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The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky
With an Introduction by Joan Acocella The astonishing diaries of the great dancer, at last available in their complete form. In December 1917, Vaslav Nijinsky, the most famous male dancer in the Western world, moved into a Swiss villa with his wife and three-year-old daughter and began to go mad. This diary, which he kept in four notebooks over six weeks, is the only sustained, on-the-spot written account we have by a major artist of the experience of entering psychosis. A prodigy from his youth in Russia, Nijinsky came to international fame as a principal dancer in Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. After a falling-out between the two great men--who had lived openly as lovers for some time--Nijinsky struggled to build a career on his own. When psychosis struck, he began to imagine himself as married to God, indeed as God, signing his entries "God Nijinsky." Although he lived another thirty years, he never regained his sanity. Already a classic in its earlier, bowdlerized edition, the diary now appears uncut for the first time in English, together with its previously unavailable fourth notebook. It is Nijinsky's confession and his prophecy. At the same time, it reads like a novel, portraying the terror in the Nijinsky household as the dancer plunged into madness. In her Introduction, the noted dance writer Joan Acocella explains the context of the diary and its significance in the history of modernism..
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Bronislava Nijinska: Early Memoirs
Now in paperback, Bronislava Nijinska: Early Memoirs—originally published in 1981—has been hailed by critics, scholars, and dancers alike as the definitive source of firsthand information on the early life of the great Vaslav Nijinsky (1889-1950). This memoir, recounted here with verve and stunning detail by the late Bronislava Nijinska (1891–1972)—Nijinsky's sister and herself a major twentieth-century dancer and leading choreographer of the Diaghilev era—offers a season-by-season chronicle of their childhood and early artistic development. Written with feeling and charm, these insightful memoirs provide an engrossingly readable narrative that has the panoramic sweep and colorful vitality of a Russian novel..
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The Queer Afterlife of Vaslav Nijinsky
Provides an impressionistic account of the dancer's homoerotic career, an analysis of his gay male reception, & an exploration of the limitations of that analysis The impressionistic account focuses on significant gestures made by Nijinsky in key roles, incl. the Golden Slave, the Specter of the Rose, Narcissus, the Faun, & Petrouchka. The analysis of his reception is deconstructive. The exploration of the analytical limitations sets the stage for cultural studies. Nijinsky's notoriety was based on his sexual relationship with Serge Diaghilev, upon his having been one of the first sensuous young men to dominate a Western stage, & upon his mastery of leading roles & body languages that had very little to do with conventional masculinity. B&W photos..
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Nijinsky, Pavlova, Duncan: Three Lives In Dance (Da Capo Paperback)
Long out of print, the three beautiful volumes contained here offer the modern reader a rare opportunity to see Vaslav Nijinsky, Anna Pavlova, and Isadora Duncan through the eyes of their contemporaries and admirers, and to share the excitement they were causing at the height of their careers. Originally published in conjunction with the Ballet Society, founded by George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein, the books present essays, reviews, memoirs, photographs, and sketches, many of which are had to find elsewhere. These books are companions to the art of Nijinsky, Pavlova, and Duncan, providing insights that are essential for a complete picture of the dancers’ achievements. Nijinsky:The six appreciations collected here illuminate Nijinsky’s genius and character, and thirty pages of photographs portray his every move and gesture with singular fidelity. This book features Edwin Denby’s famous essay, ”Notes on Nijinsky Photographs,” as well as an intimate account by Robert Edmond Jones of his collaboration with Nijinsky on ”Til Eulenspiegel,” the dancer’s last work before the onset of madness. Pavlova: This volume captures the intangible personal qualities that made Anna Pavlova one of the most charismatic ballerinas of all time. An autobiographical sketch, ”Pages of My Life,” reveals her intense striving for perfection. Following this are excerpts from Carl Van Vechten’s critique on Pavlova’s performance at the Met—the first major study of the Russian dance in the United States. Finally, the brilliant commentary by poet Marianne Moore that accompanies photographs of Pavlova aids the reader to reconstruct the unique nature of Pavlova’s style and technique. Isadora Duncan:The career of Isadora Duncan remains, fifty years after her death, one of the indestructible legends of the theater. She is a beacon to women everywhere, to all American dancers, and especially to those who dance solo. Included here are the comments of Carl Van Vechten on the occasion of Isadora Duncan’s first Carnegie Hall concert. John Martin analyzes her style and contribution to dancing. A poem by Gordon Braig and a memoir by Allan Ross Macdougall, who worked with Duncan, bring the incandescent Isadora to stunning life. .
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