02121cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000390012624500220016526400510018730000470023833600260028533700260031133800360033750000310037350801980040452011180060253400450172065300110176585600430177663550UtSlPG20260610134449.0mcr n260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a16004396  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aGV1 aPerugini, Mark Edward,d1876?-194814aThe Art of Ballet 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2020  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2020-10-25  aE-text prepared by deaurider, Susan Carr, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)  a"The Art of Ballet" by Mark Edward Perugini is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the evolution of the art of ballet, particularly in France and England, emphasizing its development and significance over the centuries. It aims to provide a rich narrative that highlights the key milestones and figures in ballet history, tracing its roots and transformations without attempting to cover every detail from every country.  The opening of the text serves as an introduction and preface to the detailed exploration that follows. Perugini discusses the nature of ballet as an art form, addressing criticisms and misconceptions. He emphasizes the historical significance of ballet, acknowledging that it has existed for around two thousand years and has been a source of aesthetic pleasure across cultures. Perugini also sets the stage for the examination of ballet's elements—dancing, miming, music, and scenic effects—highlighting their intertwined histories and contributions to what is recognized as professional ballet today. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aBallet40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63550