Dancing in the Vortex : The Story of Ida Rubinstein
by
Vicki Woolf
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Choreography and Dance Studies Series
ISBN-10
9057550873
ISBN-13
9789057550874
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint
Harwood Academic Publishers,The Netherlands
Country of Manufacture
NL
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 7th, 2001
Print length
202 Pages
Weight
530 grams
Product Classification:
BalletBalletBiography: arts & entertainmentBiography: arts and entertainment
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Vicki Woolf gives us a long-awaited insight into the life of Ida Rubinstein and illuminates an especially fascinating chapter of artistic activity in Paris in the early twentieth century.
Paris at the turn of the century - Art Nouveau, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec and the Folies Bergere. This was the atmosphere which nurtured the artistic development of the remarkable dancer and choreographer Ida Rubinstein.This long-awaited biography gives us a unique insight into the life of a remarkable woman, responsible for a fascinating chapter of our artistic heritage. She was a chameleon, a diva, who lived many lives, overcoming the anti-Semitism of her times to enchant and captivate the highest of societies.<br>Untrained as a dancer, Ida Rubinstein''s charisma attracted collaborators such as Debussy, Stravinsky, Ravel, Cocteau, Bakst, and Benois.
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