The Nutcracker In Harlem
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The Nutcracker In Harlem
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Author : T. E. McMorrow
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2017-09-26
The Nutcracker In Harlem written by T. E. McMorrow and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-26 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year! This jazz-inspired reinvention of The Nutcracker is a worthy tribute to the dreamlike wonder and magic of the Christmas season. In this original retelling, set in New York City during the height of the Harlem Renaissance, one little girl finds her voice as a musician thanks to her enchanting adventures with a magical toy. This quintessential holiday tale is brought to vivid life by debut picture book author T. E. McMorrow and Coretta Scott King Award-winning illustrator James Ransome. An author’s note at the end provides additional information about the history of the Harlem Renaissance, and about the author’s inspiration for this musical retelling.
The Harlem Nutcracker
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Author : Donald Byrd
language : en
Publisher: Jump At The Sun
Release Date : 2001-09-02
The Harlem Nutcracker written by Donald Byrd and has been published by Jump At The Sun this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-09-02 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A retelling of the classic story of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker ballet, featuring an African American grandmother and her family and set in Harlem.
Nutcracker Nation
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Author : Jennifer Fisher
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2008-10-01
Nutcracker Nation written by Jennifer Fisher and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-01 with Performing Arts categories.
The Nutcracker is the most popular ballet in the world, adopted and adapted by hundreds of communities across the United States and Canada every Christmas season. In this entertainingly informative book, Jennifer Fisher offers new insights into the Nutcracker phenomenon, examining it as a dance scholar and critic, a former participant, an observer of popular culture, and an interviewer of those who dance, present, and watch the beloved ballet. Fisher traces The Nutcracker’s history from its St. Petersburg premiere in 1892 through its emigration to North America in the mid-twentieth century to the many productions of recent years. She notes that after it was choreographed by another Russian immigrant to the New World, George Balanchine, the ballet began to thrive and variegate: Hawaiians added hula, Canadians added hockey, Mark Morris set it in the swinging sixties, and Donald Byrd placed it in Harlem. The dance world underestimates The Nutcracker at its peril, Fisher suggests, because the ballet is one of its most powerfully resonant traditions. After starting life as a Russian ballet based on a German tale about a little girl’s imagination, The Nutcracker has become a way for Americans to tell a story about their communal values and themselves.
Charlotte And The Nutcracker
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Author : Charlotte Nebres
language : en
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2021-12-21
Charlotte And The Nutcracker written by Charlotte Nebres and has been published by Random House Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-21 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
A reimagined and modern take on the holiday favorite, this picture book weaves together the classic Christmas tale of The Nutcracker and the true-life story of 12-year-old ballerina Charlotte Nebres, the first Black girl to play Marie in the New York City Ballet’s production. The only thing Charlotte loves as much as ballet is Christmas. So, when she gets the opportunity to play Marie in the New York City Ballet's The Nutcracker, she leaps at the chance. Dancing takes practice-hours of adjusting her arms and perfecting her jumps. With the help of her Trinidadian and Filipino families, encouragement from her sister, and a view of her mom and dad in the audience, Charlotte finds the strength to never give up. In this spectacular debut full of fluid, dynamic illustrations, Charlotte provides youngsters with a multicultural tale of family, dance, and holiday cheer.
The Nutcracker Comes To America
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Author : Chris Barton
language : en
Publisher: Millbrook Press TM
Release Date : 2022-08-01
The Nutcracker Comes To America written by Chris Barton and has been published by Millbrook Press TM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Every December, The Nutcracker comes to life in theaters all across the United States. But how did this 19th-century Russian ballet become such a big part of the holidays in 21st-century America? Meet Willam, Harold, and Lew Christensen, three small-town Utah boys who caught the ballet bug from an uncle in the early 1900s. They performed alongside elephants and clowns on vaudeville, immersed themselves in the New York City dance scene, and even put on a ballet featuring gangsters at a gas station. Russian immigrants shared the story of The Nutcracker with them, and during World War II—on a shoestring budget and in need of a hit—they staged their own Christmastime production in San Francisco. It was America's first full-length version and the beginning of a delightful holiday tradition. Follow along and learn how The Nutcracker came to be performed all across the United States from these truly humble beginnings.
Duke Ellington S Nutcracker Suite
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Author : Anna Harwell Celenza
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2018-09-25
Duke Ellington S Nutcracker Suite written by Anna Harwell Celenza and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-25 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
It's a challenge to transform the "Nutcracker Suite's" romantic orchestra into jumpin' jazz melodies, but that's exactly what Duke Ellington and his collaborator, Billy Strayhorn, did. Ellington's band memebers were not so sure that a classical ballet could become a cool-cat jazz number. But Duke and Billy, inspired by their travels and by musical styles past and present, infused the composition with Vegas glitz, Hollywood glamour, and even a little New York jazz.
