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Kathrine Sorley Walker
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BIOGRAPHY

Ballet critic, The Daily Telegraph, and dance historian. Author of Dance and Its Creators, Ninette De Valois: Idealist Without Illusions, and others.

Primary Contributions (3)
George Balanchine.
George Balanchine was the most influential choreographer of classical ballet in the United States in the 20th century. His works, characterized by a cool neoclassicism, include The Nutcracker (1954) and Don Quixote (1965), both pieces choreographed for the New York City Ballet, of which he was a…
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Publications (1)
Ninette de Valois Idealist Without Illusions
Ninette de Valois Idealist Without Illusions (1998)
By Kathrine Sorley Walker, Ninette De Valois
Dame Ninette de Valois has devoted her life to the theatre. This collaboration with Kathrine Sorley Walker shows how de Valois has always recognised the interlocking nature of the performing arts, and how her work comes together as dancer, choreographer, teacher, director and writer.