The Ballets Russes was perhaps the most iconic, yet at the same time mysterious, ballet company of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 288 pages, 150 bw in 3x32pp plates. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; ASDL; HBG; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155. . . 2017. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Behind the Scenes at the Ballets Russes: Stories from a Silver Age
Publisher: I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Publication Date: 2017
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1780768591
ISBN 13: 9781780768595
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New

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The Ballets Russes was perhaps the most iconic, yet at the same time mysterious, ballet company of the twentieth century. Inspired by the unique vision of their founder Sergei Diaghilev, the company gained a large international following. In the mid-twentieth century - during the tumultuous years of World War II and the Cold War - the Ballets Russes companies kept the spirit and traditions of Russian ballet alive in the West, touring extensively in America, Europe and Australia. This important new book uncovers previously-unseen interviews and provides insights into the lives of the great figures of the age - from the dancers Anna Pavlova and Alicia Markova to the choreographers Leonide Massine, George Balanchine and Anton Dolin. The dancers' own words reveal what life was really like for the stars of the Ballets Russes and provide fascinating new insights into one of the most vibrant and creative groups of artists of the modern age.

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Michael Meylac is Professor of Russian Literature at the University of Strasbourg, France.

Rosanna Kelly is an author and translator, based in London.

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