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Ballet
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 500 Years of Italian Dance 
 Companion website to a 2006-2007 exhibit that "pays tribute to the multifaceted history of Italian dance and to one of The New York Public Library's richest collections." Provides illustrated thematic sections (emphasizing ballet) with descriptions of items in the collection, bibliographies of English and Italian language materials, and an overview and essays about the collection. From the New York Public Library (NYPL). http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/italiandance/ Topics: Dance, History By Place Last updated Aug 6, 2007 American Ballet Theatre (ABT)
Includes a calendar of performances, profiles of dancers, information on ABT educational and training programs, and photos. See "Library" for a ballet dictionary and a repertory archive. http://www.abt.org/ Topics: Dance, Performing Arts, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Jul 13, 2005 American Ballet Theatre's Online Ballet Dictionary
An "interactive resource designed to bring dance to the Web and make it accessible to everyone. ... This is not a comprehensive list of ballet terms and forms." Many terms are demonstrated with small videos featuring American Ballet Theatre Company dancers. Browsable alphabetically. From the American Ballet Theatre (ABT). http://www.abt.org/education/dictionary/index.html Topics: Dance, Dictionaries Last updated Aug 13, 2005 Balletcompanies.com
With "over 1800 links to ballet and dance companies" worldwide, this site is keyword searchable or browsable by country. A wealth of information can be found on companies' repertoires, performance schedules, ticket buying, and more. There is a bulletin board for dancers and MORE leads to a directory of suppliers, teachers, dance technology pages, magazines, and dance newsgroups. The countries may also have links to sites about other forms of dance such as tango, folk, and flamenco. http://www.balletcompanies.com/ Topics: Dance Last updated May 6, 2002 Bedecked, Bedazzled & Bejeweled: Costume Ornamentation at New York City Ballet
Online exhibit and accompanying article about New York City Ballet costumes. "In photographs, the costumes bloom with a fierce poetry, products of wild imagination and painstaking industry. The tutus and tiaras, the grand gowns and flirty skirts, the formal men's jackets and dapper vests worn by generations of New York City Ballet dancers can now be viewed here." View images highlighting details of ballet costumes. From the New York City Ballet. http://www.nycballet.com/researchers/archive/bedecked.html Topics: Dance, Fashion Last updated Sep 29, 2008 Biography of Agnes de Mille
Short biography of Agnes de Mille, a dancer and choreographer of Broadway hits (such as "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" in 1949 and "Paint Your Wagon" in 1951) and ballets. Covers career highlights, theaters she founded, writings, and more. From the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entitY_id=3719&source_type=A Topics: Dance, Notable People: Women, Performing Arts Last updated Feb 28, 2006 CyberDance: Ballet on the Net
A directory of "links to classical ballet and modern dance resources on the Internet." Includes links to dance companies, colleges, schools, summer programs, international sites, and more. Searchable and browsable. http://www.cyberdance.org/ Topics: Dance Last updated Feb 14, 2005 From Russia With Love: Costumes for the Ballets Russes, 1909-1933
"This exhibition displays the extraordinary designs made for the Russian Ballet between 1909 and 1933. It includes costumes, drawings, photographs, and theatre programs. Access these works through one of the exhibition's four themes: Exoticism, Romance and Fairytales, Russian Folklore and Modernism." Includes images of costumes designed by Léon Bakst and Henri Matisse. From the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Note: The puzzles may not work in all browsers. http://www.nga.gov.au/russia/ Topics: Dance, History, Holidays & Observances, Mysteries and More, Performing Arts, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Jan 10, 2008 Great Performances: Degas and the Dance
Website companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Great Performances program about ballet dancers and students in the work of French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas. The works show "Degas' intimate connection to the Paris Opéra, where for years he attended performances and watched ballet classes." Provides an essay with biographical information and details about Degas' techniques, an illustrated timeline of Degas' life (with audio clips), images, and related links. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/degas/degas.html Topics: Art by Region, Dance, Schools of Art Last updated Jul 12, 2007 Mirror Dance
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Independent Lens documentary about "Cuban-born identical twins ... who become estranged through politics when one moves to the United States and the other remains behind. Though separated for almost 40 years, both continue to share a passion for dance." The site includes information about the National Ballet of Cuba, the Cuban Revolution, and the filmmakers. Also includes links to related information. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/mirrordance/ Topics: Dance, Families, History By Place Last updated Nov 16, 2005 Nutcracker Ballet
Information about current performances and history of the creation of the "The Nutcracker" ballet (based on a story by E.T.A. Hoffman, with music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky). Features an overview of the story, music clips, a list of ballet performances listed by country and state, and reviews of selected performances. Also includes a list of movie versions of the ballet. Note: Includes commercial content. From an enthusiast. http://www.nutcrackerballet.net/ Topics: Dance Last updated Nov 19, 2007 The Nutcracker History
Historical material through 1998 about this ballet performed at Christmastime with music by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Features a discussion of the origins of the story and Tchaikvsky's musical composition, the development of early stagings, listing of notable productions (such as the original Imperial Russian Ballet in 1892 and the first full length production in the U.S. by the San Francisco Ballet in 1944), background about wooden nutcrackers, and more. From BalletMet Columbus, Ohio. http://www.balletmet.org/Notes/NutHist.html Topics: Dance Last updated Nov 19, 2007 Vaslav Nijinsky: Creating a New Artistic Era
This exhibition from the New York Public Library "focuses on [Vaslav Nijinsky's] career as a dancer and choreographer in a time marked by international disruptions of war as well as avant-garde collaborations and artistic energy. Nijinsky was a principal member of the Imperial Ballet in St. Petersburg and then became an international star through his performances with Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in its seasons in Western Europe, from 1908." http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/nijinsky/ Topics: Dance, Notable People Last updated Mar 15, 2004 |
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