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The Royal Swedish Ballet, 1773-1998

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Additional Authors

Dorris, George E.

Description

x, 160 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

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Note

"This book grew out of the symposium ... held at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm from 8 to 12 June 1998"--p. [viii].

Bibliography (note)

Contents

Preface / Frank Andersen -- Introduction / Erik Näslund.
Part 1: History. The founding of the Royal Swedish Ballet : development and decline, 1773-1833 / Gunilla Roempke -- A delicate balance : the romantic ballet in Stockholm, 1833-1864 / Erik Aschengreen -- Downfall and stagnation, 1864-1913 / Jane Pritchard -- International or proudly national? 1913-1948 / Eva Lundgren -- Jean Börlin and Les Ballets Suédois, 1920-1925 / George Dorris -- The renaissance of the ballet, 1948-1964 / Anna Greta Ståhle -- America in Sweden, 1964-1975 / Clive Barnes -- Back to Europe, 1975-1998 / Cecilia Olsson.
Part 2: Reconstruction. Some sources of dance technique for reconstructing eighteenth-century ballets / Regina Beck-Friis -- Some sources for reconstructing commedia dell'arte ballets / Ivo Cramér -- Twentieth-century reconstructions : poetic justice for Jean Börlin / Kenneth Archer and Millicent Hodson.
Appendix: Directors and principal dancers of the Royal [Swedish] Ballet, 1773-1998 / compiled by Gunilla Roempke.
Notes on contributors -- Index.

Call Number

*MGTB (Swedish) 01-8309

ISBN

1852730692

OCLC

43368861

Title

The Royal Swedish Ballet, 1773-1998 / edited by George Dorris.

Imprint

London : Dance Books, 1999.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Dorris, George E.

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Research Call Number

*MGTB (Swedish) 01-8309