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The Making of Markova: Diaghilev´s Baby Ballerina to Groundbreaking Icon
Tina Sutton
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Paperback. Num Pages: 704 pages, 32 pages of B&W photographs. BIC Classification: ASDL; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 49. Weight in Grams: 790.
In pre-World War I England, a frail Jewish girl is diagnosed with flat feet, knock knees, and weak legs. In short order, Lilian Alicia Marks would become a dance prodigy, the cherished baby ballerina of Sergei Diaghilev, and the youngest ever soloist at his famed Ballets Russes. It was there that George Balanchine choreographed his first ballet for her, Henri Matisse designed her costumes, and Igor Stravinsky taught her music—all when the re-christened Alicia Markova was just 14.
Given unprecedented access to Dame Markova’s intimate journals and correspondence, Tina Sutton paints a full picture of the dancer’s ... Read more
In pre-World War I England, a frail Jewish girl is diagnosed with flat feet, knock knees, and weak legs. In short order, Lilian Alicia Marks would become a dance prodigy, the cherished baby ballerina of Sergei Diaghilev, and the youngest ever soloist at his famed Ballets Russes. It was there that George Balanchine choreographed his first ballet for her, Henri Matisse designed her costumes, and Igor Stravinsky taught her music—all when the re-christened Alicia Markova was just 14.
Given unprecedented access to Dame Markova’s intimate journals and correspondence, Tina Sutton paints a full picture of the dancer’s ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
790g
Number of Pages
704
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781605985787
SKU
V9781605985787
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About Tina Sutton
Tina Sutton is currently a fashion, features and arts writer for The Boston Globe and has been a writer,researcher, and journalist for over thirty years. She also researches and writes material for museum and art catalogs and the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center.
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