Coming right on the heals of Nancy Ellison's latest coffee table book In Grand Style: The Glory of the Metropolitan Opera is what you might call a companion book In Classic Style: The Splendor of American Ballet Theatre.
This oversized, deluxe volume celebrating the exquisite spectacle that embodies the excellence of American Ballet Theatre, recognized by Congress as "America’s national ballet company," presents the unfolding beauty, grace, agility, and sheer force of its most recent productions. Distinguished photographer Nancy Ellison depicts such enduring ballet classics as La Bayadère, Othello, The Sleeping Beauty, Manon, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, and Giselle, and captures the virtuosity of such unforgettable dancers as Angel Corella, Nina Ananiashvili, Alessandra Ferri, Julio Bocca, and Ethan Stiefel. ABT’s artistic director, Kevin McKenzie, has written an illuminating essay about this preeminent company. The combination of dynamic bravura dancing in dreamlike settings will be a sheer delight to ballet lovers everywhere.
It is not due to ship until May so you have plenty of time to put in you pre-orders. Ravenboy got a preview peek at a limited copy that a friend borrowed from the publisher. and sent a few sample photos that he is in.
A couple of Romeo & Juliet photos seamed together allows Ravenboy to have a twin on the stage.
Midsummer Night's Dream Rustics. Gumby boy is on the far left and then crouching and facing the camera in the photo on the right. He is in a shaggy wig.
