Behind the Scenes at Boston Ballet
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (625 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0813033535 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
What lies behind the performances of a world class ballet company Marc Temin Excellent and enlightening account of what it takes, from a wide variety of people, to make a top-notch ballet company run well, and how their work plays out in several seasons and a tour abroad. The informed description of what goes on behind the scenes is accompanied by excellent photos of the preparatory work and resulting performances.
Wally Gilbert is the Carl M. Christine Temin was a staff writer and dance critic for the Boston Globe for more than twenty-five years. Loeb University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and winner of the 1980 Nobel Prize in chemistry.
Temin is a crackerjack journalist, and this book touches on every hot-button issue that is relevant to ballet companies today." - Mindy Aloff "Temin and Gilbert have given us a long-overdue libretto for a ballet about a ballet company. Players on both sides of the proscenium will find Behind the Scenes at Boston Ballet a real page-turner!" - Toba Singer, author of First Position" . "An amazing book
Temin is a crackerjack journalist, and this book touches on every hot-button issue that is relevant to ballet companies today."--Mindy Aloff"Temin and Gilbert have given us a long-overdue libretto for a ballet about a ballet company. Their evocative prose and penetrating photography turn the spotlight on all the elements--from toe shoes and costumes to rehearsals and revenue--that come together (or fall apart) in a season.Boston Ballet, in turn, makes a perfect study: After a rash of mysterious firings and defections in the early 2000s, the company seems to have moved past the controversy with a new artistic director and a new schedule of international performances. A photographic portrait of an entire ballet season"An amazing book. Its story highlights the tremendous amount of work and energy that goes in before the curtain can ever go up.. A layperson who sees a ballerina perform in SwanLake may be thrilled or impressed--may imagine the hours of rehearsal that lie behind each performance or understand something about the demands made on a dancer--but many who appreciate ballet remain unacquainted with all the steps, parts, people, and money that must come together for