Vividly describing the great performers and performances of the past as well as exploring the contemporary dance world, Ballet and Modern Dance is now available in a revised and extended 3rd edition.
Susan Au’s well-regarded text showcases the extraordinary range of dance, extending from classical ballet and baroque court spectacles to avant-garde modern dance, tap, and ethnic dancing. This comprehensive general history covers the entire spectrum, vividly describing the great performers and performances of the past as well as exploring in detail the contemporary dance world.
Widely prescribed as a student text, Ballet and Modern Dance provides a strong visual introduction to its subject, taking the reader from the dancing of Louis XIV’s court to the experimental choreography of today. It features 29 colour illustrations and 120 black and white illustrations. For this third edition, Philadelphia-based dance critic James Rutter has written a new introduction and a revised and extended final chapter, ‘Moving into the New Millennium’.
Authoritative and accessible, Ballet and Modern Dance is excellent, introductory text for dance students, dance audiences and the interested general reader.
Thames & Hudson, World of Art series, 3rd edition, 2012. Paperback, 232 pages.
ISBN-13: 978-0500204115
