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  • Bolshoi Confidential

    Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today

    by Simon Morrison ...
    On a freezing night in January 2013, an assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Sergei Filin. The crime, organized by a lead soloist, dragged one of Russia’s most illustrious institutions into scandal.Under Vladimir Putin, the Bolshoi Theatre has been called on to preserve Russia’s lengthy artistic legacy and to mirror its neo-imperial ambitions. As ... Read more

    R158,80

  • Mao's Last Dancer

    by Li Cunxin ...
    Raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, Li Cunxin's childhood revolved around the commune, his family and Chairman Mao's Little Red Book.Until, that is, Madame Mao's cultural delegates came in search of young peasants to study ballet at the academy in Beijing and he was thrust into a completely unfamiliar world.When a trip to Texas as part of a rare ... Read more

    R183,99

  • Prima Donna

    by Karen Swan ...
    Ballet, glamour, romance – and tragedy. Prima Donna is an enchanting, exciting story from Karen Swan, bestselling author of The Last Summer and Christmas by Candlelight.Breaking the rules was what she liked best. That was her sport. Renegade, rebel, bad girl. Getting away with it.Pia Soto is the sexy and glamorous prima ballerina, the Brazilian bombshell who's shaking up the ballet world with her ... Read more

    R190,43

  • Ballet Beautiful

    by Mary Helen Bowers ...
    Get the strong, toned and graceful figure of a dancer – without the rigorous training!Mary Helen Bowers has helped tone and sculpt the bodies of a whole host of celebrities, including Natalie Portman for her role in Black Swan, plus Liv Tyler, Zooey Deschanel and Helena Christensen. Now, in this fantastic fitness guide, she reveals her exercise, diet and lifestyle plan for transforming your whole ... Read more

    R275,99

  • Ballerina Body

    Dancing and Eating Your Way to a Lighter, Stronger, and More Graceful You

    by Misty Copeland ...
    In her first health and fitness book, celebrated ballerina Misty Copeland shows you how to find the motivation to get healthier and stronger, and how to refine the body you were born with to be lean, strong and flexible, with step-by-step advice, meal plans, workout routines and words of inspiration.Misty offers her own time-tested, ballet-inspired movements that are perfect for women who want to ... Read more

    R344,87

  • Power (The Faces of Evil 3)

    by Debra Webb ...
    Series series The Faces of Evil
    For fans of Karen Rose, Katia Lief and Mary Burton comes the latest romantic thriller from bestselling author, Debra Webb.Sometimes the truth is too dangerous to find...Things are getting better for Jess Harris. Newly appointed as Deputy Chief of Birmingham, Alabama's major crime division, she's hoping to leave the troubles of her past behind. The only problem is that her ex-lover, Police Chief ... Read more

    R99,46

  • Everything is Under Control

    A Memoir with Recipes

    by Phyllis Grant ...
    ‘Grant whips up moments of intense emotion and life with the briefest of words and images. Throughout it all, food is the life source, comfort, energiser and inspiration bursting from the pages a la Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential.’ Stylist ‘What a beautiful, rich, poetic memoir this is. Phyllis writes of longing, suffering, family, and food with such delicate power. Like the best chefs, ... Read more

    R176,40

  • Расправь свои крылья

    by Досжан Табылды ...
    Книга «Расправь свои крылья» представляет собой сборник интервью и материалов СМИ разных лет о казахстанском артисте балета Досжане Табылды с начала его пути в балете до становления звездой международного уровня. Книга будет интересна любителям балета и широкому кругу читателей, интересующихся не только личностью и судьбой артиста, полной взлётов и падений, но и новейшей историей развития ... Read more

    R53,22

  • Под знаменами Бонапарта по Европе и России

    by Якоб Вальтер ...
    Translated by Виктор Пахомов ...
    Series series Дневник вюртембергского солдата
    В шестисоттысячной армии Наполеона сражались солдаты более 20-ти национальностей — французы, поляки, голландцы, итальянцы… и в том числе, конечно, жители немецких земель. Одним из них был солдат Якоб Вальтер (1788–1864) — простой строитель — каменщик из маленькой земли Вюртемберг, что на юго-западе Германии. Будучи призванным, как и многие его соотечественники, он прошел, сражаясь по всей ... Read more

    R35,00

  • Daisy Miller

    by Henry James ...
    Daisy Miller is a novella by an American writer Henry James. Daisy Miller is one of the masterpieces of a so-called "flash fiction", written by a famous writer, which plots are based on the collision of the European and American cultural sense, individual "point of view" and social stereotypes, scholastic view of life and individual experience. A conflict of reserved British manners and innocent ... Read more

    R49,00

  • Don't Sit Here

    by elisabeth shackelford ...
    DON'T SIT HERE was nominated by Bill Henderson for the Pushcart Editors' Book Award and it was short-listed for the PEN/Revson Fiction Foundation Fellowship Award. The opening chapter was published in THE GREENSBORO REVIEW. Other chapters have been accepted by RARITAN, BOULEVARD, and CONFRONTATION. Nonfiction includes publication in THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION, and ... Read more

    R83,16

  • Daethon & Arundel

    A ballet in four acts

    by David Hotchkiss ...
    Separated by class and by eighteenth century societal rules, a lowly palace servant, Daethon, and the young prince, Arundel, fall in love in a world beset by dangers. Set in the wild lands between Austria and Hungary, they find themselves caught between vampires, witches and the scheming plots of Arundel’s power-hungry sister, Lorelle. Daethon & Arundel, a full ballet in four acts, is the first ... Read more

    R194,45

  • Tchaikovsky

    The Man Revealed

    by John Suchet ...
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of the most successful composers that Russia has ever produced, but his path to success was not an easy one.A shy, emotional child, intended for the civil service by his father, Tchaikovsky came late to composing as a career, and despite his success he was a troubled character. Doubting himself at every turn, he was keenly wounded by criticism, while the death of ... Read more

