Title:
The great Nijinsky : god of dance
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ISBN:
9781580898003
Publication Information:
Watertown, Massachusetts : Charlesbridge, [2019]
Physical Description:
112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Contents:
Prologue: Wonder of wonders -- Born to dance -- World of art -- The Ballets Russes -- Celebrity and adulation -- Petrushka -- The Afternoon of a Faun -- Games and rituals -- Romola -- The war years -- The last dance -- Leap into madness -- Epilogue: Legacy and legend.
Abstract:
Traces the story of the genius dancer and cultural icon of the Ballets Russes, whose openly gay relationship challenged Edwardian conventions before mental illness ended his career and overshadowed the final decades of his life.
Reading Level:
Ages: 12+
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