PDF/ePub Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today Writen By Simon Morrison
Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today
By : Simon Morrison
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Book Synopsis :
On?a freezing night in?January?2013, a hooded assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet. The crime, organized by a lead soloist,?dragged?one of Russia?s most illustrious institutions?into scandal. The Bolshoi Theater had?been a?crown jewel during the?reign of the tsars and?an emblem of Soviet power throughout the?twentieth?century. Under Putin in the twenty-first century, it?has been called on to preserve?a priceless artistic legacy and mirror Russia?s neo-imperial ambitions.?The attack and its torrid aftermath underscored the importance of the Bolshoi to the art of ballet, to Russia, and to the world.The acid attack resonated far beyond the world of ballet, both into Russia?s political infrastructure and, as renowned musicologist Simon Morrison shows in his tour-de-force account, the very core of the Bolshoi?s unparalleled history. With exclusive access to?state?archives?and private sources,?Morrison?sweeps us through the history of?the storied
Book Detail :
Author : Simon Morrison
Pages : 507 pages
Publisher : Liveright
Language : eng
ISBN-10 : 0871402963
ISBN-13 : 9780871402967
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