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David Hallberg - Extended Interview

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

23 min

Ballet star David Hallberg was the first American principal dancer to join the historically insular Bolshoi Theater in 2011. Jeffrey Brown talks to the dancer about his return to the Russian stage for the first time since an acid attack left Bolshoi artistic director Sergei Filin badly burned and nearly blind last January. ... Read more

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Ballet star David Hallberg was the first American principal dancer to join the historically insular Bolshoi Theater in 2011. Jeffrey Brown talks to the dancer about his return to the Russian stage for the first time since an acid attack left Bolshoi artistic director Sergei Filin badly burned and nearly blind last January.
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Dance Theatre of Harlem

by Judy Tyrus, Paul Novosel ...

Narrated by Dion Graham, Robin Miles ...

Unabridged

9 hours 59 min

From its modest beginnings in the 1960s in a Harlem church basement, to its meteoric rise to international fame, the Dance Theatre of Harlem ignited the world with one simple, still-revolutionary statement: All can do ballet. Into the 21st century, as the world, and the country, continue their historicalstruggles and triumphs, the story of this haven for dancers of all colors and backgrounds ... Read more

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From its modest beginnings in the 1960s in a Harlem church basement, to its meteoric rise to international fame, the Dance Theatre of Harlem ignited the world with one simple, still-revolutionary statement: All can do ballet. Into the 21st century, as the world, and the country, continue their historicalstruggles and triumphs, the story of this haven for dancers of all colors and backgrounds
... Read more
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Jojo

The inspirational, Sunday Times bestselling memoir from the beloved dancer and new host of Strictly Come Dancing

by Johannes Radebe ...

Narrated by Johannes Radebe ...

Unabridged

7 hours 42 min

The uplifting, heartwarming life story of overcoming adversity from everyone's favourite dancer and brand-new host of StrictlyListeners have fallen in love with Jojo and you will too!'I have experienced a full rollercoaster of emotions . . . Tears and smiles in abundance. I have a feeling I will be revisiting this book often.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'You'll love Jojo even more after reading. Absolutely beautiful ... Read more

$31.99 USD

The uplifting, heartwarming life story of overcoming adversity from everyone's favourite dancer and brand-new host of StrictlyListeners have fallen in love with Jojo and you will too!'I have experienced a full rollercoaster of emotions . . . Tears and smiles in abundance. I have a feeling I will be revisiting this book often.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'You'll love Jojo even more after reading. Absolutely beautiful
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The Anatomy of Art

Unlocking the Creative Process for Theater and Dance

by Alexandra Beller ...

Narrated by Alexandra Beller ...

Unabridged

13 hours 9 min

Bloomsbury presents The Anatomy of Art: Unlocking the Creative Process for Theater and Dance, written and read by Alexandra BellerThe Anatomy of Art is a field guide for artists working in dance, theatre and performance.Twelve interrelated drivers of the creative process – including Time, Space, Relationship, Meaning, and Context & Culture – form a working map for inquiry.Through more than 1,000 ... Read more

$23.00 USD

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Bloomsbury presents The Anatomy of Art: Unlocking the Creative Process for Theater and Dance, written and read by Alexandra BellerThe Anatomy of Art is a field guide for artists working in dance, theatre and performance.Twelve interrelated drivers of the creative process – including Time, Space, Relationship, Meaning, and Context & Culture – form a working map for inquiry.Through more than 1,000
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Raising the Barre

Big Dreams, False Starts, and My Midlife Quest to Dance the Nutcracker

by Lauren Kessler ...

Narrated by Hollis McCarthy ...

Unabridged

9 hours 41 min

When Lauren Kessler was twelve, her ballet instructor crushed not just her dreams of being a ballerina but also her youthful self-assurance. Now, many decades and three children later, Kessler embarks on a journey to join a professional company to perform in The Nutcracker. Raising the Barre is more than just one woman's story; it is a story about shaking things up, taking risks and ignoring good ... Read more

$16.99 USD

When Lauren Kessler was twelve, her ballet instructor crushed not just her dreams of being a ballerina but also her youthful self-assurance. Now, many decades and three children later, Kessler embarks on a journey to join a professional company to perform in The Nutcracker. Raising the Barre is more than just one woman's story; it is a story about shaking things up, taking risks and ignoring good
... Read more
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Anna Pavlova

by Vera Krasovskaya ...

Narrated by Cheri Gardner ...

Unabridged

5 hours 20 min

Episodes from life and work of the great ballerina Anna Pavlova. ... Read more

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Episodes from life and work of the great ballerina Anna Pavlova.
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The Ballroom Blitz

The escapist and romantic novel from the nation’s favourite entertainer

by Anton Du Beke ...

