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By Davinia Caddy

ISBN-10: 1107014409

ISBN-13: 9781107014404

ISBN-10: 1316623637

ISBN-13: 9781316623633

Belle-époque Paris witnessed the emergence of a colourful and numerous dance scene, one who crystallized round the Ballets Russes, the Russian dance corporation shaped by means of impresario Sergey Diaghilev. the corporate has lengthy served as a handy turning element within the background of dance, celebrated for its innovative choreography and cutting edge productions. This booklet provides a clean slant in this much-told heritage. concentrating on the relation among song and dance, Davinia Caddy methods the Ballets Russes with a wide-angled lens that embraces not only the choreographic, but in addition the cultural, political, theatrical and aesthetic contexts within which the corporate made its identify. furthermore, Caddy examines and translates modern French dance practices, throwing new gentle on the most very important debates and discourses of the day.

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