Black Ballerinas
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Author : Misty Copeland
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2021-11-02
Black Ballerinas written by Misty Copeland and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-02 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author and American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland comes an illustrated nonfiction collection celebrating dancers of color who have influenced her on and off the stage. As a young girl living in a motel with her mother and her five siblings, Misty Copeland didn’t have a lot of exposure to ballet or prominent dancers. She was sixteen when she saw a black ballerina on a magazine cover for the first time. The experience emboldened Misty and told her that she wasn’t alone—and her dream wasn’t impossible. In the years since, Misty has only learned more about the trailblazing women who made her own success possible by pushing back against repression and racism with their talent and tenacity. Misty brings these women’s stories to a new generation of readers and gives them the recognition they deserve. With an introduction from Misty about the legacy these women have had on dance and on her career itself, this book delves into the lives and careers of women of color who fundamentally changed the landscape of American ballet from the early 20th century to today.
Sugar Plum Ballerinas In Two Acts
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Author : Goldberg Whoopi
language : en
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Release Date : 2020-05-12
Sugar Plum Ballerinas In Two Acts written by Goldberg Whoopi and has been published by Disney-Hyperion this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-12 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Meet the Sugar Plum Ballerinas At the Nutcracker School of Ballet in Harlem, young dancers learn to chassé, plié, and jeté with their Sugar Plum Sisters--but things don't always go to plan! As the girls encounter challenges both on and off stage, they'll need the support of their classmates to carry them through with aplomb. Readers will applaud the first two books in this beloved, New York Times best-selling series celebrating friendship, creativity, and most of all, dance. Plum FantasticAlexandrea Petrakova Johnson does not want to be a beautiful ballerina, and she does not want to leave her friends in Apple Creek. It's hard enough when her ballet-crazy mother moves the family to Harlem, but when Al is chosen to star in the Nutcracker School of Ballet's big recital, she'll have to contend with her terrible dancing and a rotten case of stage fright! Can her new classmates help her find her inner Sugar Plum Fairy? Toeshoe TroubleBrenda Black prides herself on her logical and orderly mind. She studies anatomy books and idolizes Leonardo da Vinci. Things go haywire, though, when her spoiled cousin Tiffany comes to visit. Sick and tired of Tiffany's bragging, Brenda snaps and says she owns an autographed pair of famous toe shoes. It's a ballet slipper-y slope as the lie gets out of hand, and she'll need her Sugar Plum Sisters to help get her back en pointe!
Clare And The Chocolate Nutcracker
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Author : Beverly Ann Page
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-12-11
Clare And The Chocolate Nutcracker written by Beverly Ann Page and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-11 with categories.
A retelling of the classical story of E.T.A. Hoffman's Nutcracker ballet, featuring in an African-American context.
Trailblazer
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Author : Leda Schubert
language : en
Publisher: little bee books
Release Date : 2018-01-16
Trailblazer written by Leda Schubert and has been published by little bee books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-16 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
This beautiful picture book tells the little-known story of Raven Wilkinson, the first African American woman to dance for a major classical ballet company and an inspiration to Misty Copeland. When she was only five years old, her parents took her to see the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Raven perched on her crushed velvet seat, heard the tympani, and cried with delight even before the curtain lifted. From that moment on, her passion for dance only grew stronger. No black ballerina had ever danced with a major touring troupe before. Raven would be the first. Raven Wilkinson was born on February 2, 1935, in New York City. From the time she was a little girl, all she wanted to do was dance. On Raven's ninth birthday, her uncle gifted her with ballet lessons, and she completely fell in love with dance. While she was a student at Columbia University, Raven auditioned for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and was finally accepted on her third try, even after being told she couldn't dance with them because of her skin color. When she started touring with her troupe in the United States in 1955, Raven encountered much racism in the South, but the applause, alongside the opportunity to dance, made all the hardship worth it. Several years later she would dance for royalty with the Dutch National Ballet and regularly performed with the New York City Opera until she was fifty. This beautiful picture book tells the uplifting story of the first African American woman to dance for a major classical ballet company and how she became a huge inspiration for Misty Copeland. Theodore Taylor III's unique, heavy line style of illustration brings a deeper level of fluidity and life to the work, and Misty Copeland's beautifully written foreword will delight ballet and dance fans of all ages.