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  • If I Can't Have You

    'One morning you open your eyes and you're a teenager. Without warning, you wake up in the body of an overweight stranger who hates everyone, only wears black and has suicidal thoughts eighty-four percent of the time. And I was no exception.'This is Mia: sixteen years old, rebellious, sarcastic, determined, and always ready to face head-on the problems of teenage life: school, classmates, ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Ulysses

    by James Joyce ...
    Ulysses is a contemporary novel by an Irish writer James Joyce. Although this novel, which is considered to be the top of the contemporary literature, has an ordinary plot, it includes a lot of historical, philosophical, literature and cultural references. The main character and plot are rather common – one day from a life of a Dublin citizen of Jewish origin, Leopold Bloom. Bloom spends this day ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • After the Applause Stops

    Who Are You When You No Longer Do What You’Ve Been Doing for Years?

    Who are you when you no longer do what youve been doing for years? It is the big question facing anyone who retires. It is something any retiree can relate to, and any retiree could have a story here. However, Im going to limit my stories to those of ballet dancerstop ballet dancersbecause their situation is the most extreme, I think. They start younger, grow up in a rarified atmosphere, mostly ... Read more

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  • War and Peace

    by Leo Tolstoy ...
    War and Peace is an epic novel by Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy that describes the Russian society during the era of wars against Napoleon in 1805–1812. The main topic of the novel is historic destiny of Russian people in the Patriotic War in 1812. There are more than 550 characters in the novel, both fictional and historical. Tolstoy depicts the best his heroes with their whole heart-warming complexity ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Review of Don't Think Dear

    On Loving and Leaving Ballet

    by Lucas Merritt ...
    Disclaimer!This is not a book written or published by Alice Robb. The independent publication by Lucas Merritt serves as a review and provides insight into the original work. This book is provided solely for educational purposes and is not intended to be a substitute for the original book.Text analysis can be difficult — we make it simple! This comprehensive review guide analyzes Don't Think Dear ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Barbe-Bleue (chorégraphie Pina Bausch - 1977)

    Les Fiches Spectacle d'Universalis

    Une fiche de référence sur Barbe-Bleue, un spectacle chorégraphié par Pina Bausch.Créé le 26 mai 1977 à l'Opéra de Wuppertal (Allemagne) par sa propre compagnie, Barbe-Bleue de Pina Bausch est l'une des œuvres les plus fortes et les plus profondes de cette chorégraphe allemande. Née en 1940, élève à Essen de l'école fondée par Kurt Jooss, elle y apprend les rudiments...Un ouvrage conçu par des ... Read more

    $4.49 USD

  • La Belle au bois dormant (chorégraphie Marius Petipa - 1890)

    Les Fiches Spectacle d'Universalis

    Une fiche de référence sur La Belle au bois dormant, un spectacle chorégraphié par Marius Petipa.Chorégraphe français installé à Saint-Pétersbourg et nommé à la direction des Ballets impériaux, Marius Petipa (1818-1910) peut être considéré comme le véritable père de la danse classique russe. Parmi un nombre considérable de ballets, on retiendra Don Quichotte (1869), Le Lac des ...Un ouvrage conçu ... Read more

    $4.49 USD

  • La Table verte (chorégraphie Kurt Jooss - 1932)

    Les Fiches Spectacle d'Universalis

    Une fiche de référence sur La Table verte, un spectacle chorégraphié par Kurt Jooss.Créé le 3 juillet 1932 au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées à Paris, La Table verte de Kurt Jooss (1901-1979) reste le plus célèbre ballet du courant expressionniste allemand qui s'est épanoui dans la première moitié du xx e siècle. Fondateur à Essen d'une école où l'on enseigne plu...Un ouvrage conçu par des spécialistes ... Read more

    $4.49 USD

  • Maurice Béjart

    Les Grands Articles d'Universalis

    Partez à la découverte de Maurice Béjart avec ce Grand Article Universalis !En rendant la danse accessible à un large public par des représentations dans des lieux non conventionnels (palais des sports, stades...), le Français Maurice Béjart a été l'un des danseurs et, surtout, chorégraphes les plus populaires dans le monde. Paradoxalement, il est resté un homme secret ...Un ouvrage spécialement ... Read more

    $4.49 USD

  • Tales of a Tiller Girl Part 2 of 3

    by Irene Holland ...
    A heart-warming nostalgia memoir from a member of the world famous dance troupe, The Tiller Girls. Based in London in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Irene’s story will transport readers back to a more innocent, simple way of life.This is the story of a little girl who loved to dance. Growing up in London in the 1930s, dancing was so much more to Irene than just a hobby. It was her escape and it took her ... Read more

    $4.49 USD

  • Sérénade (chorégraphie George Balanchine - 1934)

    Les Fiches Spectacle d'Universalis

    Une fiche de référence sur Sérénade, un spectacle chorégraphié par George Balanchine.Dansé dans un premier temps par les élèves de la School of American Ballet qu'il vient de fonder, puis inscrit au répertoire du New York City Ballet, Sérénade est créé par George Balanchine (1904-1983) le 9 juin 1934. Révélé par les Ballets russes de Serge de Diaghilev, installé proviso...Un ouvrage conçu par des ... Read more

