THE LURE OF PERFECTION: FASHION AND BALLET, 1780-1830 offers a unique look at how ballet influenced contemporary fashion and women's body image, and how street fashions in turn were reflected by the costumes worn by ballet dancers. Through years of research, the author has traced the interplay between fashion, social trends, and the development of dance. During the 18th century, women literally took up twice as much space as men; their billowing dresses ballooned out from their figures, sometimes a full 55 inches, to display costly jewelry and fine brocade work; similar costumes appeared on stage. But clothing also limited her movement; it literally disabled them, making the dances themselves little more than tableaux. Movement was further inhibited by high shoes and tight corsets; thus the image of the rigidly straight, long-lined dancer is as much a product of clothing as aesthetics. However, with changing times came new trends. An increased interest in natural movement and the common folk led to less-restrictive clothing. As viewers demanded more virtuosic dancers, women literally danced their way to freedom. THE LURE OF PERFECTION will interest students of dance and cultural hi... [Read More]

The first comprehensive monograph on American painter Nicholas Krushenick (1929– 1999) considers his important career and presents an expansive selection of his paintings and studies. Nicholas Krushenick is a key figure in the history of late 20th-century American art. Juxtaposing broad black lines with bold, flat Liquitex colors, Krushenick created hard-edged abstractions that fill his canvases from corner to corner. His energetic forms used experiments in cut paper collage as a springboard, creating an aesthetic all his own that earned him the title “father of Pop abstraction.” This book offers a mix of archival writings and interviews with new perspectives on the artist who is largely considered a precursor to Pop Art. Preparatory drawings, early collages, and scenes of Krushenick in his studio offer insight into the artist’s creative process, while newly commissioned essays take a fresh look at a remarkable oeuvre.

Nineteenth Century Collections Online: European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes the full-text of more than 9,500 English, French and German titles. The collection is sourced from the remarkable library of Victor Amadeus, whose Castle Corvey collection was one of the most spectacular discoveries of the late 1970s. The Corvey Collection comprises one of the most important collections of Romantic era writing in existence anywhere -- including fiction, short prose, dramatic works, poetry, and more -- with a focus on especially difficult-to-find works by lesser-known, historically neglected writers.The Corvey library was built during the last half of the 19th century by Victor and his wife Elise, both bibliophiles with varied interests. The collection thus contains everything from novels and short stories to belles lettres and more populist works, and includes many exceedingly rare works not available in any other collection from the period. These invaluable, sometimes previously unknown works are of particular interest to scholars and researchers.European Literature, 1790-1840: The Corvey Collection includes: * Novels and Gothic Novels* Short Stories* Belles-Lettr... [Read More]

Léon Bakst (1866-1924) was a painter, illustrator, stage and costume designer. He is universally acknowledged for representing a synthesis of creative energy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Bakst travelled widely throughout Europe and in 1890 joined the World of Art journal circle which numbered many artists among its members, the most famous being Benois and Diaghilev. This book illustrates the wealth of Bakst's contribution to the world of theatre and dance. His best known work includes sets for Stravinsky's Firebird, and Weber's Spectre de la Rose.

Начало 20 века было отмечено беспрецедентным взрывом творческого потенциала во всех областях искусства. Превосходящий и европейский, и американский, Русский балет революционизировал театральный дизайн с его декорациями, реквизитами и костюмами, которые пылали от света, создавая ошеломляющий эффект, отражая также мистику Востока и работу персидских миниатюристов. Лев Бакст был наиболее талантливым театральным дизайнером своего времени. Высокохудожественные костюмы, которые он выдумывал, казалось, мерцали тысячами цветов. Ослепленный такой силой воображения, Жан Кокто посвятил свою книгу «Бонжур, месье Бакст» великому русскому художнику. Вел�... [Read More]

Leon Bakst (1866-1924) besuchte von 1883 bis 1886 die kaiserliche Kunstakademie in St. Petersburg und begann seine Künstlerkarriere als Illustrator für Zeitschriften. Er setzte sein Studium zunächst in Paris an der Académie Julianfort, kehrte aber 1896nach St. Petersburg zurück und erlangte dort vor allem aufgrund seiner Portraits einen gewissen Bekanntheitsgrad. Zwei Jahre danach gründete Bakst gemeinsam mit Alexander Benois (1870-1960) und Serge Diaghilev (1872-129) die Gruppe Welt der Kunst(Mir Iskusstva). Nach der Jahrhundertwende debütierte er in St. Petersburgmit seinem Bühnenbild für die Eremitageund das Alexandrinsky Theater. Ab 1906 gab er Zeichenunterrichtan der Kunstschule Yelizaveta Zvantseva, an der auch Marc Chagall (1887-1985) studierte.Bakst ging 1908 erneut nach Paris, gründete dort mit Sergei Diaghilev dieBallets Russesund wurde 1911 deren künstlerischer Direktor. Seine exotischen Kreationen des Orientalismus beeinflussten für viele Jahre die Mode und die Innenarchitektur. Besonders bemerkenswert sind seine Kostüme für Diaghilev's Shéhérazade (1910) und L'Apres-midi d'un Faune(1912). Bakst ließ sich 1912, nachdem er wegen seiner jüdischen Herkunf... [Read More]

MacMillan's vision has been vital in shaping The Royal Ballet's style and repertory, and what better way to appreciate his art than with this rare chance to experience three contrasting works in a single performance. Abstract, dramatic, humorous - this programme gives a wonderfully varied introduction not just to MacMillan's work but to the beauty and dramatic power of ballet itself. Concerto, to Shostakovich's Second Piano Concerto, contrasts moments of exuberance and elegiac reflection. The Judas Tree places a single woman among 13 men to enact a harrowing event that is recognizably contemporary but with biblical overtones. Elite Syncopations completes the programme with a sparkling evocation of a dance hall that brings ragtime rhythms to the dance, and a ragtime band to the stage. WorksWorks: Concerto (Shostakovich); Elite Syncopations (Joplin and Others); The Judas Tree (Elias)Press Reviews"There has never been a choreographer that I can think of who could produce three such contrasting works, and you sit watching in wonderment at the fertile imaginings of his mind." (The Daily Telegraph) "It's grisly, and yet horribly exciting in its momentum, as the men show off to each othe... [Read More]

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