chrisk217 Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 I'm looking for a book on Bejart's ballets, preferably in English or French. I'm not interested in a biography, I'd prefer a book that focuses on his works. Can anybody recommend a title? I have browsed amazon.co.uk and amazon.com but all the titles that came up have no content information. (Since Bejart is not strictly ballet, I'm not sure I should post this here - so please move my post if appropriate) Link to comment
Estelle Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Don't worry, your post is completely appropriate Are you interested only in books in English, or also in other languages ? There are several books about Béjart in French, but I don't know if the language could be a problem for you. Link to comment
chrisk217 Posted March 9, 2005 Author Share Posted March 9, 2005 Hi Estelle! Big books in french are an uphill struggle for me... But, since Béjart is not very fashionable in the English-speaking world I am more or less resigned to a french book Link to comment
Estelle Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Oops, I realize I had missed the "preferably in English or French" part in your first post. There was a big book by Gérard Mannoni, with a lot of photographs by Colette Masson, published by the Editions Plume in the early 1990s, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be available any longer. Also there was a special issue of "l'Avant-Scène ballet/danse" in 1985 with articles by many authors. Also Béjart himself has published several books, but they probably focus mostly on his biography. Link to comment
chrisk217 Posted March 9, 2005 Author Share Posted March 9, 2005 So there is no widely available book that discusses his ballets? Link to comment
cygneblanc Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 Some of his ballets are discussed in the following books Michel Robert, Conversations avec Maurice Béjart, Paris, Renaissance, 2000. Be aware that ballets are discussed here and there in the book but it isn't a book about his ballets. This book has been written by one of his forler dancer, and she sometimes discusses ballet. Carole Trévoux, Danser chez Béjart, Bruxelles, JM Collet, 1986. Link to comment
cygneblanc Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 Here you can buy the book with pictures that Estelle mentioned. It's a network of bookstores that are selling second hand books. I've ordered several books from them and things were fine. http://www.galaxidion.com/home/catalogues....%E9jart&x=0&y=0 Otherwise, here a link on amazon.fr with several Bejart's titles http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/search-ha...8009156-8781724 Link to comment
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