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Curlee, Lynn, author.
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Nijinsky, Vaslaw, 1890-1950 -- Juvenile literature.
Ballet dancers -- Russia (Federation) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Choreographers -- Russia (Federation) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Ballet in art -- Juvenile literature.
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The great Nijinsky :...
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The great Nijinsky : god of dance / Lynn Curlee.
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Curlee, Lynn, author.
Watertown, Massachusetts : Charlesbridge Teen, [2019]
Subjects
Nijinsky, Vaslaw, 1890-1950 -- Juvenile literature.
Ballet dancers -- Russia (Federation) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Choreographers -- Russia (Federation) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Ballet in art -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781580898003 (reinforced for library use)
1580898009 (reinforced for library use)
Description:
112 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents:
Prologue: Wonder of wonders -- Born to dance -- World of art -- The Ballets Russes -- Celebrity and adulation -- Petrushka -- The Afternoon of a Faun -- Games and rituals -- Romola -- The war years -- The last dance -- Leap into madness -- Epilogue: Legacy and legend.
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Dance prodigy, sex symbol, gay pioneer, cultural icon--Vaslav Nijinsky rose to fame as the star of the Ballets Russes in Paris before mental illness stole his career and the last thirty years of his life. A tragic story of a great genius, this compelling work of narrative nonfiction chronicles a life of obsessive artistry, celebrity, and notoriety.
Awards:
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults finalist, 2020.
Audience:
Ages: 12+
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Aina Haina Public Library
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B Nijinsky Cu
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