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Catherine Littlefield
Author | : Sharon Skeel |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 377 |
Release | : 2020-03-03 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 9780190654566 |
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While she is best remembered today as founder of the Philadelphia Ballet and the director and driving force behind the famous Littlefield School of Ballet, from which Balanchine drew the nucleus for his School of American Ballet, Catherine Littlefield (1905-51) and her oeuvre were in many ways emblematic of the full representation of dance throughout entertainments of the first half of the 20th century. From her early work as a teenager dancing for Florenz Ziegfeld to her later work in choreographing extravagant ice skating shows, a remarkable dance with 90 bicyclists for the 1940 World's Fair, and on television as resident choreographer for The Jimmy Durante Show, Littlefield was amongst the first choreographers to bring concert dance to broader venues, and her legacy lives on today in her enduring influence on generations of American ballet dancers. As the first biography of Littlefield, Catherine Littlefield: A Life in Dance traces her life in full from birth through childhood experiences dancing on the Academy of Music's grand stage, and from her foundation of the groundbreaking Philadelphia Ballet Company in 1935 to her later work in television and beyond. Littlefield counted among her many glamorous friends and colleagues writer Zelda Fitzgerald, conductor Leopold Stokowski, and composer Kurt Weill. This biography also provides an engrossing portrait of the remarkable Littlefield family, many of whom were instrumental to Catherine's success. With the unflagging support of her generous husband and indomitable mother, Littlefield gave shape to the course of American ballet in the 20th century long before Balanchine arrived in the United States.
Dictionary Catalog of the Dance Collection
Author | : New York Public Library. Dance Collection |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 708 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Dance |
ISBN | : UOM:39015036784703 |
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Dance Magazine
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 692 |
Release | : 1952 |
Genre | : Dance |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105006722461 |
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International Encyclopedia of Dance
Author | : Selma Jeanne Cohen |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 710 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : UOM:39015040162789 |
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"Exciting and fascinating, this reference work succeeds in its goal of bringing "joy as well as enlightenment" about all forms of dance in all countries of the world. An extremely useful synoptic outline of contents" with nine sections (including "Ritual and Religion" and "Popular Entertainment") enables the user to explore dance in its cultural and social aspects, while topical essays complement the 2,000-plus entries. Heavily illustrated with black-and-white photographs, the encyclopedia captures the fluid movement of dance; with its depth and scope, this outstanding work has carved a well-deserved niche."--"Outstanding Reference Sources: the 1999 Selection of New Titles," American Libraries, May 1999. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA.
Symphonies Under the Stars
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 572 |
Release | : 1939 |
Genre | : Concert programs |
ISBN | : NYPL:33433075620108 |
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Musical America
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 1941 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : NYPL:33433012205054 |
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