devotee of the ballet

См. также в других словарях:

• devotee — [dev΄ə tē′, dev΄ətā′] n. 1. a person strongly devoted to something or someone [a devotee of the ballet] 2. a person extremely devoted to religion; zealot …   English World dictionary

• ballet — balletic /ba let ik, beuh /, adj. balletically, adv. /ba lay , bal ay/, n. 1. a classical dance form demanding grace and precision and employing formalized steps and gestures set in intricate, flowing patterns to create expression through… …   Universalium

• South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …   Universalium

• performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium

• Caryl Brahms — in her later years Caryl Brahms, born Doris Caroline Abrahams (8 December 1901 – 5 December 1982) was an English critic, novelist, and journalist specialising in the theatre and ballet. She also wrote film, radio and television scripts. As a… …   Wikipedia

• Robert Helpmann — Infobox Person name=Sir Robert Helpmann caption=Portrait of Robert Helpmann in London circa 1945 birth date=birth date|1909|4|9|df=y birth place=Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia death date=death date and age|1986|9|28|1909|4|9|df=y death …   Wikipedia

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — This article is about the 19th century composer. For other uses, see Tchaikovsky (disambiguation). Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by Nikolay Kuznetsov, 1893 Pyotr Ilyich Tcha …   Wikipedia

• JOB, BOOK OF — (named for its hero (Heb. אִיּוֹב), ancient South Arabian and Thamudic yʾb; Old Babylonian Ayyābum, Tell el Amarna tablet, no. 256, line 6, A ia ab; either from yʾb, to bear ill will or compounded of ay where? and ʾab (divine) father ), one of… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Richard Buckle — Infobox Person name = Richard Buckle image size = caption = birth date = 6 August 1916 birth place = death date = 12 October 2001 death place = occupation = Critic spouse = parents = children =Christopher Richard Sandforth Buckle, better known as …   Wikipedia

• Nicholas Roerich — (1874–1947) Born October 9, 1874(1874 10 09) Saint Petersburg, Russia Died D …   Wikipedia

• Diablada — Stylistic origins Spanish culture and Andean music.i Cultural origins Prehispanic indigenous and Spanish traditions. Typical instruments cymbal, bass drum, trumpet, tuba, siku …   Wikipedia