Colour and B&W Illustrations; 0.5 x 8.3 x 7.8 Inches; Presents scenes of the Hamster Ballet Company performing both classical and modern ballets, such as "Sleeping Beauty," "Giselle," "The Firebird," and "The Nutcracker." Burgundy cloth with gold spine titles and device to front cover.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Hamster Ballet Company
Publisher: Thames & Hudson, London
Publication Date: 1986
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0500013829
ISBN 13: 9780500013823
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Drawings show scenes from The Sleeping Beauty, Petrouchka, Les Sylphides, Swan Lake, Coppelia, Giselle, The Rite of Spring, Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella, and The Nutcracker as performed by hamsters

Reviews

"The Hamster Ballet Company owes everything to its founder, that extraordinary entrepreneur, Igor Gregorevich Hamster." So opens this book, which some will regard as a mock recording of a fictional corps de ballet and others will take as fact. The elegant color plates show members of the company dancing famous roles: hamster Andre Balakov performs a pas de deux as the Bluebird in The Sleeping Beauty, and "his elevation is unbelievable." There are moments from Les Sylphides, Giselle, Petrouchka and others. The droll text reads like opening night reviews yet imparts information about ballet. Parents and young readers will find many things to love; the chubby-cheeked hamsters are charming, in tutu or otherwise.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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