What I Learned from Balanchine: Diary of a Choreographer (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781934978023)

In 1957, Gloria Contreras arrived in New York City, where she began studies at the School of American Ballet and became a disciple of George Balanchine. During the next several years, she created her first pieces-El mercado, Huapango, The Wise and Foolish Virgins, Vit疝itas, and Ocho por radio. She also choreographed for the New York City Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet, and other professional companies. She went on to found the Gloria Contreras Dance Company, and, upon her return to Mexico in 1970, the Taller Coreogr畴ico de la UNAM (Universidad Nacional Automa de M騙ico), which she directs to the present day. What I Learned from Balanchine, set from 1958 to 1959, records Contreras's struggle to belong to the world of classical ballet and traces the genesis of her career as Mexico's leading choreographer of neoclassical dance.

Author: Gloria Contreras
ISBN-10: 1934978027
ISBN-13: 9781934978023
Publisher: Jorge Pinto Books
Language: English
Published: 10/08/2008
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d