Diaghilev's Empire - How the Ballets Russes Enthralled the World

Informationen zum Autor Rupert Christiansen is The Spectator's dance critic. He was previously dance critic for The Mail on Sunday from 1995-2020, and has written on dance-focused subjects for many publications in the UK and USA, including Vogue , Vanity Fair, Harper's and Queen , The Observer, Daily Telegraph , The Literary Review , Dance Now and Dance Theatre Journal. He was opera critic and arts correspondent for the Daily Telegraph from 1996-2020, and is the author of a dozen non-fiction books, including the Pocket Guide to Opera and T he Complete Book of Aunts (both published by Faber). He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1997 and lives in London. Vorwort A freshly researched and challenging reassessment of a unique phenomenon, exploring passionate conflicts and outsize personalities in a story embracing triumph and disaster. Zusammenfassung The Ballets Russes not only left a matchless artistic legacy - they changed style and glamour, they changed taste, and they changed social behaviour. The Ballets Russes came to an official end after many vicissitudes with Diaghilev's abrupt death in 1929.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Rupert Christiansen, Christiansen Rupert
• Editore: Faber & Faber
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.09.2022
• EAN: 9780571348015
• ISBN: 978-0-571-34801-5
• Pagine: 384
• Dimensioni: 153 mm x 234 mm x 28 mm
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; Dance, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Classical & Ballet, Dance & Other Performing Arts