{"product_id":"eyes-on-the-ballet-by-kathrine-sorley-walker","title":"'Eyes on the Ballet' by Kathrine Sorley Walker","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eEyes on the Ballet\u003c\/em\u003e approaches the form from the useful position of someone interested in what actually happens around the performance as well as onstage.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKathrine Sorley Walker moves through ballet’s development, major works and choreographers, the relationship between movement and music, and the daily discipline required of dancers: classes, rehearsal, mime, costume, make-up and the less glamorous machinery behind the footlights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in the early 1960s, it also catches British ballet at a particularly fertile moment, with discussion and photographs of dancers and productions associated with the Royal Ballet and the wider European tradition. The numerous black-and-white photographs are a substantial part of the book rather than decorative garnish, documenting dancers in rehearsal and performance alongside composers, productions and historical material. With a foreword by South African-born Royal Ballet ballerina Nadia Nerina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMethuen \u0026amp; Co Ltd, London, 1963. First edition. Hardcover with original dust jacket. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs. Dust jacket shows rubbing, edge wear, small chips and short tears, particularly at corners and spine ends; boards and binding remain sound. Pages lightly age-toned but clean and unmarked. Good to very good condition overall.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46024490483795,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/womenintranslation_73.png?v=1787642769","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/eyes-on-the-ballet-by-kathrine-sorley-walker","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}