Rene Blum and the Ballets russes : in search of a lost life / Judith Chazin-Bennahum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chazin-Bennahum, Judith.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blum, René, 1878-1942.

Blum, René.

Ballets russes--History.

Ballets russes.

Choreographers--France--Biography.

Choreographers.

Publishers and publishing--France--Biography.

Publishers and publishing.

Jews--France--Biography.

Jews.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France--Biography.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 p.)

Other Title:

Rene Blum & the Ballets russes

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Documenting the life of René Blum, the enigmatic & brilliant writer & producer who resurrected the Ballets russes after the death of Diaghilev, this book also illustrates the central role Blum played in the development of dance in the United States.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Note on Translation; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Childhood and Youth: The Formation of an Intellectual and Aesthete; 2. René Blum, Man of Letters; 3. Marcel Proust and René Blum: An Uncommon Friendship; 4. The Great War and René Blum; 5. René Blum and the Théâtre de Monte-Carlo (1924-1931); 6. René and Josette; 7.The Resurrection of the Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo; 8. Blum Brings Michel Fokine into the Fold; 9. The New World Calls! Blum Sells the Company to Americans; 10. Blum's Final Days; Epilogue; Appendix: Productions in Monte Carlo, 1924-1939; Notes

Select BibliographyIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-983176-9

9786613129369

1-283-12936-1

0-19-983047-9

OCLC:

922970486