101 Stories of the Great Ballets: The Scene-by-Scene Stories of the Most Popular Ballets, Old and New
5 best books like 101 Stories of the Great Ballets: The Scene-by-Scene Stories of the Most Popular Ballets, Old and New (George Balanchine): Nutcracker, Ballerina: Sex, Scandal, and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection, A Very Young Dancer, The Ballet Companion: A Dancer's Guide to the Technique, Traditions, and Joys of Ballet, This Could Change Everything
The tale of Nutcracker, written by E.T.A. Hoffmann in 1816, has fascinated and inspired artists, composers, and audiences for almost two hundred years. It has retained its freshness because it appeals to the sense of wonder we all share.
Maurice Sendak designed brilliant sets and costumes...
| Author | Deirdre Kelly |
| ISBN | 1926812662 |
Throughout her history, the ballerina has been perceived as the embodiment of beauty and perfection-- the feminine ideal. But the reality is another story. From the earliest ballerinas in the 17th century, who often led double lives as concubines, through the poverty of the corps de ballet dancers...
| Author | Jill Krementz |
| ISBN | 0394408853 |
Growing up, my sister and I took turns checking out this and A VERY YOUNG GYMNAST from the library. My mom eventually bought us A VERY YOUNG SKATER and A VERY YOUNG HORSEBACK RIDER, but DANCER and GYMNAST are still the best.
In the mid-1970s, Krementz spent months following 10-year-old Stephanie...
| Author | Eliza Gaynor Minden |
A New Classic for Today's Dancer The Ballet Companion is a fresh, comprehensive, and thoroughly up-to-date reference book for the dancer. With 150 stunning photographs of ballet stars Maria Riccetto and Benjamin Millepied demonstrating perfect execution of positions and steps, this elegant volume...
This Could Change Everything
If only Essie hadn't written that letter - the one that went viral...
THIS COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING is the feel-good new novel from Jill Mansell, the
bestselling author of MEET ME AT BEACHCOMBER BAY. Not to be missed by fans of Katie Fforde and Lucy Diamond.
On the one hand, if Essie hadn't written...
