| George Balanchine: The Ballet Maker Contributor(s): Gottlieb, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060750715 ISBN-13: 9780060750718 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2010 Annotation: Timed to coincide with the 2004 centenary of the artist's birth, this biography--by gifted critic Gottlieb--describes the life of the foremost contemporary choreographer in ballet. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Dance - Classical & Ballet - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts - Biography & Autobiography | Music |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Eminent Lives |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.3" W x 7.8" (0.35 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written by the gifted author, editor, and dance critic Robert Gottlieb, George Balanchine describes the life and art of the celebrated, revolutionary ballet choreographer. Here is a necessary and singular look at the life of one of the great figures of the 20th Century: the dynamic Balanchine, founder of The New York City Ballet, collaborator of Stravinsky, and inspiration to countless fans over the course of his long and storied career. George Balanchine is another engaging entry in the HarperCollins' "Eminent Lives" series of biographies by distinguished authors on canonical figures. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gottlieb, Robert: - The former editor in chief of Simon & Schuster, Alfred A. Knopf, and The New Yorker, Robert Gottlieb was on the board of directors of the New York City Ballet for many years. He writes literary criticism for the New York Review of Books, the New York Times Book Review, and The New Yorker, and is the dance critic for the New York Observer. |