Round About the Ballet

by William Cubberley

Overview

(Limelight). Anyone who has ever seen a live performance of ballet knows the thrill of seeing larger-than-life figures on stage dancing in ways that seem superhuman. What are these dancers like beyond the footlights? How have they acquired such artistry and technique? What are the joys and difficulties in sustaining their careers? What dreams would they like to fulfill as performers? Round About the Ballet profiles the stars of the top New York City ballet companies: American Ballet Theatre and the New York City Ballet. Selected by Roy Round, one of the world's leading dance photographers, the dancers profiled represent the very best in ballet today. The dancers are brought to life through stories of their lives, real-life interviews, and the stunning photgraphs of Roy Round. This book is for ballet fans, dance students, and people who are curious about the performing arts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780879103118
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	11/01/2004
Series:	Limelight
Pages:	216
Sales rank:	813,858
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

	Foreword	ix
	Preface	xi
	Acknowledgments	xv
	Maxim Beloserkovsky, American Ballet Theatre	1
	Costumes: Don Quixote and Le Corsaire
	Angel Corella, American Ballet Theatre	13
	Costumes: Theme and Variations and Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux
	Irina Dvorovenko, American Ballet Theatre	29
	Costumes: Don Quixote
	Albert Evans, New York City Ballet	39
	Costumes: Red Angels
	Marcelo Gomes, American Ballet Theatre	53
	Costumes: Giselle and Clear
	Nikolaj Hubbe, New York City Ballet	67
	Costumes: Apollo and La Sonnambula
	Julie Kent, American Ballet Theatre	85
	Costumes: Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Romeo and Juliet and Swan Lake
	Maria Kowroski, New York City Ballet	99
	Costumes: Diamonds and Slaughter on 10th Avenue
	Vladimir Malakhov, American Ballet Theatre	115
	Costumes: La Bayadere and Giselle
	Benjamin Millepied, New York City Ballet	127
	Costumes: Hallelujah Junction and Dances at a Gathering
	Gillian Murphy, American Ballet Theatre	143
	Costumes: Swan Lake and Diversion of Angels
	Jenifer Ringer, New York City Ballet	155
	Costumes: Sleeping Beauty and In the Night
	Jennie Somogyi, New York City Ballet	169
	Costumes: Davidsbundlertanze and Liebeslieder Walzer
	Ethan Stiefel, American Ballet Theatre	181
	Costumes: Prodigal Son and Giselle
	Wendy Whelan, New York City Ballet	195
	Costumes: Brahms-Schoenberg Quartet, The Nutcracker and La Sonnambula