Pavlova: Impressions

Description

Larger hardback book presented by Margot Fonteyn. Good condition with small dust cover repair on the spine. Published 1984 by Weidenfeld and Nicolson. 159 pages. Many large black and white photographs throughout.

A legend in her own lifetime, Pavlova still captures the imagination today. She brought a new spirit to dancing. Dame Margot traces Pavlova’s progression from child, through dedicated student, fledgling ballerina, buoyant young celebrity to supreme artist, mature woman and eventually to the pure essence of dance, for that is what she became s her mission took precedence over ll else in her life.

The text is drawn from a wealth of original documents including rare, early material and put into context by Fonteyn’s perceptive commentary, that makes this book unique.