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The story takes the reader from the sixteenth century through to our own time, from italy and france to britain, denmark, russia and contemporary america. Not many books on dance have received such overwhelmingly positive attention from the mainstream media as has apollo s angels. It details the reason why ballet was created to bridge the spiritual gap between humans and angels and how it gained popularity in the royal courts of louis xiv. A history of ballet kindle edition by jennifer homans. The first ballet dancers did not wear tutus or dance in satin shoes, but they did formalize the footwork patterns known as first, second, third. W hen i reached the final chapter of jennifer homanss history of ballet, i knew that, sadly, it would come to dominate not the book its a throwaway 10 pages, a tiny percentage of the text. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The book starts in fifteenth century france with the creation of ballet. Lavishly illustrated and beautifully told, apollos angelsthe first cultural history of ballet ever writtenis a groundbreaking work. From ballet s origins in the renaissance and the codification of its basic steps and. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A brief history of ballet illustrated by pittsburgh ballet theatre. Jennifer homans has written the only truly definitive history of ballet, tracing dance across four centuries of wars and revolutions, both artistic.

Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading apollo s angels. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Lavishly illustrated and beautifully told, apollo s angels the first cultural history of ballet ever writtenis a groundbreaking work. Jennifer homans, a former ballet dancer, follows a familiar path for practitioners who, during or at the end of their career as performers or choreographers, turn into dance writers, historians, and theorists. Apollos angels is an extremely well written history of ballet with an extensive bibliography and authors notes. It begins in the courts of europe, where ballet was an aspect of aristocratic etiquette and a political event as much as it was an art. Apollo s angels is a major new history of classical ballet. Get a brief history of ballet from its origins in the 15thcentury italian renaissance courts to what.