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      The Faber Pocket Guide to Ballet

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      The essential, easy-to-use classical ballet guide - spanning nearly two centuries of classical dance - with entries for more than eighty works from ballet companies around the world, from Giselle and Swan Lake to Cinderella and Steptext.

      The essential, easy-to-use classi...

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      Description

      Product ID:9780571309740
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:The Faber Pocket Guide to Ballet
      Authors:Author: Deborah Bull, Luke Jennings
      Page Count:288
      Subjects:Ballet, Ballet
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      The essential, easy-to-use classical ballet guide - spanning nearly two centuries of classical dance - with entries for more than eighty works from ballet companies around the world, from Giselle and Swan Lake to Cinderella and Steptext.

      The essential, easy-to-use classical ballet guide - spanning nearly two centuries of classical dance - with entries for more than eighty works from ballet companies around the world, from Giselle and Swan Lake to Cinderella and Steptext. This new edition has been revised to include new ballets by Wayne McGregor, Alexei Ratmansky and Christopher Wheeldon alongside classics by Tchaikovsky, Diaghilev and Balanchine.

      Features include:
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      plot summaries
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      an analysis of each ballet''s principal themes
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      useful background and historical information
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      a unique, behind-the-scenes, performer''s-eye view

      Dip in at random or trace the development of dance from cover to cover. Written by former Royal Ballet principal Deborah Bull and leading dance critic Luke Jennings, this ever popular Faber Pocket guide is a must for all ballet-goers - regulars and first-timers alike.


      Imprint Name:Faber & Faber
      Publisher Name:Faber & Faber
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2014-09-04

      Additional information

      Weight160 g
      Dimensions111 × 178 × 18 mm