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Anthony
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American Ballet Theatre: a 25-year retrospective
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Elizabeth Kaye
Forward / Preface foreword by Clive Barnes |
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Ballet History
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Picture and Coffee Table
Publisher Andrews McMeel Publishing , 1999 Pages 129 Extensive photos, black and white some color |
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| I like to always be considerate (abc's), and I guess that sums up this book - mainly just the good parts, trumpeting the high points. Exceptional photography with decent photo credits. | |
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Balanchines New Complete Stories of the Great Ballets
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George Balanchine
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Ballet Stories
Publisher Doubleday , 1954, 1968 Pages 626 some photo, illustration, music, black and white |
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| Discription of ballets C. 1966. | |
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Ballerina - The Art of Women in Classical Ballet
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Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp
Forward / Preface None |
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Ballet Biography
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Ballet History
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Picture and Coffee Table
Publisher Princton Book Company, Publishers , 1987 Pages 192 Extensive photos, black and white |
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| Companion book to the BBC series of the same name. As a book the work stands on its own, beautifully photographed and documented. Although it is not exhaustive it is informative and broad in scope. | |
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Ballet - an Illustrated History
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Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp
Forward / Preface Antoinette Sibley |
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Ballet History
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Childrens Ballet Story and Other
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Picture and Coffee Table
Publisher Homish Hamilton, Limited , 1992,1973 Pages 304 Extensive photos, black and white |
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| An exquisite text accompanied with many, many plates and photo's, a uniquely guided history book on ballet. | |
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Ballet and Dance
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Linda Doeser
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Ballet History
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Picture and Coffee Table
Publisher St. Martins Press, Inc. , 1977 Pages 282 Extensive photographs, black and white |
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| A survey of larger or more well known ballet and dance companies around the world from the late 1970's. Each company has it's own small chapter. Full of information, packed with beautiful photographs. | |
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Ballet and Modern Dance (with contributions by leading choreographers dancers and critics)
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Kirstein, Bejart, Lanchberry, others
Forward / Preface None |
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Ballet Choreography
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Ballet Theater/Production
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Picture and Coffee Table
Publisher Octopus Books Limited, London , 1974 Pages 144 Lavishly photographed, mainly B&W, some color |
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| Unique commentary on the state of the dance c1974. | |
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Danseur: The Male in Ballet
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Richard Philp and Mary Whitney
Forward / Preface Foreword by Robert Joffrey |
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Ballet History
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Picture and Coffee Table
Publisher A Rutledge Book, McGraw-Hill Book Company , 1977 Pages 192 Extensive photographs, black and white |
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| A survey work from the late 1970's, nearly every page has beautiful, well commented photographs of male dancers. The text is rich in historical information relating to the evolution of male ballet dancing. | |
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Making a Ballet
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Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp
Forward / Preface Authors Introduction |
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Ballet Theater/Production
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Ballet History
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Ballet Choreography
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Ballet Music
Publisher Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc. New York , 1974 Pages 160 Extensive photos, illustration, and notes, black and white |
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| An attempt to de-mystify the process of creating a ballet by using examples of how some ballets were created and how different choreographers, composers, and designers worked. | |
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Stories of the Ballets - Swan Lake
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Anne Nugent
Forward / Preface None |
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Ballet Stories
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Ballet History
Publisher Barron's , 1985 Pages 49 photo, illustration, B&W and color |
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| A good book for the pre-performing student. | |
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The Nutcracker Ballet
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Jack Anderson
Forward / Preface None |
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Ballet Stories
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Ballet History
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Picture and Coffee Table
Publisher Mayflower Books , 1979 Pages 223 Extensive photos, mainly B&W, some color |
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| Lavishly photographed and well written text, thorough history woven through. | |
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The Royal Ballet - The First Fifty Years
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Alexander Bland
Forward / Preface foreword by Dame Ninette de Valois |
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Ballet History
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Picture and Coffee Table
Publisher Doubleday & Company, Inc. , 1981 Pages 320 Extensive photos and illustration, black and white some color |
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| This book was commissioned as part of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations at the Royal Opera House (England) to establish the origins and history of their Royal Ballet. | |
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The World of Ballet and Dance
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Fernau Hall
Forward / Preface None |
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Ballet Theater/Production
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Ballet History
Publisher The Hamlyn Publishing Group, Limitef , 1970 Pages 140 Extensive photos, mainly B&W, some color |
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| Concise text used sparingly in support of the exquisite photography, a great survey work of its day. | |
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