George Balanchine The Ballet Maker
George Balanchine The Ballet Maker by Robert Gottlieb is a biography that explores the life of George Balanchine, a pivotal figure in contemporary ballet. Published by Harper Collins on October 26, 2004, this first edition spans 224 pages and is presented in English. The book details Balanchine’s journey from Revolutionary Russia to his influential role in American ballet, highlighting his collaborations and the creation of iconic works.
Readers will find a comprehensive account of Balanchine’s artistic achievements, including his early masterpieces and the founding of The New York City Ballet. The biography also touches on his diverse contributions to various performance mediums, including Broadway and film. Through this exploration, the book delves into the intersections of biography and the performing arts, providing insight into Balanchine’s legacy as a choreographer and his enduring impact on ballet.
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Part of the Eminent Lives Series, this biography, written by the gifted author Robert Gottlieb, will describe the life of the dynamic George Balanchine, the foremost contemporary choreographer in ballet. Timed to coincide with the 2004 centenary of the artist’s birth.
The life and achievement of the great choreographer who both summed up everything that proceeded him in ballet, and extended the art form into radical yet inevitable new paths. Leaving Revolutionary Russia in 1924 (he was 20), he joined Serge Diaghilev’s famous Ballets Russes, where he created his first enduring masterpiece, Apollo, cementing his lifelong collaboration with Stravinsky.
In 1933 he arrived in America to found a school and a company, but the company as we know it – The New York City Ballet – didn’t emerge until 1948. Meanwhile, he made ballets wherever opportunity allowed, while choreographing Broadway shows (four for Rodgers and Hart), movies (The Goldwyn Follies), even the circus – a ballet for elephants with a score by Stravinsky. By the time of his death, in 1983, he had been recognized as a member of the triad of the greatest modern masters, alongside Picasso and Stravinsky.
Balanchine was married many times, always to outstanding ballerinas, but his truest muse always remained Terpsichore, the Muse of Dance.
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