The Life and Ballets of Lev Ivanov Choreographer of the Nutcracker and Swan Lake |
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| Author:
| Wiley, Roland John |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-816567-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1997 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $517.23AUD $648.00 |
Book Description:
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The Life and Works of Lev Ivanov is the first book-length study in any language of this Russian choreographer - Marius Petipa's colleague and Tchaikovsky's collaborator - who is widely celebrated yet virtually unknown. It follows Ivanov from his school days to a career as choreographer in one of the greatest ballet companies in the world - the Imperial Ballet of St Petersburg. That mileu, Ivanov's ballets, and their reception are described and lavishly documented.
The Life and Works of Lev Ivanov is the first book-length study in any language of this Russian choreographer - Marius Petipa's colleague and Tchaikovsky's collaborator - who is widely celebrated yet virtually unknown. It follows Ivanov from his school days to a career as choreographer in one of the greatest ballet companies in the world - the Imperial Ballet of St Petersburg. That mileu, Ivanov's ballets, and their reception are described and lavishly documented.