The Joffrey Ballet : Robert Joffrey and the making of an American dance company /

Anawalt, Sasha, -1956

The Joffrey Ballet : Robert Joffrey and the making of an American dance company / Sasha Anawalt. - New York , NY : Scribner, c1996. - 464 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-390) and index.

A comprehensive history of the quintessential American dance troupe and a textured portrait of Robert Joffrey, the creative maverick who led and inspired it, this broadly researched, richly anecdotal, and elegantly written book probes the complex relationship that exists between a culture and its artisans through the prism of this company's story. 44 halftones."www.shelfari.com"

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Ballet dancers--United States
Choreographers--United States

GV 1786.J64 / .An16 1996