Balanchine's Complete Stories of the Great Ballets, Revised and Enlarged

by George Balanchine, Francis Mason

A short history of the ballet and a review of Balanchine's own career as ballet master and choreographer accompany the stories of more than four hundred ballets

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, History, Art, Music

902 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1954

About the author

George Balanchine, originally Georgi Balanchivadze, Russian-American artistic director of the ballet of New York City in 1948, choreographed more than one hundred, including Firebird (1949) and Don Quixote (1965).

George Balanchine of Georgian parentage of the 20th century foremost pioneered in the United States, co-founded and mastered. His deep knowledge of classical forms and techniques based his modern creative work. He expressed, not illustrated, music in dance and worked extensively with Igor Stravinsky, his contemporary.

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Reviews

[Elizabeth]

This is a massive book of ballets. Ballets you didn’t realize were ballets. Ballets you had forgotten about. If you can get your hands on a copy, this is valuable to any ballet dancer, teacher, or balletomane.

[Haley Smelcer]

there are two copies of this at my library and i have devoured both versions, an older edition and the newer one. it is a book every dancer should have!

[Jack Hawn]

Am ultimate must-have guide for any dance goer, balletomane or dancer performing a classical repertoire today. Informative and detailed beyond expectations.