The Ballets Russes and Its World

By: Van Norman Baer, Nancy

This well illustrated book surveys the dance, art, music and cultural worlds of the Ballets Russes. It begins with Diaghilev's early life, followed by discussion of his tangled relationship with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300061765
• ISBN13: 9780300061765
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 3.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 1.0" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Lynn Garafola's "The Ballets Russes and Its World"

Thank you to Dr. Garafola and Nancy Baer for their long-awaited, wonderful and beautifully illustrated book on the Ballets Russes. It is an extraordinary contribution to the fields of dance and art history. It will be well-appreciated in classrooms and libraries across America. It is also a useful text as it can be appreciated both by the aficionado of ballet history, as well as by the novice, trying to learn through scene design and costume shapes the myriad interpretations of the twenty-year life of Diaghilev's Russian ballet company. Any return to the modernist era is of use to students of history and performing artists of any generation.