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A Second Exodus
A first-time chronicle of the US Soviet Jewry Movement.
Discovering the World
This book is extraordinary. It introduces the reader to the behind-the-scenes world of the ballet dancers of the famous Beryozka Dance Ensemble. He tells about the difficult preparation of that lyrically beautiful, and sometimes enchanting dance festival, which is seen by spectators who come to the concert of the ensemble in any country. Moreover, this book talks about the unusual situations that the artists of the Ensemble found themselves in when traveling across different countries and continents. And there were many such situations, because the Beryozka Ensemble performed in more than 60 countries around the world. The author of the book, a dancer himself, a dance teacher and a participant in the events described in the book, seeks to bring the impressions of foreign trips and convey the unique atmosphere of each country, consciously or unconsciously drawing comparisons with his native country. The book is based on real, non-fictional events and undoubtedly has cognitive and educational value for the inquisitive reader. The book is richly illustrated with photographs by the author.
San Francisco Ballet at Seventy-Five
Long renowned as one of the world's preeminent ballet companies, San Francisco Ballet marks its seventy-fifth anniversary with a stunningly beautiful retrospective. Replete with intimate portraits of the dancers and behind-the-scenes contributors, this book is the first serious depiction of America's oldest ballet company. Included in this deluxe package is a DVD that provides insight into the company's illustrious history and together with the book, tells the story of how San Francisco Ballet has forged a fresh identity for American dance and is now pioneering a new model of internationalism in the dance world.
Like a Bomb Going Off
Everyone has heard of George Balanchine. Few outside Russia know of Leonid Yakobson, Balanchine’s contemporary, who remained in Lenin’s Russia and survived censorship during the darkest days of Stalin. Like Shostakovich, Yakobson suffered for his art and yet managed to create a singular body of revolutionary dances that spoke to the Soviet condition. His work was often considered so culturally explosive that it was described as “like a bomb going off.” Based on untapped archival collections of photographs, films, and writings about Yakobson’s work in Moscow and St. Petersburg for the Bolshoi and Kirov ballets, as well as interviews with former dancers, family, and audience members, this illuminating and beautifully written biography brings to life a hidden history of artistic resistance in the USSR through this brave artist, who struggled against officially sanctioned anti-Semitism while offering a vista of hope.
The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Ballet
Features viewpoints from dance scholars, critics, choreographers, and dances Highlights contributions from choreographers around the globe Includes a significant range of cultural and historical contexts in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries Book jacket.
Dancers as Diplomats
Clare Croft chronicles the role of dance and dancers in American cultural diplomacy, telling the story of how tours sponsored by the US State Department shaped and sometimes re-imagined ideas of America in unexpected, often sensational circumstances.
Cultural Criticism 1969-1990
The School of Journalism at Columbia University has awarded the Pulitzer Prize since 1917. Nowadays there are prizes in 21 categories from the fields of journalism, literature and music. The Pulitzer Prize Archive presentsthe history of this award from its beginnings to the present: In parts A toE the awarding oftheprize in each category is documented, commented and arranged chronologically. Part F covers the history of the prize biographically and bibliographically. Part G provides the background to thedecisions.
