Passion and Elegance - How Flamenco and Classical Ballet Met At the Ballets Russes

The book commences with the history of Indian, Egyptian, Arab, and flamenco dance then compares and contrasts the history of both classical ballet and flamenco.

List of contents

1. The Early Roots of Flamenco Dance 2. Kathak Origins 3. Egyptian Connections 4. The Arab Link 5. Arrival of Flamenco in Spain 6. The Historical Path of Classical Ballet and Flamenco 7. Origins of the Ballets Russes 8. The Birth of the Ballets Russes 9. Leonide Massine and Flamenco in Spain 10. Flamenco's Contrasts and Similarities to Other Dance Forms: Character Dance and the Bolero School 11. Two Flamenco Dances: The Fandango and The Farruca 12. Analysis of the Miller's Dance and The Three-cornered Hat Story 13. Duende 14. In the Footsteps of Massine

About the author

Barbara File Marangon taught and choreographed ballets in Italy, the Czech Republic, and Spain. Barbara has a Master of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of Oklahoma where she taught ballet, and she was a recipient of the Ballets Russes Fellowship and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the Southern New Hampshire University.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara File Marangon
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032433530
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3243353-0
• No. of pages: 84
• Series: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, Theatre Studies, Ballet, Performance Art