    R156,96

  • The Art of Class: Studio

    by Karen MacIver ...
    Series Book 3 - The Art of Class
    First of its kind, The Art of Class is a practical guide for musicians who want to expand their understanding of the dynamic forces we use when playing for Ballet Class. Full of audio and video examples, think of this as a handbook to consult on days when you need a shot of inspiration.The Art of Class - The Studio is an in-depth practical journey looking at the construction of Class from a ... Read more

    R285,66 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dancing Motherhood

    by Ali Duffy ...
    Series series Routledge Series in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Theatre and Performance
    Dancing Motherhood explores how unique factors about the dance profession impact pregnant women and mothers working in it.Ali Duffy introduces the book by laying a foundation of social and cultural histories and systemic structures and power that shape the issues mothers in dance negotiate today. This book then reveals perspectives from mothers in dance working in areas such as performance, ... Read more

    R1 057,38

  • The Royal Ballet: 75 Years

    by Zoë Anderson ...
    This book is a perceptive and critical account of the first 75 years of The Royal Ballet, tracing the company's growth, and its great cultural importance - an indispensable book for all lovers of ballet.In 1931, Ninette de Valois started a ballet company with just six dancers. Within twenty years, The Royal Ballet - as it became - was established as one of the world's great companies. It has ... Read more

    R214,12

  • Léon Bakst. L'art du théatre et de la danse

    by Elisabeth Ingles ...
    Le début du XX° siècle connaît une explosion sans précédent de créativité artistique: arts plastiques, littérature, musique. Venus conquérir l'Europe et les Amériques, les Ballets russes révolutionnèrent la scénographie par des décors et des costumes, lumineux et raffinés, imprégnés d'orientalisme et influencés des miniatures persanes. Accompagnant Diaghilev, Léon Bakst s'imposa comme le plus ... Read more

    R261,15 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ballettausbildung nach der Waganowa-Methode

    Das Lehrbuch für den klassischen Tanz. (Band I) Ausbildungsjahre 1 bis 3

    by Judith Frege ...
    ERFOLGREICH UND UMSICHTIG BALLETT UNTERRICHTEN Ballett ist ein klassischer Tanz, der dem menschlichen Körper äußerste Präzision und jahrelanges Training abverlangt. Der Tanz setzt sich aus vielen einzeln zu erarbeitenden und dabei komplexen Bewegungsabläufen zusammen, die einzig durch ausdauerndes Training zur Perfektion gebracht werden. Dieses Training muss sehr gut aufbereitet sein. Das Ballett ... Read more

    R719,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ballettausbildung nach der Waganowa-Methode

    Das Lehrbuch für den klassischen Tanz. (Band II) Ausbildungsjahre 4 bis 8

    by Judith Frege ...
    MIT WAGANOWA ZEITGEMÄSS BALLETT LERNEN Vor knapp 100 Jahren hat die visionäre Ballettpädagogin Agrippina Waganowa ihre Ausbildungsmethode in dem Buch "Grundlagen des Klassischen Tanzes" niedergelegt. Diese Methode ist zum Klassiker geworden und bis heute die Grundlage für eine achtjährige Ballettausbildung an Ballettschulen und Akademien weltweit. Die Autorin und Tanzlehrerin Judith Frege hat die ... Read more

    R719,00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • HOPE: Indigo Ballet Series, book #2

    by Grier Cooper ...
    Perfection. Beauty. Pain. This is life for Indigo Stevens at the famed New York School of Ballet, where there's no such thing as weakness or privacy and every movement is scrutinized and judged. Indigo hopes she'll be chosen for the company, but her ballet teachers aren't talking and their silence is confusing.When Indigo is singled out for a coveted solo she feels her dreams are finally within ... Read more

    R64,01 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Celestial Bodies

    How to Look at Ballet

    by Laura Jacobs ...
    A distinguished dance critic offers an enchanting introduction to the art of balletAs much as we may enjoy Swan Lake or The Nutcracker, for many of us ballet is a foreign language. It communicates through movement, not words, and its history lies almost entirely abroad -- in Russia, Italy, and France. In Celestial Bodies, dance critic Laura Jacobs makes the foreign familiar, providing a lively, ... Read more

    R222,28

  • Still Got It, Never Lost It!

    by Louie Spence ...
    Still Got It, Never Lost It! tells the story of Louie Spence, star of Pineapple Dance Studios and ruthless judge on Dancing on Ice.‘I did everything my sisters did, that’s how my dancing days started – they went dancing, I went dancing and I just kept on dancing.’ – Louie SpenceFrom a very early age Louie was a little boy who loved to dance and had high ambitions. He attended every disco dance ... Read more

    R122,12

  • Broadway, Balanchine, and Beyond

    A Memoir

    by Bettijane Sills ...
    In this memoir of a roller-coaster career on the New York stage, former actor and dancer Bettijane Sills offers a highly personal look at the art and practice of George Balanchine, one of ballet’s greatest choreographers, and the inner workings of his world-renowned company during its golden years.Sills recounts her years as a child actor in television and on Broadway, a career choice largely ... Read more

    R188,01

  • Democracy's Body

    Judson Dance Theatre, 1962–1964

    by Sally Banes ...
    Democracy's Body offers a lively, detailed account of the beginnings of the Judson Dance Theater--a popular center of dance experimentation in New York's Greenwich Village--and its place in the larger history of the avant-garde art scene of the 1960s. JDT started when Robert Dunn, a student of John Cage, offered a dance composition class in Merce Cunningham's studio. The performers--many of whom ... Read more

    R515,88