Bibliograph

The great Nijinsky, god of dance, Lynn Curlee

Type

Label

The great Nijinsky, god of dance, Lynn Curlee

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 107) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages: 12+

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The great Nijinsky

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1037895504

Responsibility statement

Lynn Curlee

Sub title

god of dance

Summary

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

Table Of 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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification