Tim Draper - From Eastman Theatre's Muses to the Founding of Rochester City Ballet

Tells the interwoven stories of revered dance teacher Timothy Draper, the Rochester City Ballet that he founded, and its predecessor, the Eastman Theatre Ballet, established in 1923 as the first professional ballet company in theUnited States.

List of contents

Introduction
List of Artist Reminiscences
Silenced Slippers
Born into Rochester's Illustrious Dance Tradition
Timmy
Miss Olive McCue and the Mercury Ballet
Off to Miss Crofton's
Training for Trockadero
Coconut Grove
Coming Home to Build a Dream
What They Did for Love
Momentum
An Embarrassment of Riches
Finally
Going to the Ball
A New Home for a New Decade
Living the Dream
Hugs, Tim
Too Young, Too Soon
The School and the Company Go On
Our Muses
Notes
Index

About the author

Wendy Roxin Wicks

Summary

Tells the interwoven stories of revered dance teacher Timothy Draper, the Rochester City Ballet that he founded, and its predecessor, the Eastman Theatre Ballet, established in 1923 as the first professional ballet company in theUnited States.

Product details

• Authors: Wendy Roxin Wicks, Wendy Roxin (Royalty Account) Wicks
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.10.2014
• EAN: 9781580464994
• ISBN: 978-1-58046-499-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Weight: 688 g
• Illustrations: 30 b/w illus.
• Series: Meliora Press; Meliora Press
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories