The Ballets russes and beyond :
Caddy, Davinia, 1980-
The Ballets russes and beyond : music and dance in belle-époque Paris / Davinia Caddy. - Cambridge ; Nueva York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - xvi, 237 p. : il. ; 26 cm. - New perspectives in music history and criticism ; 22 .
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"Belle-époque Paris witnessed the emergence of a vibrant and diverse dance scene, one that crystallized around the Ballets Russes, the Russian dance company formed by impresario Sergey Diaghilev. The company has long served as a convenient turning point in the history of dance, celebrated for its revolutionary choreography and innovative productions. This book presents a fresh slant on this much-told history. Focusing on the relation between music and dance, Davinia Caddy approaches the Ballets Russes with a wide-angled lens that embraces not just the choreographic, but also the cultural, political, theatrical and aesthetic contexts in which the company made its name. In addition, Caddy examines and interprets contemporary French dance practices, throwing new light on some of the most important debates and discourses of the day"--
9781107014404 9781316623633
Ballet--Historia --Francia--Paris
GV1786.B355 / C33 2012
The Ballets russes and beyond : music and dance in belle-époque Paris / Davinia Caddy. - Cambridge ; Nueva York : Cambridge University Press, 2012. - xvi, 237 p. : il. ; 26 cm. - New perspectives in music history and criticism ; 22 .
Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice
"Belle-époque Paris witnessed the emergence of a vibrant and diverse dance scene, one that crystallized around the Ballets Russes, the Russian dance company formed by impresario Sergey Diaghilev. The company has long served as a convenient turning point in the history of dance, celebrated for its revolutionary choreography and innovative productions. This book presents a fresh slant on this much-told history. Focusing on the relation between music and dance, Davinia Caddy approaches the Ballets Russes with a wide-angled lens that embraces not just the choreographic, but also the cultural, political, theatrical and aesthetic contexts in which the company made its name. In addition, Caddy examines and interprets contemporary French dance practices, throwing new light on some of the most important debates and discourses of the day"--
9781107014404 9781316623633
Ballet--Historia --Francia--Paris
GV1786.B355 / C33 2012
