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René Blum and The Ballets Russes
In Search of a Lost Life
Judith Chazin-Bennahum
304 pages
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61 photographs
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235x156mm
978-0-19-539933-2
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Hardback
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04 August 2011
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- The first biography of this fascinating cultural hero, relating his heroic actions in WWI and in concentration camps
- Based on a treasure trove of previously undiscovered letters in Paris and New York
- Explores Blum's relationship to some of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century
- Sheds light upon his extraordinary relationship to Proust and the publication of Swann's Way
- Traces his enduring legacy and influence in the United States
The biography of a fascinating cultural hero, René Blum and the Ballets Russes uncovers the events in the life of the enigmatic and brilliant writer and producer who perished in the Holocaust. Brother of Léon Blum, the first socialist prime minister of France, René Blum was a passionate and prominent littérateur. He was the editor of the chic literary journal Gil Blas where he met such celebrated figures as Claude Debussy, Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard, André Gide, and Paul Valéry. As author Judith Chazin-Bennahum's research illustrates, Blum actually arranged for the publication of Proust's Swann's Way. But Blum's accomplishments and legacy do not
end there: after enlisting in World War I, he won the Croix de Guerre and became a national hero. And Blum resurrected the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo after Diaghilev's death. Tragically, he was arrested in 1941 during a roundup of Jewish intellectuals and ultimately sent to Auschwitz.
Based on a treasure trove of previously undiscovered letters and documents, this thoroughly researched narrative not only tells the poignant story of Blum's life but also illustrates Blum's central role in the development of dance in the United States. Indeed, Blum's efforts to save his ballet company eventually helped to bring many of the world's greatest dancers and choreographers -- among them Fokine, Balanchine, and Nijinska -- to American ballet stages, shaping the path of dance in the
United States for years to come.Readership: Lovers of ballet both in the United States and abroad.Readers interested in Jewish studies, Paris in Jewish studies, Paris, France in the early 20th century, theatre and performing arts, and art and fashion of the time.
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Judith Chazin-Bennahum, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Dance, University of New Mexico
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"Her research is worthy, and we owe her a debt for bringing Blum back into historical view." - New York Times Book Review
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Foreword by Janet Rowson Davis Introduction1.: Chapter 1: Childhood and Youth: The Formation of an Intellectual and Aesthete
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