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c2001., Pre-adolescent, Carolrhoda Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: A creative minds biographySummary Note: Provides information about the life and career of renowned Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova.
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By Curlee, Lynn[2019]., Adolescent, Charlesbridge Teen Call No: HI-INT B NIJ Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Dance prodigy, sex symbol, gay pioneer, cultural icon---Vaslav Nijinsky rose to fame as the star of the Ballets Russes in Paris before mental illness stole his career and the last thirty years of his life. A tragic story of a great genius gone mad, this compelling work of narrative nonfiction chronicles a life of obsessive artistry, celebrity, and notoriety. With one grand leap off the stage at the 1909 premiere of the Ballets Russes's inaugural season, Nijinsky became an overnight sensation and the century's first superstar, in the days before moving pictures brought popular culture to the masses. Perhaps the greatest dancer of the twentieth century, Nijinsky captured audiences with his sheer animal magnetism and incredible skill.
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-- NijinskyBy Curlee, Lynn[2019]., Adolescent, Charlesbridge Teen Call No: BIOGRAPHY NF CUR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of Russian ballet dancer Vaslaw Nijinsky.
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2005., Pre-adolescent, Creative Education Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Xtraordinary artistsSummary Note: A biography of Rudolf Nureyev, the danseur who changed forever the male dancer's role in ballet.