Vaganova - A Dance Journey from Petersburg to Leningrad (Hardcover)

The only authorized biography about the creator of the renowned Russian ballet curriculum-for the first time in English. The first English edition of the only authorized biography of Agrippina Vaganova (1897-1951) was originally published in Russian in 1989. It tells the story of one of the most important dance teachers of the 20th century, who created a system of teaching ballet that spread throughout the former Soviet Union and beyond. Vaganova rose through the ranks to become a ballerina in the Imperial Ballet during the last days of Tsarist Russia. After the Revolution of 1917, she became a teacher and transformed the St. Petersburg/Leningrad School of Ballet into a premier institution. She also served as the artistic director of the Kirov Theater. Written by a direct eyewitness to many of the described incidents, someone who knew Vaganova intimately, the biography is a window into the personality and thinking of this great teacher. It vividly recounts the training and individual styles of such world-renowned ballerinas as Marina Semyonova, Natalia Dudinskaya, Galina Ulanova, and Tatiana Vecheslova, and it offers a unique insight into the world of classical ballet during the era of Tsarist Russia and the early Soviet years.

General

Imprint:	University Press of Florida
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2005
First published:	June 2005
Authors:	Vera Krasovskaya
Translators:	Vera M. Siegel
Foreword by:	Lynn Garafola
Dimensions:	238 x 164 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-0-8130-2831-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Dance > Ballet Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8130-2831-0
Barcode:	9780813028316

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