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 Diaghilevs 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.
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