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When Stravinsky Met Nijinsky: Two Artists, Their Ballet, And One Extraordinary Riot (2013)

by Lauren Stringer(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0547907257 (ISBN13: 9780547907253)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

HMH Books for Young Readers

review 1: Nijinsky, the dance choreographer, and Stravinsky, the music composer came together to collaborate on a production which received mixed reviews and may have sparked a riot. The title page has a clever opening of the curtain, and from there we see people at work, what they produce and what inspires them. This book has large painted illustrations of varying sizes, and hints of the old and the new. A two page opening in the middle of the book offers a peek at the audience, orchestra, and the stage dancers. The next page shows a perspective from further back in the audience, with a bird's eye view of the stage with audience members showing mixed reactions.In the back there are bios on both Stravinsky and Nijinsky, more information about their joint production and a note about ... moresome of the other art that get cameos in this 2014 Children's Notables book.Pair this book with A Ballet for Martha. Discuss the similarities and differences, and the challenges of trying something new.
review 2: Another great picture book about creative people -- this time Igor Stravinsky and Vaslav Nijinsky, who collaborated so beautifully on ballet projects. This book is specifically about "The Rite of Spring," which was so different than anything people had heard before that they literally rioted afterwards. The book inspired me to pick up a recording and listened to it again. The illustrations are a gorgeous blend of music and dance, and the text is deceptively simple. Worth looking through time and again. And probably a Caldecott contender. less

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