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Choreography by George Balanchine: A Catalog of Works, Hardcover, 423 pages.
The authoritative record of more than 400 works choreographed and directed by George Balanchine over a period of more than 60 years—from a 1920 performance of La Nuit for the Petrograd Theater Ballet School to the revision of Stravinsky's Variations for Orchestra for the New York City Ballet, his last work prior to his death in April 1983.
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Sleeping Beauty, A Legend in Progress by Tim Scholl. Hardcover, 242 pages, black & white photographs. Published by Yale University Press.
Published in 2004, this book traces the 1999 reconstruction of the original 1890 production of The Sleeping Beauty by Russia's Mariinsky Ballet. The author documents the history of this seminal ballet and discusses the tradition, ideology, and circumstances that have shaped its development for more than a century. Mr. Scholl participated in the planning and execution of the 1999 reconstruction. He brings a unique and scholarly perspective to this fascinating study of the always-evolving Sleeping Beauty.
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Dance Classics: A Viewer's Guide to the Best-Loved Ballets and Modern Dances by Nancy Reynolds and Susan Reimer-Torn. Paperback, 297 pages, 53 black & white photographs by Martha Swope.
The stories of the most performed classical ballets and modern dances are outlined, setting them in their historical perspective.
Four Centuries of Ballet: Fifty Masterworks by Lincoln Kirstein. Paperback, 290 pages, 474 black & white illustrations.
This landmark volume is a marvelous introduction to the delights of dance. Mr. Kirstein surveys the five components of theatrical dance—choreography, gesture and mime, music, costume, scenery and decor—tracing their development over four centuries through penetrating interpretations of 50 seminal works. Many of the rare illustrations in the book come from Mr. Kirstein's private collection.
101 Stories of the Great Ballets by George Balanchine and Francis Mason. Paperback, 541 pages.
Scene-by-scene descriptions of over 100 of the most popular classical and contemporary ballets.