Narrated by Anton Du Beke, Thomas Judd ...

Series series Buckingham
Unabridged

16 hours 10 min

The stunning new Buckingham novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Anton Du Beke, featuring an audio exclusive introduction from the author.September 1940. As the skies split apart and bombs rain down on London, it's all the staff at the famed Buckingham Hotel can do to keep their guests in the luxury they're accustomed to, and evoke the magic of the Grand ballroom for them each night.Home on ... Read more

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The stunning new Buckingham novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Anton Du Beke, featuring an audio exclusive introduction from the author.September 1940. As the skies split apart and bombs rain down on London, it's all the staff at the famed Buckingham Hotel can do to keep their guests in the luxury they're accustomed to, and evoke the magic of the Grand ballroom for them each night.Home on
... Read more
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Icons and Instincts

Choreographing and Directing Entertainment's Biggest Stars

by Vincent Paterson ...

Narrated by Peter Berkrot ...

Unabridged

8 hours 46 min

For the first time, the choreographer of Michael Jackson, Madonna, Björk, and many others reveals stage stories through his extraordinary journey.Vincent Paterson began his professional dancing career late in life. It would take an exceptional turn when he became one of the lead dancers in Michael Jackson's Beat It music video. Through hard work, he rises to the rank of choreographer and director ... Read more

$19.99 USD

For the first time, the choreographer of Michael Jackson, Madonna, Björk, and many others reveals stage stories through his extraordinary journey.Vincent Paterson began his professional dancing career late in life. It would take an exceptional turn when he became one of the lead dancers in Michael Jackson's Beat It music video. Through hard work, he rises to the rank of choreographer and director
... Read more
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Slow Burn

The unputdownable debut spicy romance novel from Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse

by Oti Mabuse ...

Narrated by Shvorne Marks, Sergio Giacomelli ...

Unabridged

10 hours 3 min

Filled with scenes of sizzling passion, plot beats of swoon-worthy romance, and a cast of Black female characters that you’ll fall in love with, the unputdownable debut novel from Oti Mabuse brims with heat and heart. Perfect for fans of Talia Hibbert, Laura Jane Williams, Tia Williams, Farrah Rochon, Hannah Grace and Bolu Babalola.FEATURES AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BETWEEN OTI AND HER SISTER AND ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Filled with scenes of sizzling passion, plot beats of swoon-worthy romance, and a cast of Black female characters that you’ll fall in love with, the unputdownable debut novel from Oti Mabuse brims with heat and heart. Perfect for fans of Talia Hibbert, Laura Jane Williams, Tia Williams, Farrah Rochon, Hannah Grace and Bolu Babalola.FEATURES AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BETWEEN OTI AND HER SISTER AND
... Read more
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Celestial Bodies

How to Look at Ballet

by Laura Jacobs ...

Narrated by Tiffany Morgan ...

Unabridged

6 hours 32 min

A distinguished dance critic offers an enchanting introduction to the art of balletAs much as we may enjoy Swan Lake or The Nutcracker, for many of us ballet is a foreign language. It communicates through movement, not words, and its history lies almost entirely abroad -- in Russia, Italy, and France. In Celestial Bodies, dance critic Laura Jacobs makes the foreign familiar, providing a lively, ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A distinguished dance critic offers an enchanting introduction to the art of balletAs much as we may enjoy Swan Lake or The Nutcracker, for many of us ballet is a foreign language. It communicates through movement, not words, and its history lies almost entirely abroad -- in Russia, Italy, and France. In Celestial Bodies, dance critic Laura Jacobs makes the foreign familiar, providing a lively,
... Read more
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Mary's Last Dance

The untold story of the wife of Mao's Last Dancer

by Mary Li ...

Narrated by Taylor Owynns ...

Unabridged

18 hours 32 min

'I can vividly remember the last steps of the last ballet, walking off the stage led by a mother and knowing the decision I had to make. That was my last dance.'Mary Li (ne� McKendry) is an international ballet star and a mother like no other. She became a household name when her husband Li Cunxin published his bestselling memoir, Mao's Last Dancer - but that book told only half the story.Growing ... Read more

$23.99 USD

'I can vividly remember the last steps of the last ballet, walking off the stage led by a mother and knowing the decision I had to make. That was my last dance.'Mary Li (ne� McKendry) is an international ballet star and a mother like no other. She became a household name when her husband Li Cunxin published his bestselling memoir, Mao's Last Dancer - but that book told only half the story.Growing
... Read more
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Maharaj O Nortoki

by Debarati Mukhopadhyay ...

Narrated by Sanjay Dutta ...

Unabridged

44 min

১৯২৫ সালের এক শীতের বিকেলে বোম্বাইয়ের মালাবার হিলসে খুন হলেন অভিজাত ব্যবসায়ী আবদুল কাদের বাওলা। তাঁর সঙ্গিনী মুমতাজকে দুষ্কৃতিরা টেনে হিঁচড়ে নিয়ে যাওয়ার চেষ্টা করছিল, কিন্তু চারজন সাহসী ব্রিটিশ পুলিশ অফিসারের আকস্মিক চলে আসায় তারা কিছু করে উঠতে পারলনা। এই খুনকে কেন্দ্র করে উঠে এল চোদ্দবছর আগে ইন্দোর রাজবাড়িতে শুরু হওয়া এক নৃশংস কাহিনী। যে কাহিনীর নায়ক বা খলনায়ক দুটোই ইন্দোরের দোর্দণ্ডপ্রতাপ মহারাজ ... Read more

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১৯২৫ সালের এক শীতের বিকেলে বোম্বাইয়ের মালাবার হিলসে খুন হলেন অভিজাত ব্যবসায়ী আবদুল কাদের বাওলা। তাঁর সঙ্গিনী মুমতাজকে দুষ্কৃতিরা টেনে হিঁচড়ে নিয়ে যাওয়ার চেষ্টা করছিল, কিন্তু চারজন সাহসী ব্রিটিশ পুলিশ অফিসারের আকস্মিক চলে আসায় তারা কিছু করে উঠতে পারলনা। এই খুনকে কেন্দ্র করে উঠে এল চোদ্দবছর আগে ইন্দোর রাজবাড়িতে শুরু হওয়া এক নৃশংস কাহিনী। যে কাহিনীর নায়ক বা খলনায়ক দুটোই ইন্দোরের দোর্দণ্ডপ্রতাপ মহারাজ
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Philosophie de la danse

by Ollivier Pourriol ...

Narrated by Ollivier Pourriol ...

Unabridged

3 hours 41 min

"Le danseur détache son corps des fonctions naturelles pour atteindre la pure expression. La danse libère la vie de ce qui en elle n’était que survie." Paul Valéry, dans sa Philosophie de la danse, évoque “le mystère d’un corps qui, tout à coup, comme par l’effet d’un choc intérieur, entre dans une sorte de vie à la fois étrangement instable et étrangement réglée”. Cette “sorte de vie”, c’est la ... Read more

$28.99 USD

"Le danseur détache son corps des fonctions naturelles pour atteindre la pure expression. La danse libère la vie de ce qui en elle n’était que survie." Paul Valéry, dans sa Philosophie de la danse, évoque “le mystère d’un corps qui, tout à coup, comme par l’effet d’un choc intérieur, entre dans une sorte de vie à la fois étrangement instable et étrangement réglée”. Cette “sorte de vie”, c’est la
... Read more
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Limitless: Work and Dance with EDM Music

by Vasili Reikh ...

Narrated by Hannah R F Hethmon ...

Unabridged

2 hours 38 min

Do you often feel tired and washed out?Do you sometimes lack motivation?Do you sit in front of a computer for hours every day?Many of us spend more and more hours behind the computer. This can have an adverse effect on us as we become overweight; have health and mobility problems and even reduced energy levels.Vasili developed a method that allowed him to stay energetic and active all day long. It ... Read more

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Do you often feel tired and washed out?Do you sometimes lack motivation?Do you sit in front of a computer for hours every day?Many of us spend more and more hours behind the computer. This can have an adverse effect on us as we become overweight; have health and mobility problems and even reduced energy levels.Vasili developed a method that allowed him to stay energetic and active all day long. It
... Read more
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Kleider machen Leute

Spannend nacherzählt in 25 Minuten

by Gottfried Keller, Georg Elmenhorst ...

Narrated by Georg Elmenhorst ...

Series Audiobook 7 - Spannend nacherzählt
Unabridged

24 min

Gottfried Kellers Novelle »Kleider machen Leute« erzählt von Schein und Sein, gesellschaftlichen Erwartungen und der Macht des äußeren Anscheins. Diese Hörbuchfassung bringt die bekannte Geschichte kompakt, verständlich und lebendig in einer Laufzeit von 25 Minuten auf den Punkt. Im Mittelpunkt steht der mittellose Schneider Wenzel Strapinski, der aufgrund seiner eleganten Kleidung für einen ... Read more

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Gottfried Kellers Novelle »Kleider machen Leute« erzählt von Schein und Sein, gesellschaftlichen Erwartungen und der Macht des äußeren Anscheins. Diese Hörbuchfassung bringt die bekannte Geschichte kompakt, verständlich und lebendig in einer Laufzeit von 25 Minuten auf den Punkt. Im Mittelpunkt steht der mittellose Schneider Wenzel Strapinski, der aufgrund seiner eleganten Kleidung für einen
... Read more
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Bill T. Jones - Extended Interview

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

28 min

Bill T. Jones has long been recognized as one of this country’s leading contemporary dancers and choreographers, known for his mix of athleticism and his willingness to take on big subjects from the world around him. Most recently, Jones is tackling history: Traveling around the country are works about the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, and opening this week on Broadway is Fela: the Musical, ... Read more

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Bill T. Jones has long been recognized as one of this country’s leading contemporary dancers and choreographers, known for his mix of athleticism and his willingness to take on big subjects from the world around him. Most recently, Jones is tackling history: Traveling around the country are works about the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, and opening this week on Broadway is Fela: the Musical,
... Read more
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CONTRA GENTES (UNABRIDGED)

by ATHANASIUS OF ALEXANDRIA C. ...

Narrated by KRISTOPHER BRITT ...

Unabridged

2 hours 30 min

Contra Gentes is the first of a two volume work published by Athanasius of Alexandria prior to the outbreak of the Arian controversy . It focuses especially on pagan beliefs and worship concluding with a defense of the Christian view of God and creation -- especially creation by the eternal Word. In this way, the ground is prepared for the second volume of his work, now published separately under ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Contra Gentes is the first of a two volume work published by Athanasius of Alexandria prior to the outbreak of the Arian controversy . It focuses especially on pagan beliefs and worship concluding with a defense of the Christian view of God and creation -- especially creation by the eternal Word. In this way, the ground is prepared for the second volume of his work, now published separately under
... Read more
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Turning Pointe

How a New Generation of Dancers Is Saving Ballet from Itself

by Chloe Angyal ...

Narrated by Casey Holloway ...

Unabridged

9 hours 51 min

A reckoning with one of our most beloved art forms, whose past and present are shaped by gender, racial, and class inequities—and a look inside the fight for its futureEvery day, in dance studios all across America, legions of little children line up at the barre to take ballet class. This time in the studio shapes their lives, instilling lessons about gender, power, bodies, and their place in the ... Read more

$27.99 USD

A reckoning with one of our most beloved art forms, whose past and present are shaped by gender, racial, and class inequities—and a look inside the fight for its futureEvery day, in dance studios all across America, legions of little children line up at the barre to take ballet class. This time in the studio shapes their lives, instilling lessons about gender, power, bodies, and their place in the
... Read more
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Muévelo

The Enduring Legacy of Latin Music Across Borders

by Verónica Bayetti Flores, Miriam Zoila Pérez ...

Narrated by Verónica Bayetti Flores, Miriam Zoila Pérez ...

Unabridged

5 hours 3 min

Latin music fans—from lovers of Bad Bunny to Selena, Juan Gabriel to Villano Antillano, and Romeo Santos to Shakira—will love Muévelo, a compelling look at the impact of Latin music in our lives, culture, and history.Podcast hosts of Radio Menea, Miriam Zoila Pérez and Verónica Bayetti Flores, explore how Latin music has been shaped by movements of people, culture, and sound across decades of ... Read more

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Latin music fans—from lovers of Bad Bunny to Selena, Juan Gabriel to Villano Antillano, and Romeo Santos to Shakira—will love Muévelo, a compelling look at the impact of Latin music in our lives, culture, and history.Podcast hosts of Radio Menea, Miriam Zoila Pérez and Verónica Bayetti Flores, explore how Latin music has been shaped by movements of people, culture, and sound across decades of
... Read more
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कथक योग : शालीना की नृत्यशाला

by DR.SANDEEP KUMAR SHARMA ...

Narrated by डिजिटल वॉइस Hanisha G ...

Unabridged

6 hours 28 min

इस ऑडियोबुक को डिजिटल वॉइस में रिकॉर्ड किया गया है.िकर्त की मस्कराहट, हर्षोल्लास एव उमग में झमते नाचते पश-पर्ियों को देख कर हमारे पविजों ने नत्य को जन्म र्दया होगा। यह वह यग था जब मनष्य कदरत के बीच रहता था। जगल ही उनकी र्जदगी थी। आज हम भले ही उन्हें आर्दवासी या वनवासी कहें लेर्कन हम जो कछ भी हैं उन्हीं की के द्वारा स ्थार्पत मान्यताओ और र्वज्ञान के कारण है। आयािवति में चार ऋतओ का सगम धरती पर अनोखा ... Read more

