From Petipa to Balanchine: Classical Revival and the Modernisation of Ballet
- Author: Scholl, Tim
In addition to its great value for setting Russian ballet in this thoroughly researched, historical context, Scholl's book is important for stirring up questions that need to be pondered....
From Petipa to Balanchine: Classical Revival and the Modernisation of Ballet
- Author: Scholl, Tim
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In addition to its great value for setting Russian ballet in this thoroughly researched, historical context, Scholl's book is important for stirring up questions that need to be pondered....
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In this rich interdisciplinary study Tim Scholl provides a provocative and timely re-evaluation of the development of ballet from the 1880s to the middle of the twentieth century. In the light of a thoughtful re-appraisal of dance classicism he locates the roots of modern ballet in the works of Marius Petipa, rather than in the much-celebrated choreographic experiements of Diaghilev's Ballet Russe.
Not only is this the first book to present nineteenth- and twentieth-century ballet as a continuous rather than broken tradition, From Petipa to Balanchine places works such as Sleeping Beauty, Les Sylphides, Apollo and Jewells in their proper cultural and artistic context.
The only English-language study to be based on the original Russian soures, this book will be essential reading for all dance scholars. Written in an engaging and elegant style it will also appeal to anyone interested in the history of ballet generally.
Contents
- Part I A rationale and methodology for dance history:
- 1. Historical perspectives
- 2. Methodologies
- 3. Dance history literature - a critical appraisal.
- Part II Historical studies of dance in its traditional, social and theatre contexts:
- 4. Traditional dance, English ceremonial and social forms
- 5. Traditional dances in West Africa
- 6. Regional evidence for social dance with particular reference to a Yorkshire Spa town
- 7. Ballets lost and found. Restoring the 20th century repertoire
- 8. Enrico Cechetti: the influence of tradition
- 9. Rambert Dance Company Archive, London, UK
- 10. European early modern dance
- 11. Expression and expressionism in American modern dance
- 12. Beyond expressionism: Merce Cunnigham's critique of "The Natural"
- 13. Feminist perspectives on dance history.
- Part III Studying and writing dance history:
- 14. Pathways to studying dance history
- 15. Writing dance history.
- Appendices Dance history texts - annotated; Selected list of reference texts; Selected list of periodicals.
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Dance Chronicle
In addition to its great value for setting Russian ballet in this thoroughly researched, historical context, Scholl's book is important for stirring up questions that need to be pondered. Dance history can use such constructive provocation
