Bibliograph

When Stravinsky met Nijinsky, two artists, their ballet, and one extraordinary riot, Lauren Stringer

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When Stravinsky met Nijinsky, two artists, their ballet, and one extraordinary riot, Lauren Stringer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

When Stravinsky met Nijinsky

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

798110834

Responsibility statement

Lauren Stringer

Sub title

two artists, their ballet, and one extraordinary riot

Summary

The Russian artists Igor Stravinsky and Vaslav Nijinsky were popular in their time: Stravinsky for music, Nijinsky for dance. When their radically new ballet, The Rite of Spring, was first performed in Paris on May 29, 1913, the reaction was so polarized, there were fistfights and riots! Brilliant or disastrous, the performance marked the birth of modern music and dance. Stringer's rhythmic text and gloriously inventive, color-rich paintings capture the wild and imaginative collaboration of composer and choreographer

Target audience

juvenile

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