Celestial Bodies
By
Laura Jacobs
Read by
Tiffany Morgan
Release:
05/08/2018
Release:
05/08/2018
Runtime:
6h 33m
Runtime:
6h 33m
Unabridged
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“Celestial Bodies is original, rich in discovery, and conceived in prose that is as agile and graceful as her subject matter.”
Sascha Radetsky, American Ballet Theatre
A distinguished dance critic offers an enchanting introduction to the art of ballet
As much as we may enjoy Swan Lake or The Nutcracker, for many of us ballet is a foreign language. It communicates through movement, not words, and its history lies almost entirely abroad — in Russia, Italy, and France. In Celestial Bodies, dance critic Laura Jacobs makes the foreign familiar, providing a lively, poetic, and uniquely accessible introduction to the world of classical dance. Combining history, interviews with dancers, technical definitions, descriptions of performances, and personal stories, Jacobs offers an intimate and passionate guide to watching ballet and understanding the central elements of choreography.
Beautifully written and elegantly illustrated with original drawings, Celestial Bodies is essential reading for all lovers of this magnificent art form.
As much as we may enjoy Swan Lake or The Nutcracker, for many of us ballet is a foreign language. It communicates through movement, not words, and its history lies almost entirely abroad — in Russia, Italy, and France. In Celestial Bodies, dance critic Laura Jacobs makes the foreign familiar, providing a lively, poetic, and uniquely accessible introduction to the world of classical dance. Combining history, interviews with dancers, technical definitions, descriptions of performances, and personal stories, Jacobs offers an intimate and passionate guide to watching ballet and understanding the central elements of choreography.
Beautifully written and elegantly illustrated with original drawings, Celestial Bodies is essential reading for all lovers of this magnificent art form.
Release:
2018-05-08
2018-05-08
Runtime:
Runtime:
6h 33m
6h 33m
Format:
audio
audio
Weight:
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0.55 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781549115134
9781549116247
Publisher:
Hachette Book Group
Hachette Book Group
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