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Ballet Teacher’s NLP Survival Guide, The

Mind Games Behind the Barre

by Julie Sulter ...

Narrated by Julie Sulter ...

Unabridged

39 min

Behind every graceful pirouette is a ballet teacher silently questioning their life choices—and probably wishing for a timeout from reality. The Ballet Teacher’s NLP Survival Guide is your backstage pass to mastering the mental chaos lurking beneath the tulle and toe shoes.This isn’t your typical feel-good teaching manual. It’s packed with sharp, practical NLP techniques wrapped in ballet jargon ... Read more

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Behind every graceful pirouette is a ballet teacher silently questioning their life choices—and probably wishing for a timeout from reality. The Ballet Teacher’s NLP Survival Guide is your backstage pass to mastering the mental chaos lurking beneath the tulle and toe shoes.This isn’t your typical feel-good teaching manual. It’s packed with sharp, practical NLP techniques wrapped in ballet jargon
... Read more
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Лекция «Свадьба Фигаро». Карнавал без масок: демоны ревности»

by Роман Насонов ...

Unabridged

1 hour 11 min

История создания и драматургическая динамика оперы по мотивам второй части трилогии Бомарше. ... Read more

$3.99 CAD

История создания и драматургическая динамика оперы по мотивам второй части трилогии Бомарше.
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Ballet

by Maja Plesner ...

Narrated by Susanne Storm ...

Unabridged

9 min

Har du prøvet at gå til ballet?Mange børn drømmer om at danse ballet. Det er en fed måde at bruge kroppen på, og du bliver stærk. Men du skal kunne lide at stå på en scene og kunne huske mange ting: smile, ranke ryggen, strække fødderne, danse de rigtige trin, smile ...Lyt med, og bliv klogere på ballettens verden. Maja Plesner er uddannet journalist og arbejder til dagligt med kommunikation og ... Read more

$5.84 CAD

Har du prøvet at gå til ballet?Mange børn drømmer om at danse ballet. Det er en fed måde at bruge kroppen på, og du bliver stærk. Men du skal kunne lide at stå på en scene og kunne huske mange ting: smile, ranke ryggen, strække fødderne, danse de rigtige trin, smile ...Lyt med, og bliv klogere på ballettens verden. Maja Plesner er uddannet journalist og arbejder til dagligt med kommunikation og
... Read more
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Kabale und Liebe

Nacherzählt in 25 Minuten

by Friedrich Schiller, Georg Elmenhorst ...

Narrated by Georg Elmenhorst ...

Unabridged

28 min

Schillers zeitloses Drama – kompakt, verständlich und fesselnd erzählt. In nur 25 Minuten entfaltet sich die tragische Liebesgeschichte zwischen Ferdinand und Luise, eingebettet in Intrigen, Machtspiele und gesellschaftliche Grenzen. Diese Nacherzählung führt klar durch alle zentralen Handlungsschritte, beleuchtet die wichtigsten Figuren und macht spürbar, wie unerbittlich politische Ränkespiele ... Read more

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Schillers zeitloses Drama – kompakt, verständlich und fesselnd erzählt. In nur 25 Minuten entfaltet sich die tragische Liebesgeschichte zwischen Ferdinand und Luise, eingebettet in Intrigen, Machtspiele und gesellschaftliche Grenzen. Diese Nacherzählung führt klar durch alle zentralen Handlungsschritte, beleuchtet die wichtigsten Figuren und macht spürbar, wie unerbittlich politische Ränkespiele
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Schachnovelle

Spannend nacherzählt in 25 Minuten

by Stefan Zweig, Georg Elmenhorst ...

Narrated by Georg Elmenhorst ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Spannend nacherzählt
Unabridged

26 min

Stefan Zweigs »Schachnovelle« ist eine eindringliche Erzählung über Isolation, geistigen Widerstand und die zerstörerische Kraft des Denkens. Diese Hörbuchfassung erzählt die Handlung konzentriert, klar und spannungsvoll in nur 25 Minuten nach. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Begegnung zwischen dem weltberühmten Schachweltmeister Czentovic und einem geheimnisvollen Mitreisenden auf einem Ozeandampfer. ... Read more

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Stefan Zweigs »Schachnovelle« ist eine eindringliche Erzählung über Isolation, geistigen Widerstand und die zerstörerische Kraft des Denkens. Diese Hörbuchfassung erzählt die Handlung konzentriert, klar und spannungsvoll in nur 25 Minuten nach. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Begegnung zwischen dem weltberühmten Schachweltmeister Czentovic und einem geheimnisvollen Mitreisenden auf einem Ozeandampfer.
... Read more
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Bolshoi Confidential

Secrets of the Russian Ballet--From the Rule of the Tsars to Today

by Simon Morrison ...

Narrated by Paul Boehmer ...

Unabridged

17 hours 4 min

On January 17, 2013, a hooded assailant hurled acid into the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, making international headlines. A lead soloist, enraged by institutional power struggles, later confessed to masterminding the crime. The scandal, though shocking, is not an anomaly in the turbulent and tormented yet magnificent history of the Bolshoi. Renowned music historian Simon ... Read more

$44.34 CAD

On January 17, 2013, a hooded assailant hurled acid into the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, making international headlines. A lead soloist, enraged by institutional power struggles, later confessed to masterminding the crime. The scandal, though shocking, is not an anomaly in the turbulent and tormented yet magnificent history of the Bolshoi. Renowned music historian Simon
... Read more
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Mr. B

George Balanchine's 20th Century

by Jennifer Homans ...

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell ...

Unabridged

29 hours 8 min

Arguably the greatest choreographer who ever lived, George Balanchine was one of the cultural titans of the twentieth century—the New York Times called him "the Shakespeare of dancing." His radical approach to choreography—and life—reinvented the art of ballet and made him a legend. Written with enormous style and artistry, and based on more than one hundred interviews and research in archives ... Read more

$44.34 CAD

Arguably the greatest choreographer who ever lived, George Balanchine was one of the cultural titans of the twentieth century—the New York Times called him "the Shakespeare of dancing." His radical approach to choreography—and life—reinvented the art of ballet and made him a legend. Written with enormous style and artistry, and based on more than one hundred interviews and research in archives
... Read more
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Dance Theatre of Harlem

by Judy Tyrus, Paul Novosel ...

Narrated by Dion Graham, Robin Miles ...

Unabridged

9 hours 59 min

From its modest beginnings in the 1960s in a Harlem church basement, to its meteoric rise to international fame, the Dance Theatre of Harlem ignited the world with one simple, still-revolutionary statement: All can do ballet. Into the 21st century, as the world, and the country, continue their historicalstruggles and triumphs, the story of this haven for dancers of all colors and backgrounds ... Read more

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From its modest beginnings in the 1960s in a Harlem church basement, to its meteoric rise to international fame, the Dance Theatre of Harlem ignited the world with one simple, still-revolutionary statement: All can do ballet. Into the 21st century, as the world, and the country, continue their historicalstruggles and triumphs, the story of this haven for dancers of all colors and backgrounds
... Read more
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Der Ballettmeister: Erotische Novelle

by Marguerite Nousville, LUST Hörbücher ...

Narrated by Helene Hagen ...

Series series LUST
Unabridged

31 min

Heiß, verführerisch, aufwühlend:Für Balletttänzerin Anya bedeutet Tanz alles. Ihr Körper ist ein Instrument, das sie bis zur Perfektion meistert, und sie verliert nie die Kontrolle über sich selbst und ihren Körper. Bis sie eines heißen Sommers Bekanntschaft mit einem Ballettmeister aus New York macht, der sie vollkommen aus dem Gleichgewicht bringt... ... Read more

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Heiß, verführerisch, aufwühlend:Für Balletttänzerin Anya bedeutet Tanz alles. Ihr Körper ist ein Instrument, das sie bis zur Perfektion meistert, und sie verliert nie die Kontrolle über sich selbst und ihren Körper. Bis sie eines heißen Sommers Bekanntschaft mit einem Ballettmeister aus New York macht, der sie vollkommen aus dem Gleichgewicht bringt...
... Read more
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Капитанская дочка (мюзикл)

by Андрей Петров ...

