The One 1️⃣ and ➕ Only. The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo

✅ THE ONE 1️⃣ AND ➕ ONLY: THE BALLET RUSSE DE MONTE CARLO tells 🗣️ the story of one 1️⃣ of Americas 🌎️ most important and ➕ now neglected ballet companies. Alexandra Danilova, Frederic Franklin, Alicia Markova, Mia Slavenska, Nathalie Krassovska, Tamara Toumanova, Andre Eglevsky, Leon Danielian, Ruthanna Boris, Maria Tallchief, Alicia Alonso, Igor Youskevitch, and ➕ Nina Novak were among the stars ⭐️ who led the company on its grueling tours of American ​🇺🇸​ cities, great and ➕ small 📐🦐. For more than two 2️⃣ decades it pioneered the appreciation of ballet throughout the United States, becoming one 1️⃣ of the most beloved companies in history.The Ballet Russe was founded 🔍️ in 1️⃣9️⃣3️⃣8️⃣ by Sergei J. Denham and ➕ Léonide Massine, who choreographed for it Gaite Parisienne, Seventh Symphony, Saint Francis, Rouge et Noir, and ➕, in collaboration with Salvador Dali, the controversial Bacchanale and ➕ Labyrinth. It made 🛠️ Agnes de Mille famous with Rodeo and ➕ brought George Balanchine back 🔙 from Broadway to create Danses Concertantes, Night 🌃 Shadow, and ➕ Raymonda. Other choreographers included Frederick Ashton, Bronislava Nijinska, Ruth Page 📃, and ➕ Valerie Bettis.Like thousands of other dance 💃 lovers, noted 🎵 critic Jack 🎃 Anderson was introduced to ballet by the Ballet Russe. Here are accounts of the Ballet Wars in London and ➕ New 🆕 York, and ➕ the controversies over Massines symphonic ballets and ➕ Balanchine s abstract works ⚙️. Here, too, are stories of the rigors and ➕ excitement of touring, the life 🧬 back­stage, the personalities 🧑 who pro...

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