WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 4, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Before Elisabeth Anderson-Ivantzova's success as a teacher and choreographer, she was a young dancer struggling to make it big in the dance world. Follow the fascinating account of her perseverance during the tumultuous times of the Russian Revolution to pursuing recognition as a choreographer in author Lawrence Sullivan's book Elisabeth Anderson-Ivantzova: A Bolshoi Ballerina Abroad.
Between The 1920s and 1960s, New York City was the center for many private ballet studios founded by emigres that flourished for several decades. Elisabeth Anderson-Ivantzova was part of that scene and made her distinct mark in teaching strict Russian classical ballet technique. Elisabeth Anderson-Ivantzova: A Bolshoi Ballerina Abroad traces her training at the Bolshoi Theatre School in Moscow, her career in the Bolshoi Company, her departure from Russia after the Revolution, her subsequent professional career in Paris, Berlin, Lisbon, and New York. Anderson-lvantzova founded her ballet school in 1938, which was dubbed paradoxically the "Little Bolshoi on 56th Street," where it flourished till 1973, the year of her death.
Former students of this amazing woman will find this book particularly interesting as it will enlighten them about their reticent teacher's preparation, advancement, and professional career in the theatre before she taught in her studio. Others will also find that many emigres, like Anderson-Ivantzova, who conducted classes from private studios, had interesting careers and lives before they were known as teachers. To order a copy of this book, feel free to visit your local bookstore or online at Xlibris.com and at Anderson-Ivantzova.com.
About the Author
Lawrence Sullivan, Ph. D. (University of Michigan), retired professor of English, State University of New York, New Paltz., has published articles in dance theatre history on Igor Stravinsky's Les Noces:, the American Premiere (1982), Nikita Baliev's Theatre de la Chauve-Souris (1987), Arthur Schnitzler's The BridaI Veil (1993), in Dance Research Journal, Sergei Soudeikine: A Checklist and Bibliography (1989) in Bulletin of Bibliography, Arthur Schnitzler's The Veil of Pierrette (Berlin) (1995) in Europa Orientalis, and is a contributor to International Encyclopedia of Dance (1998).
Elisabeth Anderson-Ivantzova: by Lawrence Sullivan
A Bolshoi Ballerina Abroad
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