Balanchine then and now /
Anne Hogan, editor ; [contributions by] Richard Alston [and others].
- 127 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 29 cm.
- Arts Arena publication series .
- Arts Arena publication series. .
Critical close-ups / An 'instinct for elegance and order' / Missing Balanchine's contemporary legacy: an overview for today's choreographers / Alchemy in motion / Divertimento from Le Baiser de la Fee: ghost stories / Balanchine in America: a career in the three acts, with prologue and apothesosis / Essays in dramaturgy: Balanchine and the musicals / Meeting with Balanchine -- Conversations with Anne Hogan -- Violette Verdy -- Antonia Franceschi -- Richard Alston -- Nanette Gluschak -- Suki Schorer -- Conversation with Margery Arent Safir -- From a Distance: Robert Wilson -- A note on the images by Martha Swope -- Ballets by George Balanchine referred to in the book. Francia Russell -- Toni D'Amelio -- Dominique Delouche -- Stephanie Jordan -- Tim Scholl -- Giannandrea Poesio -- Anna Kisselgoff -- Pt. I. Pt. 2. Pt. 2.
"George Balanchine (1904-1983) is among the foremost choreographers of the twentieth century. In a career spanning more than six decades and three continents, and with more than 400 dance works to his name, Balachine is one of the major figures of modern art. He established, with Lincoln Kirstein, the School of American Ballet and the New York City Ballet, where he was ballet master and principal choreographer from 1948 until his death. Through his work with NYCB - as well as in film, musicals and opera - Balanchine revolutionized classical ballet." "In this book, leading dancers, choreographers, company directors, critics and academics assess Balanchine's legacy and his relevance to dance, then and now."--BOOK JACKET.