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Fanny Elssler - The Pagan Ballerina (Hardcover)
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Fanny Elssler - The Pagan Ballerina (Hardcover)
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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unpublished.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.
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