First published in 1944, this classic book remains the definitive work on the masterpiece of the Romantic Ballet, Giselle. The book is in two parts, the first dealing with the original 1841 production, the second with technical and critical aspects of the ballet. Part I charts the evolution of the Romantic Ballet, and then gives a detailed description of the original production of Giselle, including a synopsis and accounts of the settings, costumes and creators of the original roles. Part II describes the stage action - the ...
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First published in 1944, this classic book remains the definitive work on the masterpiece of the Romantic Ballet, Giselle. The book is in two parts, the first dealing with the original 1841 production, the second with technical and critical aspects of the ballet. Part I charts the evolution of the Romantic Ballet, and then gives a detailed description of the original production of Giselle, including a synopsis and accounts of the settings, costumes and creators of the original roles. Part II describes the stage action - the steps, gestures and the meanings they express - and analyses the interpretation of the roles. The book concludes with a survey of dancers who won fame for their performances as Giselle and as Albrecht.
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The book is a classic. However, this British edition from alibris is fantastic! It includes very beautiful endpapers I've never seen before! Thank you very much.
bayadere
Apr 20, 2007
Fascinating!
How I wish Beaumont had written one for all the major ballets in the repertoire! Giselle is one ballet we can expect to see in something approaching its original form, so being able to know what that was is very helpful. What's been lost is sometimes as important as what's been kept. The value to the stager and the dancer is immense and unarguable, but the balletomane and less fanatical ballet goer will also profit from reading this book.
