Vladimir Vasiliev-Dance Horizons Spotlight Series

[MakarovaFan]

I'm in search of a book about Vladimir Vasiliev by an author named Mira published in 1975 as part of the Dance Horizons Spotlight Series, but it's out of print now. Could anyone suggest a used book source? I tried Amazon but had no luck.

Thanks!

[rg]

volumes of this series of BOOKLETS sometimes surface on ebay.

they are staple 'bound' magazine-type productions, mostly consisting of photos.

the reason the 'author' is given as MIRA i assume is to indicate that the pix are by Myra Armstrong, an admistrative assistant and photographer who once worked for Hurok and now works with ABT.

i THINK each of these booklets has a little introductory text, but not much of one. i may have a copy of the vasiliev issue, if i do and i put my hands on it i can tell you if the text is signed, and if so, by whom.

[rg]

have found my copy: it runs a total of 24 pp. including front and back heavier-stock covers. as suspected the photos are by MIRA; the introductory text, copyright, like the photos, 1975, is by anna kisselgoff and runs under 3 pp. the rest of the publication is photos, all but one, a portrait by moscow photog. eugene umnov, are by MIRA. the captioning is minimal, naming the ballet shown and the dancer(s) depicted, all in black and white.

[MakarovaFan]

rg,

Thanks for the information. What's the quality of the photographs?

[rg]

the photos are good, capturing climactic moments of performance either of VV solo or of him w/ a ballerina.

the printing quality is decent magazine-style printing.

some double-page spreads have 3 & 4 pictures; so some are small and some are full p. bleed.

the format size is 7x9 in.

the semi-glossy stock is med. wt.

they most resemble i suppose souvenir books.