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Henning Kronstam: Portrait of a Danish Dancer
Alexandra Tomalonis
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hardcover. Henning Kronstam's story reveals the achievement of professional and personal victory over illness, family disapproval and private torments. The author documents Kronstam's major roles, as recounted in his own words in 200 hours of interviews, with accompanying photographs from his career. Num Pages: 608 pages, 155 b&w photographs, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: ASDL; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1270.
The story of Henning Kronstam, one of the greatest dancers of 20th-century ballet, is a testament of professional achievement and personal victory. Overcoming illness, family disapproval and his own private torments, Kronstam dominated one of the world's most renowned companies, the Royal Danish Ballet, for nearly 30 years - beginning in 1956 when he created the role of Romeo at the age of 20 in Frederick Ashton's ""Romeo and Juliet"", until a new generation, trained by him, took the stage. In 1979, Kronstam organized and directed the Bournonville Fesival, introducing the world to the rarely performed works of August Bournonville, ... Read more
The story of Henning Kronstam, one of the greatest dancers of 20th-century ballet, is a testament of professional achievement and personal victory. Overcoming illness, family disapproval and his own private torments, Kronstam dominated one of the world's most renowned companies, the Royal Danish Ballet, for nearly 30 years - beginning in 1956 when he created the role of Romeo at the age of 20 in Frederick Ashton's ""Romeo and Juliet"", until a new generation, trained by him, took the stage. In 1979, Kronstam organized and directed the Bournonville Fesival, introducing the world to the rarely performed works of August Bournonville, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813025469
SKU
V9780813025469
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About Alexandra Tomalonis
Alexandra Tomalonis has been writing dance criticism for the Washington Post since 1979, and she is the founding editor of DanceView, a quarterly dance review magazine. She has taught dance history and appreciation at George Washington University and George Mason University and has been guest lecturer at the Smithsonian Institution and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ... Read more
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