Encyclopedia of World Ballet by Mary Ellen SnodgrassCall Number: GV1585 .S66 2015 (print)
Publication Date: 2015
In The Encyclopedia of World Ballet, Mary Ellen Snodgrass surveys the emergence of ballet from ancient Asian models to the present, providing overviews of rhythmic movement as a subject of art, photography, and cinema. Entries in this volume reveal the nature and purpose of ballet, detailing specifics about leaders in classic design and style, influential costumers and companies, and trends in technique, partnering, variation, and liturgical execution. This reference covers: Choreographers, Composers, Costumers, Dance companies, Dancers, Productions, Set designers, Techniques, Terminology. (Available online and in print.)