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In 1931, Ninette de Valois started a ballet company with just six dancers. Within twenty years, the Royal Ballet - as it became - was established as one of the world's great companies. It has produced celebrated dancers, from Margot Fonteyn to Darcey Bussell, and one of the richest repertoires in ballet. This book is a perceptive and critical account of its first 75 years, tracing the company's growth, and its great cultural importance. Giving full attention to dance style and performance standards, Zoe Anderson will put the Royal Ballet repertoire in context, showings its place in ballet history and in the history of British arts. She looks at the bad times as well as the good, examining the controversial directorships of Norman Morrice and Ross Stretton and the criticism fired at the company as the Royal Opera House closed for redevelopment. An indispensable book for all lovers of ballet.Product Identifiers
PublisherFaber & Faber
ISBN-139780571227969
eBay Product ID (ePID)88408418
Product Key Features
Number of Pages384 Pages
Publication NameThe Royal Ballet: 75 Years
LanguageEnglish
SubjectBusiness
Publication Year2007
TypeTextbook
AuthorZoe Anderson
Subject AreaBiographies & True Stories
Dimensions
Item Height197 mm
Item Weight360 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorZoe Anderson