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  • Life in Motion

    An Unlikely Ballerina

    by Misty Copeland ...
    When Misty Copeland first placed her hands on the ballet barre at an after-school community centre, no one expected the undersized, underprivileged and anxious thirteen-year-old to become one of America's most groundbreaking dancers. A true prodigy, she was attempting in months roles that take most dancers years to master. But when Misty became caught between the control and comfort she found in ... Read more

    3,99 €

  • Ballerina Body

    Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Lighter, Stronger, and More Graceful You

    by Misty Copeland ...
    In her first health and fitness book, celebrated ballerina Misty Copeland shows you how to find the motivation to get healthier and stronger, and how to refine the body you were born with to be lean, strong and flexible, with step-by-step advice, meal plans, workout routines and words of inspiration.Misty offers her own time-tested, ballet-inspired movements that are perfect for women who want to ... Read more

    3,99 €

  • Constant Lambert

    Beyond The Rio Grande

    by Stephen Lloyd ...
    To the economist and ballet enthusiast John Maynard Keynes he was potentially the most brilliant man he'd ever met; to Dame Ninette de Valois he was the greatest ballet conductor and advisor this country has ever had; to the composer Denis ApIvor he was the greatest, most lovable, and most entertaining personality of the musical world; whilst to the dance critic Clement Crisp he was quite simply a ... Read more

    20,02 €

  • Experiencing Leonard Bernstein

    A Listener's Companion

    by Kenneth LaFave ...
    Series series Listener's Companion
    Leonard Bernstein is a household name. Most know him for his classic musical reworking of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet as Broadway’s West Side Story. But Bernstein accomplished so much more as a composer, and his body of work is both broad and varied. He composed ballets (Fancy Free, Facsimile, Dybbuk), operas (Trouble in Tahiti, Candide, A Quiet Place), musicals (On the Town, Wonderful Town), ... Read more

    29,78 €

  • Der Ballettmeister: Erotische Novelle

    by Marguerite Nousville ...
    Translated by Rebecca Jakobi ...
    Series series LUST
    Heiß, verführerisch, aufwühlend:Für Balletttänzerin Anya bedeutet Tanz alles. Ihr Körper ist ein Instrument, das sie bis zur Perfektion meistert, und sie verliert nie die Kontrolle über sich selbst und ihren Körper. Bis sie eines heißen Sommers Bekanntschaft mit einem Ballettmeister aus New York macht, der sie vollkommen aus dem Gleichgewicht bringt... ... Read more

    4,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Mystery of Edwin Drood

    by Charles Dickens ...
    The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the last and unfinished novel by Charles Dickens, written in a detective genre with "Gothic" elements. Диккенс wrote only a half of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, so the ending of the crime story is unknown. Ве can judge to what extent Dickens managed in disorienting the readers and literature historians by those contradictory conclusions that the most qualified ... Read more

    2,99 €

  • Tales of a Tiller Girl Part 2 of 3

    by Irene Holland ...
    A heart-warming nostalgia memoir from a member of the world famous dance troupe, The Tiller Girls. Based in London in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Irene’s story will transport readers back to a more innocent, simple way of life.This is the story of a little girl who loved to dance. Growing up in London in the 1930s, dancing was so much more to Irene than just a hobby. It was her escape and it took her ... Read more

    5,18 €

  • Dich tanzen zu sehen

    Roman

    by Maggie Shipstead ...
    Translated by Karen Nölle ...
    Ein fesselnder Tanz um Liebe, Leidenschaft und LebenslügenJoan steht der Abschied vom Ballett bevor: Sie ist schwanger und ihre Karriere als Tänzerin wahrscheinlich beendet. Sie heiratet Jacob, und das Paar zieht aus New York an die Westküste, wo sich beide stumm nach der Welt des Balletts verzehren: Joan nach dem Tanz, Jacob nach der Tänzerin, die Joan gewesen ist.Doch ein Leben für den Tanz ... Read more

