Wilde times
Subtitle: Patricia Wilde, George Balanchine, and the rise of New York City Ballet
By: Joel Lobenthal
Publisher: University Press of New England
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9781611688030
Subjects: Dance teachers; New York City Ballet; Ballet dancers; Biography; History
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Eileen Simpson; title: The estate; title: Depression and World War; title: Leaving Ottawa; title: Big city and barn; title: The Marquis; title: Schooling American Ballet; title: Mexico City, 1945; title: Opening night; title: On tour; title: Balanchine's Ballet Russe; title: No safety net; title: New voices; title: Anniversary season; title: Paris, 1949; title: Royal Opera House; title: Putting New York City Ballet on the map; title: East side, west side; title: Grand tour, 1952; title: In the dressing room; title: By the seat of her tutu; title: The poodle; title: Wedding night; title: Expanding horizons; title: Moving all over; title: Le Clercq's last dance; title: Zenith; title: The far east; title: A Balanchine swan; title: Raymonda variations; title: The USSR; title: "You can always come back"; title: Children; title: American Ballet Theatre; title: Pittsburgh; title: Silver sneaker.