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American Ballet Theatre: a 25-year retrospective by Elizabeth Kaye Ballerina - The Art of Women in Classical Ballet by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp Ballet - an Illustrated History by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp Ballet and Dance by Linda Doeser Ballet and Modern Dance (with contributions by leading choreographers dancers and critics) by Kirstein, Bejart, Lanchberry, others Ballet Art: From the Renaissance to the Present by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp Dance for a City: Fifty Years of the New York City Ballet by Lynn Garafola with Eric Foner et al Danseur: The Male in Ballet by Richard Philp and Mary Whitney Days with Ulanova an Intimate Portrait of the Legendary Russian Ballerina by Albert Kahn Degas and the dance by Jill DeVonyar and Richard Kendall Fonteyn and Nureyev by Alexander Bland	From Russia With Love: costumes for the Ballets Russes 1909-1933 by National Gallery of Australia Getting Closer: A Dancers Perspective by Rosalie O'Connor The Authorized Bolshoi Ballet Book of Spartacus by Yuri Grigorovich and Victor V. Vanslow The Bolshoi - Opera and Ballet at the Greatest Theater in Russia by Boris Pokrovsky and Yuri Grigorovich The Bolshoi Ballet by Yuri Slonimsky The Golden Age of Costume and Set Design for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo: 1938 to 1944 by Cincinatti Art Museum, et al The Nutcracker Ballet by Jack Anderson The Royal Ballet - The First Fifty Years by Alexander Bland The World of Diaghilev by John Percival Tributes Celebrating Fifty Years of New York City Ballet by Christopher Ramsey


American Ballet Theatre: a 25-year retrospective by Elizabeth Kaye Foreword / Preface foreword by Clive Barnes		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information Andrews McMeel Publishing , 1999 , 129 pages, Extensive photos - black and white some color
I like to always be considerate (abc's), and I guess that sums up this book - mainly just the good parts, trumpeting the high points. Exceptional photography with decent photo credits.
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Ballerina - The Art of Women in Classical Ballet by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp Foreword / Preface None		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information Princton Book Company, Publishers , 1987 , 192 pages, Extensive photos - black and white
Companion book to the BBC series of the same name. As a book the work stands on its own, beautifully photographed and documented. Although it is not exhaustive it is informative and broad in scope.
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Ballet - an Illustrated History by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp Foreword / Preface Antoinette Sibley		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information Homish Hamilton, Limited , 1992,1973 , 304 pages, Extensive photos - black and white
An exquisite text accompanied with many, many plates and photo's, a uniquely guided history book on ballet.
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Ballet and Dance by Linda Doeser Foreword / Preface Authors foreword		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information St. Martins Press, Inc. , 1977 , 282 pages, Extensive photographs - black and white
A survey of larger or more well known ballet and dance companies around the world from the late 1970's. Each company has it's own small chapter. Full of information, packed with beautiful photographs.
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Ballet and Modern Dance (with contributions by leading choreographers dancers and critics) by Kirstein, Bejart, Lanchberry, others Foreword / Preface None		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information Octopus Books Limited, London , 1974 , 144 pages, Lavishly photographed - mainly B&W, some color
Unique commentary on the state of the dance c1974.
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Ballet Art: From the Renaissance to the Present by Mary Clarke and Clement Crisp Foreword / Preface Authors Introduction		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., Publishers , 1978 , 144 pages, Extensive artwork - color, black and white
Survey of artwork about ballet, a small book, text is brief - contains informative and thoughtful annotation and historical perspective. Filled with beautiful artwork to support the text.
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Dance for a City: Fifty Years of the New York City Ballet by Lynn Garafola with Eric Foner et al Foreword / Preface Authors acknowledgment		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information Columbia University Press , 1999 , 237 pages, Many photos and illustrations - black and white
A far better presentation of the history of the New York City Ballet than "Tributes" - this great book actually includes some cohesive and carefully developed themes. Well balanced use of photography.
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Danseur: The Male in Ballet by Richard Philp and Mary Whitney Foreword / Preface Foreword by Robert Joffrey		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information A Rutledge Book, McGraw-Hill Book Company , 1977 , 192 pages, Extensive photographs - black and white
A survey work from the late 1970's, nearly every page has beautiful, well commented photographs of male dancers. The text is rich in historical information relating to the evolution of male ballet dancing.
