MEDIATHEK

The National Ballet. A History and a Manifesto by Arnold L. Haskell, with an overture by Ninette de Valois and sixteen illutrations.

CONTENTS

OVERTURE, by Ninette de Valois

PART I

I. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
War difficulties - Creative failure of post-Deaghileff Ballet - The audience as collaborators

II. PAVING THE WAY
Ballet in England - The Anglo-Russians

III. TOWARDS A NATIONAL BALLET
Ballet in danger - Marie Rambert - Markova and Dolin - Ninette de Valois - The Camargo Society - Creation of Sadlers Wells - A constructive policy

IV. NATIONAL BALLET
What is national ballet? - The national theme in ballet - Sadlers Wells as the National Ballet - Problem of the immature dancer - National characteristics in dancing - National characteristics in choreography

V. THE AUDIENCE
Criticism and appreciation

VI. THREE CHOREOGRAPHERS
Difficulties of choreography - Frederick Ashton - Ninette de Valois - Robert Helpmann - Collaboration of music and décor

VII. THE CLASSIC REPERTOIRE

VIII. THE DANCERS
The artist-dancer - Margot Fonteyn - The male dancer - Robert Helpmann - The Company

IX. THE MISSION OF A NATIONAL BALLET

PART II
APPENDICES AND NOTES
i. A CRITIC's PATH
ii. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SALDERS WELLS BALLET
iii. KEY DATES IN THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL BALLET, WITH COMMENTARY
iv. THE CHOREOGRAPHY OF FREDERICK ASHTON - COMPLETE TO 1943
v. A NOTE ON THE CLASSICS IN THE WELLS REPERTOIRE
vi. THE COMPANY IN 1931, 1935 AND 1943
vii. NOTES ON THE MUSIC OF THE WELLS PRODUCTIONS
viii. THE YEARLY REPERTOIRE FROM 1935 TO 1940
INDEX

ILLUSTRATIONS
1. Design for Sadlers Wells Production of "The Swan Lake", by Leslie Hurry

Between pages 72 and 73
2. Frederick Ashton (Angus MacBean).
3. Ninette de Valois, "Coppélia" (Anthony).
4. Alicia Markova, "La Camargo" (Anthony).
5. Pearl Argyle and Robert Helpmann.
6. Margot Fonteyn and Michael Somes, "Horescope" (J. W. Debenham).
7. Harold Turner, "Carneval" (Anthony).
8. Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann, "Hamlet" (Anthony).
9. Margot Fonteyn, "The Swan Lake" (Anthony).
10. Beryl Grey and David Kaltenghi, "The Swan Lake" (G. B. L. Wilson).
11. Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann, "Apparitions" (G. B. L. Wilson).
12. Pamela May (Anthony).
13. June Brae (Anthony).
14. Beryl Grey in "The Swan Lake: '32 fouettés'" (G. B. L. Wilson).
15. Margaret Dale and Robert Helpmann in the Tango, from "Façade" (G. B. L. Wilson).
16. A Drawing by Anton

Source:
Haskell, Arnold L. (Ed.): The National Ballet. A History and a Manifesto. London: Adam & Charles Black 1944, jacket.