Ballet and Modern Dance
Susan Au
This cornerstone of the World of Art series is a succinct, vivid and authoritative guide to the rich history of western dance in all its incarnations from 16th-century court ballet to the genre-shattering contortions of 21st-century theatrical dance. Updated for the new millennium to feature the latest styles, performers and technology, this third edition reaffirms its status as the essential introduction to the subject.
Dance historian and author Susan Au was an archivist, dance historianand writer; James Rutter is a freelance arts critic and former lecturerbased in Philadelphia.