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Days with Ulanova an Intimate Portrait of the Legendary Russian Ballerina by Albert Kahn Foreword / Preface Arnold Haskell		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information Fireside by Simon and Schuster , 1978 , 235 pages, Extensive photos - black and white
A lavishly photographed book, what a shame no typical picture credits!
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Degas and the dance by Jill DeVonyar and Richard Kendall Foreword / Preface Preface by Lillian Browse		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information Harry N. Abrams., Inc , 2002 , 304 pages, Extensive color plates, illustrations, many b - Color plates, b/w photographs
Published in conjuntion with American Federation of Arts, The Detroit Institute of Arts, the Philidelphia Museum of Art, for the exhibition of the same name.
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Fonteyn and Nureyev by Alexander Bland Foreword / Preface None		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information Quadrangle/The new York Times Book Co., Inc. , 1979 , 208 pages, Extensive photos - black and white
I wish there were more books like this. For many years Fonteyn-Nuyeyev were "the Ticket" to have, this book attempts to show the reason why in words and performance photographs.
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From Russia With Love: costumes for the Ballets Russes 1909-1933 by National Gallery of Australia Foreword / Preface Foreword Brian Kennedy and Alan R. Dodge		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information National Gallery of Australia, Canberra , 1999 , 96 pages, Many color plates, few b/w photographs - Color plates, b/w photographs
A companion work to the exhibition of the same name organized by The National Gallery of Australia, beautiful photographs, many of costume detail, with commentary.
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Getting Closer: A Dancers Perspective by Rosalie O'Connor Foreword / Preface Julio Bocca		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information University Press of Florida (UPF) , 2004 , 101 pages, Extensive photographs - black and white
A picture book of and about ballet, and ballet photography (using black and white prints) from the "inside perspective" of former ABT ballerina Rosalie O'Connor.
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The Authorized Bolshoi Ballet Book of Spartacus by Yuri Grigorovich and Victor V. Vanslow Foreword / Preface Author		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information T.F.H. Publications, Inc, Ltd. , 1990 , 93 pages, Extensive photos - color
A lavishly photographed book of this ballet on stage with the Bolshi Ballet in Moscow, Russia.
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The Bolshoi - Opera and Ballet at the Greatest Theater in Russia by Boris Pokrovsky and Yuri Grigorovich Foreword / Preface None		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information Park Lane , 1978, 1979 , 238 pages, Extensive photos - color
A lavishly photographed book, short history of the Bolshoi. Mostly photos of Opera and Ballet.
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The Bolshoi Ballet by Yuri Slonimsky Foreword / Preface Author		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information Foreign Languages Publishing House, Moscow , 1960, 1956 , 60 pages, Extensive photos - black and white
An interesting presentation on the Bolshoi theater
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The Golden Age of Costume and Set Design for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo: 1938 to 1944 by Cincinatti Art Museum, et al Foreword / Preface Foreword Victoria Morgan and Timothy Rub		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information Hudson Hills Press, New York and Manchester , 2002 , 138 pages, Some color plates, few b/w photographs - Color plates, b/w photographs
A companion work to the exhibition held at the Cincinatti Art Museum from October 2002 to January 2003. This is about the later incarnation By S. Denham, not the origanal Diaghilev Ballet Russes.
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The Nutcracker Ballet by Jack Anderson Foreword / Preface None		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information Mayflower Books , 1979 , 223 pages, Extensive photos - mainly B&W, some color
Lavishly photographed and well written text, thorough history woven through.
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The Royal Ballet - The First Fifty Years by Alexander Bland Foreword / Preface foreword by Dame Ninette de Valois		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information Doubleday & Company, Inc. , 1981 , 320 pages, Extensive photos and illustration - black and white some color
This book was commissioned as part of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations at the Royal Opera House (England) to establish the origins and history of their Royal Ballet.
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The World of Diaghilev by John Percival Foreword / Preface None		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information Harmony Books , 1971, 1979 , 144 pages, photo, illustration - black and white
An enjoyable and fairly complete documentary of a landmark impresario of ballet (early 1900's), a time in many books referred to as the golden age modern ballet.
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Tributes Celebrating Fifty Years of New York City Ballet by Christopher Ramsey Foreword / Preface preface by Peter Martins fwd. by Mikhail Baryshnikov		Click Thumbnail for full REVIEW
publication information William Morrow and Company, Inc. , 1998 , 162 pages, Extensive photos - equal amounts B&W and color
An unconventional book that is a work of art in itself. Beautiful visual presentation of artworks, a few articles, and many very short essays (1-4 pages) all revolving around the New York City Ballet.
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