In Balanchine’s Steps: How the George Balanchine Foundation Preserves His Genius
$49.00Learning to dance the steps of choreographer George Balanchine requires both a measure of magic and hard work. Saving those steps for a new generation of dancers is the work of the George Balanchine Foundation. This new book tells the story of the Foundation’s effort to preserve the remarkable dances created by Balanchine so that they can be shared and enjoyed into the future.
• Hardcover, 231 pages
• More than 200 photographs
• Early photographs include dancers: Dame Alicia Markova, Arthus Mitchell, Todd Bolender, Suzanne Farrell, Maria Tallchief, Frederic Franklin Karin von Aroldingen, Allegra Kent, Patricia Wilde, Melissa Hayden, and more
• Contemporary photographs include dancers: Robert Barnett, Peter Martins, Kay Mazzo, Bart Cook, Allegra Kent, Francia Russell, Suki Schorer, Susan Pilarre, John Prinz, Adam Luders, Colleen Neary, Kyra Nichols, Stephanie Saland, Peter Schaufuss, Patricia McBride, Conrad Ludlow, Leigh Witchel, Violette Verdy, Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, Jacques d”Amboise, Edward Villella, Mimi Paul, and more.