    $4.49 USD

  • Offbeat Ballet

    The Interesting Stuff

    by John Bennett ...
    Ballet is for some a passion, their love or obsession a way of making a living perhaps. For others it is a pleasant evening out and for some it is what their hard-earned money is spent on for children to attend ballet classes. This book attempts to draw together the interesting facts facts which are not widely known and answers questions which might not have even been thought of. There is a ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Nutcracker Sweet

    Show-stopping Desserts Inspired by the World's Favorite Ballet

    by Linda Hymes ...
    If you thought this holiday classic was all about Marie saving her Nutcracker prince, think again– it’s all about desserts! Award-winning author Linda Hymes presents a decadent tribute to America’s favorite ballet with a collection of over 60 simple to spectacular desserts. The Nutcracker Sweet: Show-stopping Desserts Inspired by the World’s Favorite Ballet takes a confectionary journey to the ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Summary of Mr. B

    George Balanchine's 20th Century

    This isn't a book by Jennifer Homans nor is it subsidiary with her. It is an independent publication by Stephen Oswald to summarise Jennifer Homans's book.The items in this book are never to displace the first book yer rather to assist perusers with sorting out a brilliant read.This layout is solely to help you get a feel or perception of the real bookHave a Pleasant Read!Click on "a... ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Der Schneesturm

    Programmbuch

    Hauschoreograph Andrey Kaydanovskiy setzt im April 2021 Alexander Puschkins Erzählung Der Schneesturm in eine zeitgenössische Ballettsprache um. Während die Erzählung im russischen Kulturkreis zur Schullektüre gehört, ist sie hierzulande eher unbekannt: Die junge Marja, aus gutem Hause kommend, verliebt sich zum Unmut ihrer Eltern in den armen Fähnrich Vladimir. Der Beschluss des Paars, heimlich ... Read more

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  • Don't Sit Here

    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

    $4.99 USD

  • Irinna conoce a Sol

    Illustrated by Verónica Elhom ...
    Es la historia de Sol, una niña con Síndrome de Tourette, que desea iniciar una clase de ballet y siente temor de enfrentar a sus compañeros. Gracias a la confianza que le transmite Irinna, Sol encuentra el valor para hablar de lo que le sucede. Donde queda demostrado que la información y el respeto hacen posible la inclusión. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Vanishing of Willa Sloan

    by Andrea Dias ...
    When fifteen-year-old Isabelle’s mother, Willa, vanishes in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, she is devastated. The investigation, overrun by unprecedented challenges, goes cold, forcing Isabelle to move on with her life without any answers or closure. Ten years later, Isabelle discovers that her mother secretly endured several years of sexual exploitation while studying at the Ballet National ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Bournonville på scenen set gennem Edv. Lehmanns streg

    August Bournonville er det betydeligste navn i dansk ballethistorie, og selvom det ikke var ham, der grundlagde den kongelige danske ballet, genskabte han balletkorpset og gjorde det til et af de bedste i Europa.Men scenekunsten er en flygtig kunst, hvilket Bournonville selv var ganske klar over. I anledning af 100-året for Bournonvilles død udgav teaterhistoriker Klaus Neiiendam denne bog, der – ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Der Schneesturm [The Blizzard]

    Programme Book

    Resident choreographer Andrey Kaydanovskiy transforms Alexander Pushkin's eponymous novella The Blizzard into contemporary ballet language. The piece will premiere and open the Ballet Festival Week in April 2021. Though the novella is standard school reading material in Russian culture, it is rather little known in other countries. Of aristocratic stock, the young Marya falls in love with the poor ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • La clase de ballet a ritmo Colombiano

    Series series Creaciones
    Este es un proyecto de investigación creación en el interior del proyecto curricular Arte Danzario de la Facultad de Artes ASAB, de la Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. La propuesta es generar un diálogo entre nuestra tradición cultural y el ballet, que es una práctica centenaria y eurocentrada, con unos códigos de movimiento y relaciones en el tiempo y el espacio que, aunque ... Read more

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  • Elna Jørgen-Jensen

    by Carl Behrens ...
    Carl Behrens tegner et portræt af en af dansk ballets største stjerner nogensinde Elna Jørgen-Jensen. Han fortæller, hvordan hun begyndte på balletskolen som kun 7-årig og kæmpede sig op til de allerbedste og mest prestigiøse roller på Det Kongelige Teater. Samtidig er bogen en fortælling om den af de sceniske kunstarter, der har måttet kæmpe allerhårdest for sin eksistens på Det Kongelige Teater ... Read more

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  • Grosso Mogul: Mutmaßungen zu den letzten Jahren Vivaldis: Erzählung

    Seine letzten Lebensjahre führten Antonio Vivaldi nach Böhmen, nach Venedig, schließlich nach Wien. Trotz hohem Ansehen und europaweitem Ruhm war eine Künstlerexistenz schon damals ein steter Kampf ums Überleben. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Dos passos da bailarina

    by Cássia Pires ...
    As histórias de uma bailarina adulta, estudos sobre a dança clássica, repertórios e discussões sobre o ballet clássico são os temas que norteiam o livro, que reúne textos publicados no blog "Dos passos da bailarina" entre 2009 e 2013. ... Read more

    $5.00 USD