Diaghilev's Ballets Russes

In the history of twentieth-century ballet, no company has had so profound and far-reaching an influence as the Ballets Russes. Under the direction of impresario extraordinaire Serge Diaghilev (1872-1...

Dancing Star

In this biographical novel, Gladys Malvern shares the incredible story of Anna Pavlova, one of the most revered and celebrated ballerinas of all time. Malvern presents Pavlova's life in enchanting pro...

Nureyev

From the moment Rudolf Nureyev defected to the West in 1961 he was a star. His defection propelled him into the headlines; his talent and his inspiration kept him there. Not since Nijinsky had the i...

Nureyev / druk 1

In a tribute to the recently deceased ballet dancer, extraordinary photographs celebrate his legendary career and capture the grace, beauty, and precision that made him a master of his craft.

Ballerina Around Italy- Ballerina around Italy

Apollo's Angels

Apollo's Angels is a major new history of classical ballet. It begins in the courts of Europe, where ballet was an aspect of aristocratic etiquette and a political event as much as it was an art. The...

Night Island

Irina Baronova and the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo

In the 1930s and '40s, the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo toured the United States and the world, introducing many to ballet as an art form, while spreading the enduring image of the ballerina as an em...