Bibliograph

Wilde times, Patricia Wilde, George Balanchine, and the rise of New York City Ballet, Joel Lobenthal

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Wilde times, Patricia Wilde, George Balanchine, and the rise of New York City Ballet, Joel Lobenthal

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wilde times

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

923650723

Responsibility statement

Joel Lobenthal

Sub title

Patricia Wilde, George Balanchine, and the rise of New York City Ballet

Summary

"Lobenthal brings the world of Wilde and Balanchine, of Tanaquil Le Clercq, Diana Adams, Suzanne Farrell, Maria Tallchief, and many others ... to life. With unfettered access to Wilde and her family, friends, and colleagues, Lobenthal takes the reader backstage to some of the greatest ballet triumphs of the modern era--and some of [its] greatest tragedies"--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Eileen Simpson -- The estate -- Depression and World War -- Leaving Ottawa -- Big city and barn -- The Marquis -- Schooling American Ballet -- Mexico City, 1945 -- Opening night -- On tour -- Balanchine's Ballet Russe -- No safety net -- New voices -- Anniversary season -- Paris, 1949 -- Royal Opera House -- Putting New York City Ballet on the map -- East side, west side -- Grand tour, 1952 -- In the dressing room -- By the seat of her tutu -- The poodle -- Wedding night -- Expanding horizons -- Moving all over -- Le Clercq's last dance -- Zenith -- The far east -- A Balanchine swan -- Raymonda variations -- The USSR -- "You can always come back" -- Children -- American Ballet Theatre -- Pittsburgh -- Silver sneaker

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