0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Dance > Ballet

Buy Now

Fanny Elssler - The Pagan Ballerina (Hardcover) Loot Price: R866
Discovery Miles 8 660
Fanny Elssler - The Pagan Ballerina (Hardcover): Ivor Guest

Fanny Elssler - The Pagan Ballerina (Hardcover)

Ivor Guest

 (sign in to rate)
Loot Price R866 Discovery Miles 8 660 | Repayment Terms: R81 pm x 12*

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

Fanny Elssler was one of the most brilliant stars of the Romantic ballet. The accepted rival of Taglioni, she represented the passionate expression of the dance. Theophile Gautier distinguished the two ballerinas by describing Elssler as a pagan dancer and Taglioni as a Christian dancer. There was no doubt that it was Elssler he preferred. Her style found its true expression in her famous Spanish character dance: the Cachucha, but even more, it was her dramatic genius that conquered the audiences before whom she appeared. She approached, more closely than any other ballerina of her time, the ideal of the complete dancer-actress, and her example lives on today in the tradition which modern ballerinas follow in the role of Giselle. In Ivor Guest's biography her performances come vividly to life through eye-witness accounts, and the story of her life is told with a wealth of detail, much of it hitherto unpublished. Among the highlights are Elssler's adventurous tour of the United States (she was the first great ballerina to cross the Atlantic), her fantastic triumphs in Russia, her sentimental friendship with the great publicist, Gentz, and the persistent legend of her liaison with the son of Napoleon. Based on wide research, this is a definitive study of one of the greatest figures in the history of ballet.

General

Imprint: Dance Books Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 2014
Authors: Ivor Guest
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 978-1-85273-168-7
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre
Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Dance > Ballet
Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre
Promotions
LSN: 1-85273-168-0
Barcode: 9781852731687

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

You might also like..

Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring
Annegret Fauser Hardcover R2,511 Discovery Miles 25 110
Shapes of American Ballet - Teachers and…
Jessica Zeller Hardcover R3,820 Discovery Miles 38 200
Getting Started in Ballet - A Parent's…
Anna Paskevska Hardcover R3,629 Discovery Miles 36 290
The Great History Of Russian Ballet
Evdokia Belova, E. Bocharnikova Hardcover R956 Discovery Miles 9 560
Bakst
Elisabeth Ingles Hardcover R1,042 Discovery Miles 10 420
Theories of Ballet in the Age of the…
Olivia Sabee Paperback R2,514 Discovery Miles 25 140
Making a Ballet - The Choreographer…
Clement Crisp, Mary Clarke Paperback R662 Discovery Miles 6 620
HowExpert Guide to Ballet - 101+ Tips to…
Howexpert, Lauren Dillon Hardcover R801 Discovery Miles 8 010
The Perfect Pointe
Victoria Coniglio Hardcover R561 R515 Discovery Miles 5 150
A Dancer's Dream
Katherine Woodfine Paperback R201 Discovery Miles 2 010
The Golden Age - Ballet in Soviet Russia…
Gerald Dowler Hardcover R1,156 Discovery Miles 11 560
Nutcracker Dancing Shapes - Shapes and…
Once Upon A Dance Hardcover R583 Discovery Miles 5 830

See more

Partners