Cave, Richard Allen,

Collaborations : Ninette de Valois and William Butler Yeats / Richard Allen Cave. - xviii, 150 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-142) and index.

"W.B. Yeats's invitation to Ninette de Valois to come to Dublin and help him stage his plays for dancers and to found a School of Ballet at the Abbey Theatre have been known facts for many years, not least from de Valois' own autobiographies. 'Collaborations' is the first detailed study of the creative relationship of poet and dancer that resulted, which lasted from 1927 to 1934" -- Back cover.

1852731435 9781852731434


De Valois, Ninette, 1898-2001
Yeats, W. B. 1865-1939 --Stage history.


Artistic collaboration--History--20th century.
Theater--History--Ireland--20th century.
Dance--History--Ireland--20th century.

GV1785.D4 / C39 2011

792.809417