Documents the early 20th-century collaboration between composer Igor Stravinsky and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky that introduced a controversial new ballet form to the art world in Paris, describing the public's polarized reactions and how the production helped promote the growth of modern music and dance. 15,000 first printing. - (Baker & Taylor)
When Igor Stravinsky and Vaslav Nijinsky collaborated they introduced a new ballet form to the art world, in a text that describes the public's reactions and how the production helped the growth of modern music and dance. - (Baker & Taylor)
Composer Stravinsky and choreographer Nijinsky, Russian comrades, worked together to bring a very different and new ballet to a Parisian audience--and rioting filled the streets!
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Houghton)
The Russian artists Igor Stravinsky and Vaslav Nijinsky were popular in their time: Stravinsky for music, Nijinsky for dance. When their radically new ballet, The Rite of Spring, was first performed in Paris on May 29, 1913, the reaction was so polarized, there were fistfights and riots! Brilliant or disastrous, the performance marked the birth of modern music and dance. Stringer's rhythmic text and gloriously inventive, color-rich paintings capture the wild and imaginative collaboration of composer and choreographer. The fascinating author note includes photos of the dynamic duo and The Rite of Spring dancers. - (Houghton)
Composer Stravinsky and choreographer Nijinsky, Russian comrades, worked together to bring a very different and new ballet to a Parisian audience--and rioting filled the streets!
- (
Houghton)
The Russian artists Igor Stravinsky and Vaslav Nijinsky were popular in their time: Stravinsky for music, Nijinsky for dance. When their radically new ballet, The Rite of Spring, was first performed in Paris on May 29, 1913, the reaction was so polarized, there were fistfights and riots! Brilliant or disastrous, the performance marked the birth of modern music and dance. Stringer’s rhythmic text and gloriously inventive, color-rich paintings capture the wild and imaginative collaboration of composer and choreographer. The fascinating author note includes photos of the dynamic duo and The Rite of Spring dancers. - (Houghton)
Lauren Stringer discovered the connection between Stravinsky and Nijinsky at a performance of
The Rite of Spring. She is the award-winning author-illustrator of
Winter Is the Warmest Season, and the illustrator of many other picture books. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Visit her website at
www.laurenstringer.com.
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Houghton)