Mr B - George Balanchine’s Twentieth Century

From the author of Apollo's Angels, the first major biography of the figure who modernised dance: an intimate portrait of the man behind the mythology, set against the vibrant backdrop of the century that shaped him

About the author

Jennifer Homans is the dance critic for the New Yorker. Her widely acclaimed Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet was a bestseller and named one of the 10 best books of the year by the New York Times Book Review. Trained in dance at George Balanchine's School of American Ballet, she performed professionally with the Pacific Northwest Ballet. She earned her BA at Columbia University and her PhD in modern European history at New York University, where she is a Scholar in Residence and the Founding Director of the Center for Ballet and the Arts.

Summary

From the author of Apollo's Angels, the first major biography of the figure who modernised dance: an intimate portrait of the man behind the mythology, set against the vibrant backdrop of the century that shaped him

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer Homans, Homans Jennifer
• Publisher: Granta Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.04.2024
• EAN: 9781847087751
• ISBN: 978-1-84708-775-1
• No. of pages: 784
• Dimensions: 149 mm x 228 mm x 59 mm
• Weight: 990 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Biographies, autobiographies; History, Biography: general, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Classical & Ballet, HISTORY / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Biography: arts & entertainment, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Archaeology, Ballet, Biography: arts and entertainment, History and Archaeology