Unabridged

1 hour 33 min

Ещё один мюзикл Санкт-Петербургского театра «Рок-Опера» по мотивам повести А.С.Пушкина на музыку Народного артиста России Андрея Петрова и его дочери. В 2003 г. это произведение стало одним из центральных событий российско-американского фестиваля «Играем мюзикл вместе».Исполняют: Антон Авдеев, Анна Позднякова, Рафик Кашапов, Роман Никитин, ШВячеслав Ногин, Кирилл Смирнов, Александр Кавин, Владимир ... Read more

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Ещё один мюзикл Санкт-Петербургского театра «Рок-Опера» по мотивам повести А.С.Пушкина на музыку Народного артиста России Андрея Петрова и его дочери. В 2003 г. это произведение стало одним из центральных событий российско-американского фестиваля «Играем мюзикл вместе».Исполняют: Антон Авдеев, Анна Позднякова, Рафик Кашапов, Роман Никитин, ШВячеслав Ногин, Кирилл Смирнов, Александр Кавин, Владимир
... Read more
Audiobook

David Hallberg - Extended Interview

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

23 min

Ballet star David Hallberg was the first American principal dancer to join the historically insular Bolshoi Theater in 2011. Jeffrey Brown talks to the dancer about his return to the Russian stage for the first time since an acid attack left Bolshoi artistic director Sergei Filin badly burned and nearly blind last January. ... Read more

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Ballet star David Hallberg was the first American principal dancer to join the historically insular Bolshoi Theater in 2011. Jeffrey Brown talks to the dancer about his return to the Russian stage for the first time since an acid attack left Bolshoi artistic director Sergei Filin badly burned and nearly blind last January.
... Read more
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Anna Pavlova: A Dancer's Legacy in Ballet History

by Sophia Elizabeth Davis ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Anya G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 26 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Anna Pavlova: A Dancer's Legacy in Ballet History is more than just a biography; it's a captivating journey into the life and artistry of one of ballet's greatest icons. Explore the fascinating world of Anna Pavlova, a dancer who redefined the art form and captivated audiences worldwide. This meticulously researched book delves into Anna's formative ... Read more

$4.93 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Anna Pavlova: A Dancer's Legacy in Ballet History is more than just a biography; it's a captivating journey into the life and artistry of one of ballet's greatest icons. Explore the fascinating world of Anna Pavlova, a dancer who redefined the art form and captivated audiences worldwide. This meticulously researched book delves into Anna's formative
... Read more
Audiobook

The Boy From Kyiv

Alexei Ratmansky's Life in Ballet

by Marina Harss ...

Narrated by Whitney Dykhouse ...

Unabridged

13 hours 22 min

The Boy from Kyiv is the life story of Alexei Ratmansky, the most celebrated ballet choreographer of our time.Before Ratmansky was the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, the resident choreographer at American Ballet Theatre, the artist in residence at New York City Ballet, and generally, as The New Yorker has it, "the most sought-after man in ballet," he was just a boy from Kyiv, sneaking ... Read more

$32.02 CAD

The Boy from Kyiv is the life story of Alexei Ratmansky, the most celebrated ballet choreographer of our time.Before Ratmansky was the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, the resident choreographer at American Ballet Theatre, the artist in residence at New York City Ballet, and generally, as The New Yorker has it, "the most sought-after man in ballet," he was just a boy from Kyiv, sneaking
... Read more
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Diaghilev's Empire

How the Ballets Russes Enthralled the World

by Rupert Christiansen ...

Narrated by Rich Miller ...

Unabridged

10 hours 25 min

Serge Diaghilev, the Russian impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, is often said to have invented modern ballet. An art critic and connoisseur, Diaghilev had no training in dance or choreography, but he had a dream of bringing Russian art, music, design, and expression to the West and a mission to drive a cultural and artistic revolution.Bringing together such legendary talents as Vaslav ... Read more

$30.79 CAD

Serge Diaghilev, the Russian impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, is often said to have invented modern ballet. An art critic and connoisseur, Diaghilev had no training in dance or choreography, but he had a dream of bringing Russian art, music, design, and expression to the West and a mission to drive a cultural and artistic revolution.Bringing together such legendary talents as Vaslav
... Read more
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Лекция «Идоменей, царь Критский». Не Глюк»

by Роман Насонов ...

Unabridged

1 hour 3 min

Первый оперный шедевр молодого Моцарта, история его появления и главная сюжетная линия. ... Read more

$3.99 CAD

Первый оперный шедевр молодого Моцарта, история его появления и главная сюжетная линия.
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Der goldene Topf

Spannend nacherzählt in 20 Minuten

by E. T. A. Hoffmann, Georg Elmenhorst ...

Narrated by Georg Elmenhorst ...

Unabridged

18 min

Ein Klassiker der Schwarzen Romantik – packend, modern und in nur 20 Minuten erzählt! Diese Hörbuchfassung führt in konzentrierter, atmosphärischer Form mitten hinein in die magische Welt des Studenten Anselmus, der zwischen Alltag und Zauberreich hin- und hergerissen wird. Wir begleiten ihn von der schicksalhaften Begegnung mit der geheimnisvollen Schlange Serpentina über die unheimlichen ... Read more

$5.13 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ein Klassiker der Schwarzen Romantik – packend, modern und in nur 20 Minuten erzählt! Diese Hörbuchfassung führt in konzentrierter, atmosphärischer Form mitten hinein in die magische Welt des Studenten Anselmus, der zwischen Alltag und Zauberreich hin- und hergerissen wird. Wir begleiten ihn von der schicksalhaften Begegnung mit der geheimnisvollen Schlange Serpentina über die unheimlichen
... Read more
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Ecstasy of Being, The: Mythology and Dance

Mythology and Dance

by Joseph Campbell ...

Narrated by David de Vries ...

Unabridged

5 hours 27 min

Joseph Campbell’s collected writings on dance and art, edited and introduced by Nancy Allison, CMA, the founder of Jean Erdman Dance, and including Campbell’s unpublished manuscript “Mythology and Form in the Performing and Visual Arts,” the book he was working on when he died.Dance was one of mythologist Joseph Campbell’s wide-ranging passions. His wife, Jean Erdman, was a leading figure in ... Read more

$30.79 CAD

Joseph Campbell’s collected writings on dance and art, edited and introduced by Nancy Allison, CMA, the founder of Jean Erdman Dance, and including Campbell’s unpublished manuscript “Mythology and Form in the Performing and Visual Arts,” the book he was working on when he died.Dance was one of mythologist Joseph Campbell’s wide-ranging passions. His wife, Jean Erdman, was a leading figure in
... Read more
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The Ballerina Mindset

How to Protect Your Mental Health While Striving for Excellence

by Megan Fairchild ...

Narrated by Megan Fairchild ...

Unabridged

3 hours

Learn how to thrive in intense, competitive environments with these secrets from one of America's premiere ballerinas--and get a sneak peek at what her life is really like.Ballet may look glamorous and effortless to audience members, but it requires grueling discipline. It's a competitive and physically and mentally demanding career that combines elite athleticism, artistry, and performance. Not ... Read more

$18.00 CAD

Learn how to thrive in intense, competitive environments with these secrets from one of America's premiere ballerinas--and get a sneak peek at what her life is really like.Ballet may look glamorous and effortless to audience members, but it requires grueling discipline. It's a competitive and physically and mentally demanding career that combines elite athleticism, artistry, and performance. Not
... Read more
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Курс повышения знаний. Классическая музыка. Модест Петрович Мусоргский «Борис Годунов"

by Творческий коллектив программы «Хочу всё знать» ...

Unabridged

45 min

Об истории самой русской из всех опер «Борис Годунов». Как Мусоргский работал с пушкинским текстом одноименной пьесы, и как на примере пролога показывается новаторство Мусоргского, ломающего все оперные традиции. По музыкальным волнам великой музыки вела нас Елена Владимировна Шишигина, историк музыки, педагог, концертмейстер. ... Read more

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Об истории самой русской из всех опер «Борис Годунов». Как Мусоргский работал с пушкинским текстом одноименной пьесы, и как на примере пролога показывается новаторство Мусоргского, ломающего все оперные традиции. По музыкальным волнам великой музыки вела нас Елена Владимировна Шишигина, историк музыки, педагог, концертмейстер.
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Dansaren

by Óskar Guðmundsson ...

