Tanets, Mysl, Vremia (Asaf Messerer) Ballet
by Asaf Messerer
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 5210003418
- ISBN 13
- 9785210003416
- Seller
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Iskusstvo, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Autobiography of noted Russian ballet dancer and choreographer Asaf Mikhailovich Messerer (Russian: ÐÑÐ°Ñ ÐиÑ
Ð°Ð¹Ð»Ð¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ ÐеÑÑеÑеÑ). Messerer was a Soviet ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer. He joined the Bolshoi Theatre, where he became one of its most important principal soloists. Today Messerer is best remembered as a choreographer and an instructor; he was both the choreographer and ballet master for the Bolshoi Theatre. His book Classes in Classical Ballet is a thorough study of proper ballet technique and is still used today. Densely illustrated with photos of performances including Don Quioxte, Swan Lake, Cinderella and many more. Photo of his 1987 ballet troupe. Also includes a 1963 photo of Messerer with Jacqueline Kennedy and her daughter Caroline Kennedy, taken the year that President Kennedy was assassinated. Important Russian ballet collectible. Text in Russian. 232 pp. 9 3/4" x 7". Tight, unmarked copy with light shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Midnight Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 273118
- Title
- Tanets, Mysl, Vremia (Asaf Messerer) Ballet
- Author
- Asaf Messerer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 5210003418
- ISBN 13
- 9785210003416
- Publisher
- Iskusstvo
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 0x0x0
- X weight
- 28 oz
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Midnight Books
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