
The Whims of Cupid and the Ballet Master Vincenzo Galeotti ,
(137)
Theme and Variations George Balanchine ,
(138)
Tyl Eulenspiegel (Tyl Ulenspiegel) Vaslav Nijinsky ,
(139)
Union Pacific Leonide Massine ,
(140)
Western Symphony George Balanchine ,
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