Ballet and Modern Dance

Name: Ballet and Modern Dance
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9780500204115
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By Susan Au

Series: World of Art

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Ballet and Modern Dance by Susan Au offers a comprehensive exploration of dance, tracing its evolution from the opulent courts of the Medici and Louis XIV to contemporary stages and urban lofts. The book richly details historic performers and groundbreaking choreography, enriched by numerous illustrations. Jim Rutter's introduction and updated final chapter bring the narrative firmly into the 21st century, highlighting influential figures such as Jérôme Bel and Christopher Wheeldon, and examining modern influences from krumping to parkour. Innovative onstage technology, new media platforms like YouTube, and popular television dance shows are discussed, revealing the dynamic, expressive growth of dance today.
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This book is ideal for dance enthusiasts, students, and professionals seeking an accessible yet detailed history of ballet and modern dance, along with insights into current trends and technologies shaping the art form.

A guide to the rich history of western dance in all its incarnations from 16th-century court ballet to the genre-shattering contortions of 21st-century theatrical dance. Part of the "World of Art" series, it is updated for the new millennium to feature various styles, performers and technology.

An essential guide to western dance from the 16th century to the present

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Ballet and Modern Dance by Susan Au covers the whole subject, vividly describing the great performers and performances of the past as well as exploring in detail the dance world of today. A generous selection of illustrations completes the picture, taking the reader from the palaces of the Medici to the lofts of Manhattan, from the dancing of Louis XIV to the experimental choreography of Twyla Tharp and Pina Bausch.

Jim Rutter's new introduction and revised and expanded final chapter set the book firmly in the new millennium, featuring leading choreographers and performers including Jérôme Bel, Christopher Wheeldon, Chunky Move and the 'Ballet Boyz', alongside such styles and influences as Krumping and Parkour. He also charts developments across onstage technology, new media, and reality television, encompassing motion-responsive lasers, YouTube, and So You Think You Can Dance to portray a vibrant, technologically attuned, and expressively evolving medium.

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Times Literary Supplement praises the book as "immediately readable and impressively panoramic" with "a wealth of illustrations and newly-researched detail," marking it as an engaging and authoritative guide to the world of ballet and modern dance.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500204115

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 August 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Edition: Third edition

Illustration: 120 Illustrations, black and white; 29 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 149.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 490g

Pages: 232

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Series: World of Art Susan Au

About the Author

Dance historian and author Susan Au was an archivist, dance historian and writer; James Rutter is a freelance arts critic and former lecturer based in Philadelphia.