Category: Performing Arts
With its vivid narrative, Valerie Lawson's Dancing Under the Southern Skies goes far beyond what audiences see on stage to reveal what has been behind the red velvet curtain. The lives of the dancers who toured to Australia, among them Anna Pavlova and Margot Fonteyn, and of those who stayed and of thos ...Show more
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Cover story- The Room Where it Happens. Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical Hamilton quickly became the most sought after ticket on Broadway after opening in 2015. We look at why a rap musical about an American founding father, featuring an ethnically diverse cast, became a blockbuster. We also meet the perfor ...Show more
Category: Performing Arts
For over 35 years, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night " has greeted late night-TV viewers looking for the best in sketch comedy and popular music. SNL is the variety show that launched the careers of a mass of comedians including Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Chris Farley, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Amy ...Show more
Category: Performing Arts
An intimate narrative photography book about Ballet Étoile Diana Vishneva's extraordinary dedication to the art of Ballet, made during her recent nostalgic homecoming to beloved Russia."I met Diana Vishneva for the first time at a coffee shop in Shibuya, one of Tokyo's trendy district. At first, ...Show more
Category: Performing Arts
-A lavishly illustrated volume celebrating the 100-year history of the Royal Academy of Dance, a world-leading dance education institution -Organized into illuminating sections on music, choreography and costume, and on the traditions that many of those who have taken a ballet exam will remember -An ins ...Show more