Authors: Susan Au, Susan Au
ISBN-13: 9780500203521, ISBN-10: 0500203520
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Date Published: June 2002
Edition: Subsequent
Susan Au is a freelance writer and dance historian. She is a contributor to The International Encyclopedia of Dance and was the American consultant for The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Ballet.
Whether as performers or as spectators, more people enjoy dance today than ever before. Its extraordinary range extends from classical ballet and baroque court spectacles to avant-garde modern dance, tap, and ethnic dancing.
Will be of benefit to all dance lovers.
Introduction | 7 | |
Ch. 1 | A Most Obedient Servant | 11 |
Ch. 2 | The Rise of Professionalism | 23 |
Ch. 3 | The Development of the Ballet d'Action | 29 |
Ch. 4 | Ascent and Descent | 45 |
Ch. 5 | Crystallization and Ferment in Russia | 61 |
Ch. 6 | First Steps towards a New Form | 87 |
Ch. 7 | 'Astonish Me' | 103 |
Ch. 8 | Truly Modern | 119 |
Ch. 9 | The Decentralization of Ballet | 133 |
Ch. 10 | The Metamorphosis of Form | 155 |
Ch. 11 | A Time of Growth | 175 |
Ch. 12 | Moving into the New Century | 195 |
Suggestions for Further Reading | 217 | |
Acknowledgments for Photographs | 221 | |
Additional Sources of Illustrations | 221 | |
Index | 222 |