Ballet

"The New York Times called him "the Shakespeare of dancing." He appeared on the cover of Time magazine. Arguably the greatest choreographer who ever lived, George Balanchine was one of the cultural titans of the twentieth century. His radical approach to choreography reinvented the art of dance and his richly imaginative ballets made him a legend. Yet, Balanchine's life was as dramatic as his art, coinciding with some of the biggest historical events of his time. Born in Russia under the last Czar, Balanchine experienced the upheavals of World War I, the Russian Revolution, World War II, exile, and the Cold War. He co-founded the New York City Ballet and revolutionized dance in America, pressing it to the forefront of modernism and making it serious and popular art. A man of many muses, Balanchine was married five times and consumed by other loves in between. Both the passions that animated him and the difficulties of his life--personal losses, bouts of ill health, and dark moods of despair--resonate in his more than 100 ballets, which speak of love, loss, mortality, and the transformative power of art. Nearly forty years after his death the full scale of Balanchine's achievement remains unexplored. Jennifer Homans, who studied with Balanchine and has had unprecedented access to his papers and many of those who knew him, has researched every facet of Balanchine's life and times. As much a biography as a vast history of the twentieth century through the lens of one of its greatest artists, Mr. B is the definitive biography by ballet's definitive writer"--

Brilliantly curated and beautifully illustrated, the Welcome to the Arts series offers all-hours admission to some of the world's most wondrous performances. From Swan Lake to Riverdance, flamenco to tap, Dance features some of the most iconic performances and popular dances from around the world.

Balletlibrettoen bygger på forfatteren og filosoffen Søren Kierkegaards (1813-1855) kendte og elskede dagbogsdrama ”Forførerens Dagbog”, der er fra første del af hans hovedværk ”Enten-Eller” (1843), hvor han har anvendt biografisk stof fra sin og Regine Olsens kærlighedshistorie.Det er Johannes, der er hovedpersonen i dagbogen. Han er æstetiker, et nydelsesmenneske, der har den fri naturs gud, jomfruen Diana, som ideal. Unge jomfruer er målet for hans jagt, eller som det står i ”Forførerens Dagbog” med et citat fra Leporellos listearie fra Mozarts opera ”Don Giovanni”: ”Den friske unge pige”. Dagbogen er en fortælling om Johannes' forførelse af den unge pige, Cordelia Wahl, som han efter forførelsen forlader, fordi hun, som han skriver i et notat i dagbogen, har ”tabt duften”.Balletlibrettoen er i ni billeder og med musik af Mozart. Det er forfatteren og filosoffen, mag.art. Jens Staubrand, der har bearbejdet det kendte kærlighedsdrama til en ballet.

This inspirational autobiography opens a window on the uniquely individual life of Vadim Muntagirov, one of the most celebrated dancers of our time.Vadim left home aged 10 to enter full time ballet training, arrived at The Royal Ballet School via the Prix de Lausanne aged 16 with no English, was cast as Albrecht in English National Ballet's Giselle aged 19 and danced Siegfried in Swan Lake at The Royal Albert Hall to considerable acclaim less than a year after graduating. Since then, with an expanded repertoire as a Principal with The Royal Ballet and in parallel demand as an international guest, Vadim's early promise has translated into a stellar career. Nicknamed Vadream, he is hugely admired and very much loved by audiences at home and abroad.Vadim's story affords a real insight into the intense work and level of commitment needed to rise to the top in ballet - and stay there. It enables readers to see the experiences which have shaped him, including the lasting effect of separation from his family, his rigorous early training, his discovery of a world beyond his homeland, and the unstinting support he has received in his adopted country as a student and during his years in the profession.This is a book which looks 'behind the scenes' and 'beyond the interviews' to reveal what is involved in becoming and being a Principal dancer, including the privilege of working with many ballet luminaries, the more informal moments, and the many etceteras which come with the job.But Vadim makes it about so much more than the daily 'ins and outs' as he shares his reactions, thoughts and emotions in a way which allows others to get to know him as a person.

"From the photographer behind the Instagram sensation Brown Girls Do Ballet, this stunning coffee-table book showcases breathtaking images of ballerinas of color of all ages and levels that reflect today's beautifully diverse world of dance." -- provided by publisher.

A moving biography of a dancer, teacher, and arts patron recognized internationally for her efforts in dance education and for bringing world-class ballet to Mississippi

';Surely you would like to be immortalised in art, fixed forever in perfection?' Sadler's Wells, 1933. I would kill to dance like her. Disciplined and dedicated, Olivia is the perfect ballerina. But no matter how hard she works, she can never match identical twin Clara's charm. I would kill to be with her. As rehearsals intensify for the ballet Copplia, the girls feel increasingly like they are being watched. And, as infatuation turns to obsession, everything begins to unravel.

Denne bog er de store linjer for hvordan ballet historisk set har udviklet sig i Danmark. Erik Aschengreens placerer spotlyset på de vigtigste balletmestres virke i Danmark og giver også sine personlige vurderinger afslutningsvist.Erik Aschengreen, født 1935, er ballettens grand old man. Han har formidlet dans på Københavns Universitet, på Det Kongelige Teaters Balletskole, som danseanmelder i Det Berlingske Hus gennem mere end 40 år, ved foredrag og en lang række bøger.OM ISCENESATTeaterkunst udspiller sig i nuet på scenen og lagres i publikums erindring. Hver opførelse af et stykke er unik i sig selv og vil altid adskille sig lidt fra de øvrige opførelser. Men som i alle andre kunstgrene betjener også teatret sig af sine egne greb, som gør netop teatret til noget særligt. Scenekunsten flytter sig hele tiden. Nye udtryk opstår i mødet mellem scene og sal. Teater kan noget helt særligt og noget meget forskelligt. Det har sin egen historie, og det er den historie, bogserien ISCENESAT gerne vil formidle.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Theaterwissenschaft, Tanz, Note: 2,3, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Ballettstück Schwanensee von Tschaikowski gilt als eines der schwierigsten Stücke. Vor allem die Rolle der Schwanenkönigin, welche den weißen und den schwarzen Schwan, zwei völlig unterschiedliche Charaktere, in einer Figur verkörpern muss, gilt sowohl als Herausforderung als auch als Ritterschlag für die Ballerina. Doch vor allem die Choreographie stellt hohe Ansprüche an die Tänzerin. So muss die Ballerina im dritten Akt des Stückes zweiunddreißig Fouettés ausführen. Der Film Black Swan, welchen ich als Vorlage nehme, behandelt im Vordergrund die Vereinigung des weißen und schwarzen Schwanes in einer Tänzerin. Neben der persönlichen und charakterlichen Entwicklung geht der Film auch auf die tänzerische Umsetzung der beiden Schwäne ein. In meiner Arbeit möchte ich mir die einzelnen Bewegungen, sowie die Entwicklung der Primaballerina Nina anschauen und inwieweit man die Verwandlung vom weißen zum schwarzen Schwan anhand der Bewegungen und der dazugehörigen Gestik und Mimik verdeutlichen kann.