| Acknowledgements |
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| Foreword |
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| Author's Preface to the English Edition: The West in Russia and Russia in the West - a Permeable Membrane |
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| Lineage of the Ballets Russes Companies |
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PART I THE BALLETS RUSSES |
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In The Shadow Of Diaghilev |
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13 | (28) |
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Her whole being shone with a marvellous inner beauty |
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13 | (6) |
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Rachel Cameron on Tamara Karsavina |
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Balanchine spotted me at a class and asked me to work with him |
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19 | (6) |
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I told Diaghilev, `If I'm good enough for the Mariinsky Theatre, I should be good enough for you' |
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25 | (16) |
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Alexandra (Choura) Danilova |
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Remembering Colonel De Basil's Ballets Russes: The `Baby Ballerinas' |
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41 | (30) |
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That nickname stuck to us fast! |
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42 | (15) |
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Anna Pavlova said to me, `Oh you are a darling, clever girl!' |
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57 | (10) |
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We rehearsed on the steamship |
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67 | (4) |
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Remembering Colonel De Basil's Ballets Russes: Dancers |
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71 | (83) |
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We left Yalta on the last English steamer |
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71 | (12) |
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One way or another, everything goes back to Diaghilev |
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83 | (9) |
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I was able to step into a role at the last minute |
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92 | (8) |
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I was roped into opera and ballet translations |
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100 | (11) |
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Tamara Tchinarova (Finch) |
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To encourage the Queen of England, the whole company sang, `Bottoms up, bottoms up!' |
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111 | (9) |
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It's every man for himself in ballet |
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120 | (9) |
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Every country produces its own type of artist |
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129 | (3) |
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We lived all of our life in dance |
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132 | (10) |
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Tatiana Stepanova and her mother |
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142 | (1) |
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Oh, you just want to pinch more money from me! |
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143 | (4) |
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Three Russians make a fair, five make a bazaar |
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147 | (7) |
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The Ballets Russes In Australia |
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154 | (57) |
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155 | (7) |
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Here I am, and still a dancer! |
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162 | (4) |
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Tamara Tchinarova (Finch) |
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The Ballet Russe De Monte Carlo In America |
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166 | (1) |
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An argument started between Nijinska and Dolin - `pachimu? [ why?]' |
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166 | (19) |
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I want a childish-looking Venus! |
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185 | (7) |
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Prince, would you bring me a glass of water? |
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192 | (10) |
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For me, to work on stage is the same as living and breathing |
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202 | (9) |
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PART II THE MARQUIS DE CUEVAS AND OTHERS |
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Madame de Fredericks always retains her charm and courage |
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211 | (12) |
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Maria Kirillova (de Fredericks) |
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I expect champagne from you, and you give me Coca-Cola |
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223 | (8) |
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A new style of classical dance alongside a fiery Serbian temperament |
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231 | (7) |
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Tres ettgant at Egorova's; tres authentique at Preobrajenska's |
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238 | (8) |
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I fell in love with dance even before I started dancing |
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246 | (5) |
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In France, male dance has always been in the shadows |
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251 | (4) |
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Boy, come over here, explain it to these blockheads! |
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255 | (10) |
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Don't worry, dearie, let's just dance the waltz |
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265 | (7) |
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There was something so amazingly Lyrical About The Russian Ballet Training! |
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272 | (12) |
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Rudi said, `You come 5 O'clock and bring boy' |
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284 | (13) |
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John Neumeier, Nijinsky and the Diaghilev Tradition |
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297 | (4) |
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Like a tree, the art of ballet has many roots |
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301 | (10) |
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| Dramatis Personae |
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311 | (2) |
| Illustrations |
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313 | (8) |
| Index of Names |
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321 | (10) |
| Index of Ballets |
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