Narrated by Stefan [AI] ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Ylfa och Valdimar
Unabridged

5 hours 22 min

December 1982. Lekande barn hittar ett lik på en kulle i centrala Reykjavik. Den erfarna utredaren Valdimar får hand om fallet tillsammans med Ylfa, som är ny vid Islands polis. Det står snabbt klart för dem att en synnerligen brutal mördare är på fri fot. Några gator bort står unge Tony i lära som snickare hos sin morfar. Han växte upp med en sjuk och alkoholiserad mor, som en gång var Islands ... Read more

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December 1982. Lekande barn hittar ett lik på en kulle i centrala Reykjavik. Den erfarna utredaren Valdimar får hand om fallet tillsammans med Ylfa, som är ny vid Islands polis. Det står snabbt klart för dem att en synnerligen brutal mördare är på fri fot. Några gator bort står unge Tony i lära som snickare hos sin morfar. Han växte upp med en sjuk och alkoholiserad mor, som en gång var Islands
... Read more
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Don't Think, Dear

On Loving and Leaving Ballet

by Alice Robb ...

Narrated by Alice Robb ...

Unabridged

7 hours 36 min

An incisive exploration of ballet’s role in the modern world, told through the experience of the author and her classmates at the most elite ballet school in the country: the School of American Ballet.Growing up, Alice Robb dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer. But by age fifteen, she had to face the reality that she would never meet the impossibly high standards of the hyper-competitive ballet ... Read more

$29.69 CAD

An incisive exploration of ballet’s role in the modern world, told through the experience of the author and her classmates at the most elite ballet school in the country: the School of American Ballet.Growing up, Alice Robb dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer. But by age fifteen, she had to face the reality that she would never meet the impossibly high standards of the hyper-competitive ballet
... Read more
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Impossible Project

The Story of Russian Ballet and Its Survival

by Daria Khitrova ...

Narrated by AI Voice Audovia Sarah ...

Unabridged

11 hours 14 min

Writing in 1829, a Russian critic referred to the art of ballet as an "impossible project"--impossible because it strives "to give an expressive language to body movements," while completely avoiding spoken dialogue. This impossibility generated an anxiety that, no less than the balletic triumphs typically addressed in historiography, has been fuelling ballet's existence to this day. Some critics ... Read more

$32.02 CAD

Writing in 1829, a Russian critic referred to the art of ballet as an "impossible project"--impossible because it strives "to give an expressive language to body movements," while completely avoiding spoken dialogue. This impossibility generated an anxiety that, no less than the balletic triumphs typically addressed in historiography, has been fuelling ballet's existence to this day. Some critics
... Read more
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Serenade

A Balanchine Story

by Toni Bentley ...

Narrated by Toni Bentley, Leslie Howard ...

Unabridged

10 hours 2 min

Toni Bentley, a dancer for George Balanchine, the greatest ballet maker of the 20th century, tells the story of Serenade, his iconic masterpiece, and what it was like to dance—and live—in his world at New York City Ballet during its legendary era."Reading Bentley's Serenade made me feel as alive as I felt on the stage the moment that I fell in love with ballet…. [A] delicate balance of personal ... Read more

$24.30 CAD

Toni Bentley, a dancer for George Balanchine, the greatest ballet maker of the 20th century, tells the story of Serenade, his iconic masterpiece, and what it was like to dance—and live—in his world at New York City Ballet during its legendary era."Reading Bentley's Serenade made me feel as alive as I felt on the stage the moment that I fell in love with ballet…. [A] delicate balance of personal
... Read more
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Новогодние музыкальные сказки. Братья Гримм, "Гензель и Гретель"

by Творческий коллектив программы «Хочу всё знать» ...

Unabridged

41 min

Сегодня слушали и разбирали, наверное, первую детскую оперу «Гензель и Гретель» по сказке братьев Вильгельма и Якоба Гримм в рамках подкаста «Музыкальная литература»! Наша постоянная гостья Елена Шишигина, историк музыки, рассказала историю о юных брате и сестре, которым угрожает ведьма-людоедка, живущая глубоко в лесу. ... Read more

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Сегодня слушали и разбирали, наверное, первую детскую оперу «Гензель и Гретель» по сказке братьев Вильгельма и Якоба Гримм в рамках подкаста «Музыкальная литература»! Наша постоянная гостья Елена Шишигина, историк музыки, рассказала историю о юных брате и сестре, которым угрожает ведьма-людоедка, живущая глубоко в лесу.
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