Henning Kronstam : portrait of a Danish dancer / Alexandra Tomalonis ; with an afterword by Ellen G. Levine.
| Author/creator | Tomalonis, Alexandra |
| Other author | Levine, Ellen G. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2002. |
| Description | xiv, 572 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The Making of an Artist -- Henning Kronstam and His World -- A Wartime Childhood -- The Boy Who Practiced Dying -- The Lander Years -- Vera Volkova and the Making of a Dancer -- The Pepper Boy in the Sugar Bowl -- Firestorms and Breakthroughs -- The Roles -- The Poet: Balanchine's La Sonnambula -- Romeo: Ashton's Romeo and Juliet -- James: Bournonville's La Sylphide -- Apollo: Balanchine's Apollon Musagete -- The Princes: Florimund, Siegfried, and Albrecht -- The Knights: Nilas, Jason, and Don Jose -- The Mature Artist -- Cyrano -- Ruth Page and Walt Disney -- The Swan in the Duck Pond -- First Solo Dancer -- Dark and Fair -- Dreamland -- This Breathlessness -- The Ballet Master -- Priorities and Challenges -- The Bournonville Festival and The Firebird -- Tivoli and Tours -- The Search for a Successor -- The Red Thread -- Life and Art -- Night Shadows -- The Terrible Year -- The Ashton Solo -- Afterword / Ellen G. Levine, M.D. -- List of Roles -- Kronstam's 1993 Contract. |
| Abstract | The story of Henning Kronstam, one of the greatest dancers of twentieth-century ballet, is a testament to professional achievement and personal victory. Overcoming illness, family disapproval, and his own private torments, Kronstam dominated one of the world's most renowned companies, the Royal Danish Ballet, for nearly thirty years - beginning in 1956, when he created the role of Romeo at the age of twenty in Frederick Ashton's Romeo and Juliet, until a new generation, trained by him, took the stage. In 1979, he organized and directed the Bournonville Festival, introducing the world to the rarely performed works of August Bournanville, Denmark's master choreographer. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 553-556) and index. |
| ISBN | 081302546X |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | GV1785.K744 T66 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |