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The Lure of Perfection

Fashion and Ballet, 1780-1830

By: Judith Bennahum

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The Lure of Perfection

Fashion and Ballet, 1780-1830

By: Judith Bennahum

THE LURE OF PERFECTION: FASHION AND BALLET, 1780-1830 offers a unique look at how ballet influenced contemporary fashion and women's body image, and how street fashions in turn were reflected by the costumes worn by ballet dancers. Through years of research, the author has traced the interplay between fashion, social trends, and the development of dance. During the 18th century, women literally took up twice as much space as men; their billowing dresses ballooned out from their figures, sometimes a full 55 inches, to display costly jewelry and fine brocade work; similar costumes appeared on stage. But clothing also limited her movement; it literally disabled them, making the dances themselves little more than tableaux. Movement was further inhibited by high shoes and tight corsets; thus the image of the rigidly straight, long-lined dancer is as much a product of clothing as aesthetics. However, with changing times came new trends. An increased interest in natural movement and the common folk led to less-restrictive clothing. As viewers demanded more virtuosic dancers, women literally danced their way to freedom. THE LURE OF PERFECTION will interest students of dance and cultural history, and women's studies. It is a fascinating, well-researched look at the interplay of fashion, dance, and culture-still very much a part of our world today.

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Routledge

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1135878307

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The Lure of Perfection

Fashion and Ballet, 1780-1830

By: Judith Chazin-Bennahum

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The Lure of Perfection

Fashion and Ballet, 1780-1830

By: Judith Chazin-Bennahum

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Psychology Press

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0415970385

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9780415970389

Ida Rubinstein

Revolutionary Dancer, Actress, and Impresario

By: Judith Chazin-Bennahum

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Ida Rubinstein

Revolutionary Dancer, Actress, and Impresario

By: Judith Chazin-Bennahum

Ida Rubinstein (1883–1960) captivated Paris's dancers, composers, artists, and audiences from her time in the Ballets Russes in 1909 to her final performances in 1939. Trained in Russia as an actress and a dancer, her life spanned the artistic freedom of the Belle Époque through the ravages of World War I, the Depression, and finally World War II. This critical biography carefully examines aspects of Rubinstein's life and career that have previously received little attention. These include her early life in Russia, her writing about performance aesthetics, her curated approach to acting and dancing roles, and her encumbered position as a woman and a Jew. Rubinstein used her considerable fortune to produce dozens of plays, lyric creations, and ballets, making her one of the foremost producers of the first half of the twentieth century. Employing the greatest scenic artists, Léon Bakst and Alexander Benois; the distinguished composers Igor Stravinsky, Arthur Honegger, and Claude Debussy; celebrated writers including Paul Valéry and André Gide; and the brilliant choreographer Bronislava Nijinska, Rubinstein transformed twentieth-century theater and dance.

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State University of New York Press

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1438487991

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Rene Blum and The Ballets Russes

In Search of a Lost Life

By: Judith Chazin-Bennahum

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Rene Blum and The Ballets Russes

In Search of a Lost Life

By: Judith Chazin-Bennahum

René Blum and the Ballets Russes documents the life of the enigmatic and brilliant writer and producer who resurrected the Ballets Russes after Diaghilev died. Based on a treasure trove of previously undiscovered letters and documents, the book not only tells the poignant story of Blum's life, but also illustrates the central role Blum played in the development of dance in the United States. Indeed, Blum's efforts to save his ballet company eventually helped to bring many of the world's greatest dancers and choreographers--among them Fokine, Balanchine, and Nijinska--to American ballet stages.

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Oxford University Press

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0199830479

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Perfect Heroes

The World War II Parachutists and the Making of Israeli Collective Memory

By: Judith Tydor Baumel-Schwartz,Judith Baumel-Schwartz

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The World War II Parachutists and the Making of Israeli Collective Memory

By: Judith Tydor Baumel-Schwartz,Judith Baumel-Schwartz

During World War II, the British military dropped several dozen parachutists from Palestine, including three women, behind enemy lines in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. These young soldiers, most of whom had fled Europe only a few years earlier, faced a double challenge: their British mission was to find pilots who had jettisoned over enemy territory and assist them in returning to Allied-occupied lands; their Zionist mission was to contact Jewish communities, assist them in rebuilding the local Zionist movement, and, when necessary, help their members escape from the Nazis. Seven of the parachutists lost their lives in this effort. In Perfect Heroes, an expanded and updated English adaptation of her Hebrew book Giborim le-mofet, Judith Tydor Baumel-Schwartz recounts the history of these parachutists' wartime escapades and also analyzes the ways that various segments of Israeli society—military, political, legal, educational, youth, literary, and artistic—used the parachutists' story over the course of fifty years to build a nationalist narrative and to promote their own partisan and, at times, contradictory agendas. Baumel-Schwartz also offers broader comparative discussions of how individuals were commemorated as WWII heroes and heroines in many countries, in service of national mythologizing and collective memory.

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Univ of Wisconsin Press

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0299234835

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The Oxford Dictionary of Dance

By: Debra Craine,Judith Mackrell

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The Oxford Dictionary of Dance

By: Debra Craine,Judith Mackrell

This comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary provides all the information necessary for dance fans to navigate the diverse dance scene of the 21st century. It includes entries ranging from classical ballet to the cutting edge of modern dance.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199563446

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Rene Blum and The Ballets Russes

In Search of a Lost Life

By: Judith Chazin-Bennahum

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Rene Blum and The Ballets Russes

In Search of a Lost Life

By: Judith Chazin-Bennahum

The biography of a fascinating cultural hero, Rene Blum and the Ballets Russes uncovers the events in the life of the enigmatic and brilliant writer and producer who perished in the Holocaust. Brother of Leon Blum, the first socialist prime minister of France, Rene Blum was a passionate and prominent litterateur. He was the editor of the chic literary journal Gil Blas where he met such celebrated figures as Claude Debussy, Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard, Andre Gide, and Paul Valery. As author Judith Chazin-Bennahum's research illustrates, Blum actually arranged for the publication of Proust's Swann's Way. But Blum's accomplishments and legacy do not end there: after enlisting in World War I, he won the Croix de Guerre and became a national hero. And Blum resurrected the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo after Diaghilev's death. Tragically, he was arrested in 1941 during a roundup of Jewish intellectuals and ultimately sent to Auschwitz. Based on a treasure trove of previously undiscovered letters and documents, this thoroughly researched narrative not only tells the poignant story of Blum's life but also illustrates Blum's central role in the development of dance in the United States. Indeed, Blum's efforts to save his ballet company eventually helped to bring many of the world's greatest dancers and choreographers--among them Fokine, Balanchine, and Nijinska--to American ballet stages, shaping the path of dance in the United States for years to come.

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0199831769

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The Lure of Perfection

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Rene Blum and The Ballets Russes

Rene Blum and The Ballets Russes

Perfect Heroes

Perfect Heroes

The Oxford Dictionary of Dance

The Oxford Dictionary of Dance

Rene Blum and The Ballets Russes

Rene Blum and The Ballets Russes

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