| Description |
358 pages : some coloured illustrations, portraits and facsimiles ; 27 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. Dancing the Ballets Russes : creators and their interpreters -- 2. Astonish me! Diaghilev, Massine & the experimentalist tradition -- 3. Tall tales and true : ballet straddles the great divide -- 4. Exhibiting art for ballet and theatre -- 5. The influence of the Ballets Russes on young Melbourne artists -- 6. From Vassilieff to Nolan : the secret of the Kelly series -- 7. 'A flutter in the orchestras' -- 8. Just visualising the music? Choreography raises its voice -- 9. Australian ballet music composition in the immediate aftermath of the Ballet Russes -- 10. The welcome in the wilderness -- 11. Australian photography and the Ballets Russes -- 12. Cameras and camaraderie : life through an antipodean lens -- 13. The Ballets Russes, Spanish dance and El amor brujo in Australia -- 14. That company of airy figures : the Ballets Russes in New Zealand -- 15. New Zealand and Russian ballet -- 16. Borovansky's Ballet Russes -- 17. The Australian legacy of the Ballets Russes |
| Summary |
The Ballets Russes in Australia and Beyond draws together essays by leading international and national scholars, who explore the rich legacy of the Ballets Russes. A dazzling array of pictures brings to life the sheer vitality of the companies in a way that makes the volume indispensable to balletomanes, scholars, and those fascinated by the synergies between the creative arts in general |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
"Compiled under the auspices of the Australian Research Council-funded project, Ballets Russes in Australia : Our Cultural Revolution" -- page 2 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Ballets russes du Col. W. de Basil -- History.
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Ballets russes -- History.
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Ballets russes du Col. W. de Basil -- Influence.
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Arts -- Australia -- History.
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Ballet companies -- Australia.
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Ballet -- Australia -- History.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- European influences.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005672
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| Author |
Carroll, Mark, 1955- editor of compilation
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McAllister, David.
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Ballets Russes in Australia (Project)
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| LC no. |
2010681590 |
| ISBN |
1862548846 (hardback) |
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9781862548848 (hardback) |
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