Vaganova Today The Preservation of Pedagogical Tradition |
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| Author:
| Pawlick, Catherine E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8130-3697-7 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Agrippina Vaganova (1879-1951) is revered as the visionary who first codified the Russian system of classical ballet training. This traces Vaganova's story from her early years as a ballet student in tsarist Russia to her career as a dancer with the Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet to her work as a pedagogue and choreographer. It then goes beyond biography to address Vaganova's legacy today, offering primary source materials and intriguing interviews with pedagogues and dancers from the...
More DescriptionAgrippina Vaganova (1879-1951) is revered as the visionary who first codified the Russian system of classical ballet training. This traces Vaganova's story from her early years as a ballet student in tsarist Russia to her career as a dancer with the Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet to her work as a pedagogue and choreographer. It then goes beyond biography to address Vaganova's legacy today, offering primary source materials and intriguing interviews with pedagogues and dancers from the Academy and the Mariinsky Ballet.