Kenneth Macmillan: the Man and the Ballets by Edward Thorpe ISBN 13: 9780241116944

US: H. Hamilton, 1985. Hardcover. Used - Acceptable. Ex-Library Book.Has usual library markings and stamps inside.DJ is acceptable to good condition.Kenneth MacMillan has been Company Choreographer to the Royal Ballet since 1955, and has created over fifty ballets. This book has produced a unique work of refernce which chronicles his complete output, from the day he forged his father's signature on a application for an audition to his appointment as Associate Director of the American Ballet Theatre. This book also includes his art and fineaa attention to timelss classical works, a gift for abstract lyricism, and an imagination encompassing Expressionism,which particularly appealed, perhaps, when he directed the Berlin Opera Ballet. This is a detailed history of each work and put the record straight. A5. A5

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London, U.K.: Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1985. Unopened, unclipped.. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback.

Hamish Hamilton , 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Clean pages, lightly age toned at the edges; light creasing to upper edge of jacket. 192 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN/EAN: 9780241116944. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: dscf7061. . 9780241116944

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London: H. Hamilton, 1985. First edition. From Library Journal MacMillan is one of today's leading choreographers, though his work is controversial and has generated almost as much criticism as praise. He has served as director of the Berlin Opera Ballet and the Royal Ballet and is currently associate director of American Ballet Theatre. He has created over 50 ballets. MacMillan choreographs abstract dances, but his commitment to narrative ballet and psychologically charged subjects has secured him a special place in dance history. Thorpe's biography is formulistic; he cites ballets, listing designers, composers, and dancers, and excerpts reviews. He does not gloss over the lows in MacMillan's career, but neither does he offer many insights into the talent and artistic vision of his subject. Nonetheless, this is a very serviceable volume; for medium and large libraries. Joan Stahl, Enoch Pratt Free Lib., Baltimore Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.. Not… Read more