    9,99 €

  • Bluebird

    It doesn't get easier, you just get stronger

    by Harriet Parsons ...
    It's 1991; at a Russian ballet school, ballet is everything – beauty, perfection, endurance, sacrifice ...When Dublin girls Hope and Emily are chosen to study at the famous Pavlovgrad Ballet School, they think all their dreams have come true, but the challenges they face will be harder than they could ever imagine.Daily life in the Soviet Union is like stepping into another world – freezing ... Read more

    7,20 €

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  • Shoko Nakamura & Wieslaw Dudek

    by Jan Stanislaw Witkiewicz ...
    Das Tänzerpaar Shoko Nakamura und Wieslaw Dudek gehört zur Spitze der internationalen Ballettszene. Es bedient sich einer traditionellen Bewegungssprache, die, präzise und hoch stilisiert, absolute Hingabe fordert. Die gebürtige Japanerin Shoko Nakamura kam nach Stationen am Stuttgarter Ballett und am Wiener Staatsopernballett an das Staatsballett Berlin unter Vladimir Malakhov, der sie 2007 zur ... Read more

    11,99 €

  • From Petipa to Balanchine

    Classical Revival and the Modernisation of Ballet

    by Tim Scholl ...
    In this rich interdisciplinary study Tim Scholl provides a provocative and timely re-evaluation of the development of ballet from the 1880s to the middle of the twentieth century. In the light of a thoughtful re-appraisal of dance classicism he locates the roots of modern ballet in the works of Marius Petipa, rather than in the much-celebrated choreographic experiements of Diaghilev's Ballet Russe ... Read more

    58,44 €

  • Alicia Alonso

    Gloria y escuela

    by Pedro Simón Martínez ...
    Biografía de Alicia Alonso. Fundadora del Ballet de Cuba, Prima Bellerina Assoluta fue bailarina profesional y coreógrafa cubana. Famosa por sus representaciones de Giselle y Carmen, además de otras grandes obras del repertorio clásico y romántico. Fue la gran figura del ballet en Iberoamérica y uno de los grandes mitos de la danza contemporáneos. ... Read more

    9,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Just Different

    A Memoir

    by Wayne Sleep ...
    Wayne Sleep has lived an action-packed life among the great and the good of his generation. He danced with ballet legends Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, partied with Freddie Mercury, performed with Princess Diana, becoming her close friend, and found himself a much-loved household name when he moved into popular dance and took the starring role in the original production of Cats. Dame Ninette ... Read more

    2,99 €

  • Stars of American Ballet

    by Howard Dando ...
    'Stars of American Ballet' embarked on a journey that made international headlines as the first performing arts company to appear before multi-racial audiences during apartheid in South Africa.Stars proceeded to then perform record-breaking tours in 66 American cities per year and cited by the New York Times as "The resurgence of Balanchine's legendary Ballet Caravan."The Journal offers insights ... Read more

    4,99 €

  • Christensen Brothers

    An American Dance Epic

    by Debra Hickenlooper Sowell ...
    Series series Choreography and Dance Studies Series
    With members of four generations deeply involved in music and dancing, the Christensen Brothers are indisputably the United States' closest equivalent to the European tradition of dance dynasties. Their story sheds light on the history of ballet in twentieth-century America, both through their accomplishments as dancers, teachers, and company directors, and through their association with some of ... Read more

    71,83 €

  • The great history of Russian ballet

    From Imperial theaters to modern stars of dance

    by Evdokia Belova, E. Bocharnikova ...
    Although the techniques of classical ballets were invented by French and Italian masters two hundred years ago, the Russian Ballet refined these techniques, thus enhancing its already superb performances. This book uncovers the Great History of Russian Ballet, its art and choreography. ... Read more

    10,38 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tiny pretty things & Shiny broken pieces

