| Uniform title | Evterpa, ty? Selections. English |
| Contents |
Foreword / by Ismene Brown -- Author's preface to the English edition : the West in Russia and Russia in the West--a permeable membrane -- Lineage of the Ballets Russes companies -- Part I. The Ballets Russes. An introduction -- In the shadow of Diaghilev -- Rachel Cameron on Tamara Karsavina : Her whole being shone with a marvellous inner beauty... -- Tamara Geva : Balanchine spotted me at a class and asked me to work with him -- Alexandra (Choura) Danilova : I told Diaghilev, 'If I'm good enough for the Mariinsky Theatre, I should be good enough for you' -- Remembering Colonel de Basil's Ballets Russes : The 'baby ballerinas' -- Irina Baronova : That nickname stuck to us fast! -- Tamara Toumanova : Anna Pavlova said to me, 'Oh you are a darling, clever girl!' -- Tatiana Riabouchinska : We rehearsed on the steamship... -- Remembering Colonel de Basil's Ballets Russes : Dancers -- Marika Besobrasova : We left Yalta on the last English steamer -- Tatiana Leskova : One way or another, everything goes back to Diaghilev -- George Zoritch : I was able to step into a role at the last minute... -- Tamara Tchinarova (Finch) : I was roped into opera and ballet translations... -- Anna Volkova : To encourage the Queen of England, the whole company sang, 'Bottoms up, bottoms up!' -- Miguel Terekhov : It's every man for himself in ballet -- Marjorie Tallchief : Every country produces its own type of artist -- Anatoly Joukowsky : We lived all of our life in dance -- Tatiana Stepanova and her mother -- Alexandra Stepanova : Oh, you just want to pinch more money from me! -- Tatiana Stepanova : Three Russians make a fair, five make a bazaar -- The Ballets Russes in Australia -- Rachel Cameron : We Australians... -- Tamara Tchinarova (Finch) : Here I am, and still a dancer! -- The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in America -- Frederic Franklin : An argument started between Nijinska and Dolin--'pachimu? [why?]' -- Nini Theilade : I want a childish-looking Venus! -- Hélène Traïline : Prince, would you bring me a glass of water? -- Nina Novak : For me, to work on stage is the same as living and breathing -- Part II. The Marquis de Cuevas and others. Maria Kirillova (de Fredericks) : Madame de Fredericks always retains her charm and courage -- Ethéry Pagava : I expect champagne from you, and you give me Coca-Cola -- Milorad Miskovitch : A new style of classical dance alongside a fiery Serbian temperament -- Hélène Sadowska : Très élégant at Egorova's; très authentique at Preobrajenska's -- Vladimir Oukhtomsky : I fell in love with dance even before I started dancing -- Vladimir Skouratoff : In France, male dance has always been in the shadows -- Boris Traïline : Boy, come over here, explain it to these blockheads! -- Nicholas Polajenko : Don't worry, dearie, let's just dance the waltz -- Jean Babilée : There was something so amazingly lyrical about the Russian ballet training! -- Maina Gielgud : Rudi said, 'You come 5 o'clock and bring boy' -- Afterword. John Neumeier, Nijinsky and the Diaghilev tradition -- John Neumeier : Like a tree, the art of ballet has many roots... -- Dramatis personae. |
| Abstract |
"The Ballets Russes was perhaps the most iconic, yet at the same time mysterious, ballet company of the twentieth century. Inspired by the unique vision of their founder Sergei Diaghilev, the company gained a large international following. In the mid-twentieth century--during the tumultuous years of World War II and the Cold War--the Ballets Russes companies kept the spirit and traditions of Russian ballet alive in the West, touring extensively in America, Europe and Australia. This important new book uncovers previously-unseen interviews and provides insights into the lives of the great figures of the age--from the dancers Anna Pavlova and Alicia Markova to the choreographers Leonide Massine, George Balanchine and Anton Dolin. The dancers' own words reveal what life was really like for the stars of the Ballets Russes and provide fascinating new insights into one of the most vibrant and creative groups of artists of the modern age"--Publisher's website. |
| General note | Includes indexes. |
| General note | "Translated from: Michael Meylac. Evtera, ty? [Euterpe, is that you? Comments on art. Conversations with Russian artists in emigration. Vol. 1. Ballet.] Moscow: Novoye Literaturnoe Obozrenie (NLO), 2008"--Title page verso. |
| General note | Also available in electronic format. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Language | Translated from the Russian. |
| Issued in other form | Electronic version: Meĭlakh, Mikhail. Behind the scenes at the Ballets russes. London : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2018 9781786722058 |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Anecdotes. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| ISBN | 9781780768595 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1780768591 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (eISBN) |
| ISBN | (ePDF) |
