A Loftier Flight : The Life and Accomplishments of Charles-Louis Didelot, Balletmaster

• Author: American Council of Learned Societies.; Swift, Mary Grace.
• TeilnehmendeR: American Council of Learned Societies.
• Place / Publishing House: Middletown, Conn., : Wesleyan University Press, [1974]; ©[1974]
• Year of Publication: 1974
• Edition: [1st ed.]
• Language: English
• Series: ACLS Humanities E-Book.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 230 p. ); ill., ports.
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Charles-Louis Didelot (1767–1837) was a French balletmaster in the fullest sense of the word: an exacting teacher-director, whose many contributions included dancing en pointe and mime work; a highly imaginative choreographer, who often collaborated with his composers and even instructed the orchest...