Welcome to the Arts: Dance
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Brilliantly curated and beautifully illustrated, the Welcome to the Arts series offers all-hours admission to some of the world's most wondrous performances. This book explores the wondrous world of dance.
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Brilliantly curated and beautifully illustrated, the Welcome to the Arts series offers all-hours admission to some of the world's most breathtaking performances. This book explores the wondrous world of dance.
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Brilliantly curated and beautifully illustrated, the Welcome to the Arts series offers all-hours admission to some of the world's most wondrous performances.
You are cordially invited to an evening of live entertainment unlike anything you have seen before. Featuring the very best performances from around the world from Swan Lake to Riverdance, you'll also rub shoulders with legendary choreographers and performers of both the past and present, including Antonio Gades, Rudolf Nureyev and Pina Bausch.
Exclusive backstage access allows you to see what goes on behind the theatre doors, including prop and costume design, which you can admire in magnificent detail.
Get ready to shimmy, sway and dance the night away.
Take a seat. The show is about to begin...
Series: Welcome to the Arts
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781800783362
Publisher: Templar Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 26 October 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Big Picture Press
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Jason Raish
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 17.0mm
Width: 279.0mm
Height: 378.0mm
Weight: 1316g
Pages: 112
About the Author
Sir Alistair Spalding CBE has been the artistic director and chief executive of Sadler's Wells theatre, London since 2004. He holds honorary doctorates from Middlesex University (2012), the University of Hertfordshire (2014) and the University of Roehampton (2015). Alistair was a national member of the Arts Council England Council from 2009 to 2017, and a member of the Arts Council England Dance Advisory Panel from 1995 to 2003. He was awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 2005 and was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2012 for services to dance. In 2019, he was honoured with a lifetime achievement award by ISPA (International Society for the Performing Arts) in recognition of 'unique lifetime achievement that has enriched the international performing arts'. In 2022, Alistair was awarded a Knighthood for Services to Dance in the New Year Honours list.
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