{"product_id":"george-balanchine-the-ballet-maker-isbn-9780060750701","title":"George Balanchine: The Ballet Maker","description":"Written by the gifted author, editor, and dance critic Robert Gottlieb, \u003cem\u003eGeorge Balanchine\u003c\/em\u003e describes the life and art of the celebrated, revolutionary ballet choreographer. Here is a necessary and singular look at the life of one of the great figures of the 20th Century: the dynamic Balanchine, founder of The New York City Ballet, collaborator of Stravinsky, and inspiration to countless fans over the course of his long and storied career. \u003cem\u003eGeorge Balanchine\u003c\/em\u003e is another engaging entry in the HarperCollins’ “Eminent Lives” series of biographies by distinguished authors on canonical figures. | \u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003cem\u003eEminent Lives\u003c\/em\u003e Series, this biography, written by the gifted author Robert Gottlieb, will describe the life of the dynamic George Balanchine, the foremost contemporary choreographer in ballet. Timed to coincide with the 2004 centenary of the artist's birth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The life and achievement of the great choreographer who both summed up everything that proceeded him in ballet, and extended the art form into radical yet inevitable new paths. Leaving Revolutionary Russia in 1924 (he was 20), he joined Serge Diaghilev's famous Ballets Russes, where he created his first enduring masterpiece, Apollo, cementing his lifelong collaboration with Stravinsky. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 1933 he arrived in America to found a school and a company, but the company as we know it – The New York City Ballet – didn't emerge until 1948. Meanwhile, he made ballets wherever opportunity allowed, while choreographing Broadway shows (four for Rodgers and Hart), movies (The Goldwyn Follies), even the circus – a ballet for elephants with a score by Stravinsky. By the time of his death, in 1983, he had been recognized as a member of the triad of the greatest modern masters, alongside Picasso and Stravinsky. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Balanchine was married many times, always to outstanding ballerinas, but his truest muse always remained Terpsichore, the Muse of Dance.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Gottlieb captures both the divine and human, offering an elegant, sharp, and sophisticated take on the choreographer's life.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this brief yet energetic biography, [Gottlieb] moves briskly through an extraordinarily eventful life.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I'd recommend Gottlieb's book for its authority, completeness, and articulate excellence.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBenedict Nightingale, New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eminent Lives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889107595493,"sku":"NP9780060750701","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060750701.jpg?v=1730230532","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/george-balanchine-the-ballet-maker-isbn-9780060750701","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}