{"product_id":"balanchine-paperback","title":"Balanchine - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernard Taper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with wit, insight, and candor, \u003ci\u003eBalanchine\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that will delight lovers of biography as well as those with a special interest in dance. For this edition the author has added a thoughtful yet dramatic account of the working out of \u003ci\u003eBalanchine\u003c\/i\u003e's legacy, from the making of his controversial will to the present day. The author explores the intriguing legal, financial, and institutional subplots that unfolded after the death of the greatest choreographer of the century, but the central plot of his epilogue is the aesthetic issue: In the absence of their creator, can the ballets retain their wondrous vitality? Taper illuminates the fascinating transmission of Balanchine's masterworks from one generation to another, an unprecented legacy in the history of ballet, that most evanescent of the arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with wit, insight, and candor, this updated edition of Balachine is a book that will delight lovers of biography as well as those with a special interest in dance. For this edition the author has added a thoughtful yet dramatic account of the working out of Balachine's legacy, from the making of his controversial will to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernard Taper\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 458\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 8.68 x 6.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42133462843527,"sku":"9780520206397","price":62.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cb05cf8fb076d6a678bd6c6fc6c4aff0.webp?v=1732634538","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/balanchine-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}