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Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
ISBN 13 | 9780190944513 |
ISBN 10 | 019094451X |
Author | Doug Fullington |
Book Format | Paperback |
Language | English |
Book Description | This book offers something entirely new: detailed scene-by-scene descriptions of the action and dancing of Giselle, Paquita, Le Corsaire, La Bayadère, and Raymonda, bringing the reader far closer to what the audience saw when the curtain went up on t |
About the Author | Doug Fullington is a musicologist and dance historian whose research focuses on French and Russian ballet of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A fluent reader of Stepanov choreographic notation, he has contributed historically informed dances to ballet productions around the world. Since 1995, he has worked in several capacities at Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle, including as Audience Education Manager. He is the founder and director of the Tudor Choir, a professional vocal ensemble. Marian Smith, a musicologist and dance historian, is Professor Emerita at the University of Oregon, author of Ballet and Opera in the Age of Giselle (2000), and editor of La Sylphide, Paris 1832 and Beyond (2012). She has worked alongside Doug Fullington as historical advisor for stagings of Giselle (2011) and Paquita (2014). |
Publication Date | 2023-11-13 |
Number of Pages | 784 pages |
Five Ballets from Paris and St. Petersburg: Giselle | Paquita | Le Corsaire | La Bayad^D`ere | Raymonda