    De complete Spitzen-serie

    by Sona Charaipotra, Dhonielle Clayton ...
    Translated by Elsbeth Witt, Charlaine & Inouchka Kreuning ...
    Series Book 12 - Spitzen-serie
    De complete Spitzen-duologie in één bundel! Gigi, Bette en June behoren tot de beste leerlingen van hun exclusieve balletschool in Manhattan. De vrijgevochten Gigi is nieuw op school, en wil alleen maar dansen... maar dat zou weleens dodelijk voor haar kunnen zijn. Voor Bette lijkt alles in haar leven mee te zitten, maar het verlangen om haar talentvolle zus te overtreffen brengt een gevaarlijke ... Read more

    14,99 €

  • Early Days, Early Dancers

    Early Years of the National Ballet of Canada

    by Jocelyn Terell Allen ...
    Early Days, Early Dancers documents the first decade of the National Ballet, focusing on the dancers of the 1950s, especially principal dancers Lois Smith, David Adams, Angela Leigh, Donald Mahler, and Celia Franca, herself a dancer and later the Company’s Artistic Director. With an enthusiastic foreword by Karen Kain, and a moving afterword by Veronica Tennant, the book includes pieces by twenty ... Read more

    10,38 €

  • Vaganova Today

    The Preservation of Pedagogical Tradition

    by Catherine E. Pawlick ...
    Agrippina Vaganova (1879-1951) is revered as the visionary who first codified the Russian system of classical ballet training. The Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, founded on impeccable technique and centuries of tradition, has a reputation for elite standards, and its graduates include Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rudolf Nureyev, Natalia Makarova, and Diana Vishneva. Yet the "Vaganova method" has come ... Read more

    16,10 €

  • Kleuterballet

    De Eerste Stappen in de Betoverende Wereld van Dans

    by Fama A.I. Salvia ...
    Translated by Fama A.I. Salvia ...
    Series Book 2 - Ballet
    Ontdek de wonderlijke wereld van ballet met "Kleuterballet: De Eerste Stappen in de Betoverende Wereld van Dans". Dit boek is een uitstekende gids voor jonge, beginnende dansers en biedt een prachtige introductie tot de kunst van kinderdans. Het is speciaal ontworpen als balletboek vanaf 5 jaar en richt zich op de eerste kennismaking met de balletschool.Dit balletlesboek begeleidt uw kind op een ... Read more

    15,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rebel on Pointe

    A Memoir of Ballet and Broadway

    by Lee Wilson ...
    Short, plump, pigeon-toed, and never good enough for mom, Lee Wilson dared to dream she could grow up to be a star. In this uplifting memoir, Wilson describes how she grand jetéd from the stifling suburbia of the 1950s, a world of rigid gender roles, to the only domain where women and men were equally paid and equally respected—in grand, historic dance theaters and under the bright lights of the ... Read more

    11,01 €

  • Frederick Ashton's Ballets

    Style, Performance, Choreography, Second Edition

    by Geraldine Morris ...
    The second edition of Frederick Ashton's Ballets: Style, Performance, Choreography adds two further ballets to this ground-breaking study of Frederick Ashton's choreography. It not only examines the contribution these ballets made to twentieth century dance art, but also presents a detailed account of Ashton's work and dances, demonstrating his remarkable choreographic and artistic talent. Having ... Read more

    71,54 €

  • Embracing the Balalaika

    by Stephen Volk ...
    In the vibrant heart of Moscow, a group of eclectic artists converge to navigate the intersection of tradition and innovation. Alexander Ivanovich, a war veteran with metal prosthetic hands, stumbles upon a renaissance of creativity through AI art and ballet, reigniting his passion for painting. Together with Irina Petrovna, a wheelchair-bound choreographer, they devise a ground-breaking fusion of ... Read more

    11,44 €

  • When Ballet Became French

    Modern Ballet and the Cultural Politics of France, 1909-1939

    by Ilyana Karthas ...
    For centuries before the 1789 revolution, ballet was a source of great cultural pride for France, but by the twentieth century the art form had deteriorated along with France's international standing. It was not until Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes found success in Paris during the first decade of the new century that France embraced the opportunity to restore ballet to its former glory and ... Read more

    30,52 €