Dance for a city
Subtitle: fifty years of the New York City Ballet
By: edited by Lynn Garafola with Eric Foner.
Contributors: Garafola, Lynn.; Foner, Eric.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
Subjects: New York City Ballet -- History.; New York City Ballet -- Anniversaries, etc.
Other titles: Fifty years of the New York City Ballet
Description: "Dance for a City - produced in conjunction with a major exhibition at the New-York Historical Society - examines the rich history, cultural significance, and continuing accomplishments of America's premier ballet company."--BOOK JACKET.

"Illustrated with a wide range of extraordinary photographs, this collection of essays - edited by dance scholar and exhibition curator Lynn Garafola and historian Eric Foner - takes a new and provocative look at the history of the New York City Ballet, placing it within the context of the city's changing intellectual and cultural life and underscoring its role in the development of a distinctly American aesthetic."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-221) and index.