Vaganova Today: The Preservation of Pedagogical Tradition
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Dance, Performing Arts
| Author: | CatherinePawlick | ISBN: | 9780813040851 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida | Publication: | January 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | CatherinePawlick |
| ISBN: | 9780813040851 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida |
| Publication: | January 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
In this absorbing volume, Catherine Pawlick traces Vaganova's story from her early years as a ballet student in tsarist Russia to her career as a dancer with the Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet to her work as a pedagogue and choreographer. Pawlick then goes beyond biography to address Vaganova's legacy today, offering the first-ever English translations of primary source materials and intriguing interviews with pedagogues and dancers from the Academy and the Mariinsky Ballet, including some who studied with Vaganova herself.
In this absorbing volume, Catherine Pawlick traces Vaganova's story from her early years as a ballet student in tsarist Russia to her career as a dancer with the Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet to her work as a pedagogue and choreographer. Pawlick then goes beyond biography to address Vaganova's legacy today, offering the first-ever English translations of primary source materials and intriguing interviews with pedagogues and dancers from the Academy and the Mariinsky Ballet, including some who studied with Vaganova herself.