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इस ऑडियोबुक को डिजिटल वॉइस में रिकॉर्ड किया गया है.िकर्त की मस्कराहट, हर्षोल्लास एव उमग में झमते नाचते पश-पर्ियों को देख कर हमारे पविजों ने नत्य को जन्म र्दया होगा। यह वह यग था जब मनष्य कदरत के बीच रहता था। जगल ही उनकी र्जदगी थी। आज हम भले ही उन्हें आर्दवासी या वनवासी कहें लेर्कन हम जो कछ भी हैं उन्हीं की के द्वारा स ्थार्पत मान्यताओ और र्वज्ञान के कारण है। आयािवति में चार ऋतओ का सगम धरती पर अनोखा
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Love, Freddie

Het geheime leven van Freddie Mercury

by Lesley-Ann Jones ...

Narrated by Phaedra Kwant ...

Unabridged

10 hours 30 min

In Love, Freddie onthult Lesley-Ann Jones een kant van Freddie Mercury die bijna niemand kende. Toen de legendarische Queen-frontman in 1991 overleed, liet hij zeventien met de hand geschreven dagboeken achter – vol persoonlijke gedachten, herinneringen en reflecties.“De dagboeken waren geschreven in zijn eigen handschrift, met een balpen, in zijn eigen woorden. Hij nam me in vertrouwen, zijn ... Read more

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In Love, Freddie onthult Lesley-Ann Jones een kant van Freddie Mercury die bijna niemand kende. Toen de legendarische Queen-frontman in 1991 overleed, liet hij zeventien met de hand geschreven dagboeken achter – vol persoonlijke gedachten, herinneringen en reflecties.“De dagboeken waren geschreven in zijn eigen handschrift, met een balpen, in zijn eigen woorden. Hij nam me in vertrouwen, zijn
... Read more
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The Swans of Harlem

Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History

by Karen Valby ...

Narrated by Karlya Shelton-Benjamin, Sheila Rohan, Lydia Abarca Mitchell, Marcia Lynn Sells, January LaVoy, Khadija Tariyan McKinney G. ...

Unabridged

10 hours 12 min

**THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE BOOK • Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography • The forgotten story of a pioneering group of five Black ballerinas and their fifty-year sisterhood, a legacy erased from history—until now.“This is the kind of history I wish I learned as a child dreaming of the stage!” —Misty Copeland, author of Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our ... Read more

$22.50 USD

**THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE BOOK • Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography • The forgotten story of a pioneering group of five Black ballerinas and their fifty-year sisterhood, a legacy erased from history—until now.“This is the kind of history I wish I learned as a child dreaming of the stage!” —Misty Copeland, author of Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our
... Read more
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På skrå brædder og bonede gulve

Anne Marie Vessel Schlüter. Erindringer

by Trine Munk-Petersen ...

Narrated by Trine Munk-Petersen, Vibeke Hastrup ...

Unabridged

8 hours 19 min

Balletdanser, skoleleder, førstedame, underviser, koreograf og instruktør. Anne Marie Vessel Schlüter er dedikeret til balletten. Hun har været tilknyttet Det Kongelige Teater i 66 år, og hun arbejder stadig.Anne Marie Vessel Schlüter fortæller i erindringsbogen På skrå brædder og bonede gulve til journalist Trine Munk-Petersen om sin opvækst i en teaterfamilie, om skiftende balletmestre, ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Balletdanser, skoleleder, førstedame, underviser, koreograf og instruktør. Anne Marie Vessel Schlüter er dedikeret til balletten. Hun har været tilknyttet Det Kongelige Teater i 66 år, og hun arbejder stadig.Anne Marie Vessel Schlüter fortæller i erindringsbogen På skrå brædder og bonede gulve til journalist Trine Munk-Petersen om sin opvækst i en teaterfamilie, om skiftende balletmestre,
... Read more
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Diaghilev's Empire

How the Ballets Russes Enthralled the World

by Rupert Christiansen ...

Narrated by Rich Miller ...

Unabridged

10 hours 25 min

Serge Diaghilev, the Russian impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, is often said to have invented modern ballet. An art critic and connoisseur, Diaghilev had no training in dance or choreography, but he had a dream of bringing Russian art, music, design, and expression to the West and a mission to drive a cultural and artistic revolution.Bringing together such legendary talents as Vaslav ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Serge Diaghilev, the Russian impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, is often said to have invented modern ballet. An art critic and connoisseur, Diaghilev had no training in dance or choreography, but he had a dream of bringing Russian art, music, design, and expression to the West and a mission to drive a cultural and artistic revolution.Bringing together such legendary talents as Vaslav
... Read more

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