Margot Fonteyn Academy Catalog

Margot Fonteyn Academy Catalog
Author: Ken Ludden
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2011-09-07
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1105045269

The detailed outline for the curriculum of The Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet. Ken Ludden, artistic director, publishes the entire educational method, with detailed course descriptions, standards and traditions, audition requirements, requirements for matriculation, and the levels of education. In the end, graduates of MFAB will have received a thorough education to prepare them to become the artistic leaders of their generation, and as they take to the stages of the world, eyes will open once again to the tremendous artistic achievements possible when the most inspired artists are given impeccable technical training in classical ballet, but also in dramatic arts, music and visual arts. Students are trained for an entire lifetime in the fine art of performance, beginning as performing artists and then, once retired from stage, as leaders of the art world.

Mfab Catalog 2011-2012

Mfab Catalog 2011-2012
Author: Ken Ludden
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2011-03-07
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1257053779

The Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet offers complete education in ballet and related art forms (music, drama and painting) for students who aim to have a professional career in classical ballet or any other type of professional dance. We offer residency and visa support for International students. Students from the United States who do not live in the New York area can also apply for housing through MFAB. The Lower School accepts applicants from ages 8-15, the Upper School accepts applicants from age 16-22. You must audition.

Margot Fonteyn Academy: Basic Handbook

Margot Fonteyn Academy: Basic Handbook
Author: Ken Ludden
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 89
Release: 2012-03-26
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1105626040

This handbook contains your complete information on how The Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet operates. It is designed to aid families and students through their association with the Academy, giving clear rules, regulations, standards, practices, and requirements. It also presents an overview of our Educational Program, designed by Dame Margot Fonteyn de Arias in conjunction with Artistic Director Ken Ludden.

Mary Go-Round

Mary Go-Round
Author: Ken Ludden
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2011-11-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1105284980

"Mary Go-Round" began as a serial publication in Michael's Weekly Entertainment Guide in Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD. The column became an instant success with a nearly cult following in the alternative, LGBT communities on the east coast of the United States.In time the column grew into screen play form and a pilot was shot on location in San Francisco, using the offices of then City Supervisor Gavin Newsom (later Mayor of San Francisco, and then Lt. Governor of California) for the Congressional scenes.The AIDS scare plot line from the story was later turned into the stage play "A Time Below" which was met with critical acclaim at the AIDS Theater Conference.This is a story of the clash of cultures: the old south of Knoxville, TN; insider Congressional Washington, DC and gay sub-culture. Ludden's point of view and vast life experience takes you into these worlds as nobody else can. This is the ride of a lifetime!

My Margot

My Margot
Author: Ken Ludden
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2014-07-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1312324163

Margot Fonteyn's closest friends don't appear in Daneman's detailed biography. Lita Legarda (a doctor) gets a one line mention. Angie Novello (Margot's Washington Hostess), Theodora Christon (Margot's personal secretary) and Ken Ludden aren't mentioned at all. These were the people she trusted most, who kept her confidences and never spoke to the press. Everyone knew Margot differently. BQ, her mother, knew one Margot. Tito, her husband, knew another. Ludden, her circle's youngest by a large margin, knew yet another side of Margot: hence the title 'My Margot'. Ken shares that Margot--who taught him so much about ballet and life, and with whom he worked to plan ballet's future. Beyond Margot we learn about Ken's delightful relationship with BQ, a close friendship between a teenager and a woman of eighty. Ken also writes with unflinching honesty of the hostile relationship he had with Rudolf Nureyev, which developed over time into a grudging mutual respect and a shared grief when Margot died.

Queen of the Air

Queen of the Air
Author: Joseph Stuhl
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2012-03-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1105628914

From Margot Fonteyn's longest and closest friend in America, Joseph Stuhl, comes a novel about mystery, intrigue, conviction and romance from the 1930s through the end of World War II. The story, told in the refined voice of high-Victorian English, follows the life of Remo, the single child of a refugee mother, who runs from the German village of his youth to become the blacksmith's assistant for the traveling circus. Twists of fate and his great physical beauty lead him to become the intimate assistant of The Great Adrienne--most famous aerialist of her time and legend of all time. An unknown French painter had convinced her to sit for a portrait, and the result was a masterpiece that launched his rise as the most famous painter of his time. The painting mysteriously disappears for decades, and does not turn up again until the death of its subject, Adrienne, who has lied about it, except in her will.

William Walton: A Catalogue

William Walton: A Catalogue
Author: Stewart Craggs
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2015-06-25
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0193409895

This revised, updated, and expanded edition of the definitive catalogue of works by Sir William Walton (1902-83) follows the completion of the William Walton Edition. A comprehensive source of musical and documentary information relevant to Walton's life and work, the catalogue features full details of composition dates, instrumentation, first performance, publication, the location of autograph manuscripts, critical comment, and significant recordings, as well as previously undiscovered pieces. Appended are a helpful bibliography for further reading and indexes including for works, authors of texts, first lines, and dedicatees.

Stretching

Stretching
Author: Ken Ludden
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2013-02-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1300732237

"Stretching" is a book in the educational series by the Fonteyn Academy Press. It accompanies the Academy Method International Teacher Certificate training program, but is quite helpful to all instructors and students of dance.The Academy Method is taught at The Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet. It is based on the fundamental principles of movement as they apply to classical theatrical dancing. Carrying forward the teachings of Margaret Craske, and her students, this is what Dame Margot Fonteyn herself studied so long as she was dancing.This book contains a treasure trove of stretch exercises and other conditioning routines for the body.

Barre Exercises and Structure

Barre Exercises and Structure
Author: Ken Ludden
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2013-02-16
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1300731737

Barre Exercises and Structure is a book in the educational series by the Fonteyn Academy Press. It accompanies the Academy Method International Teacher Certificate training program, but is quite helpful to all instructors and students of dance. Each and every exercise in a classical dance class has a specific purpose. Knowing that purpose will help achieving the highest level of dancing possible for you. The Academy Method is taught at The Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet. It is based on the fundamental principles of movement as they apply to classical theatrical dancing. Carrying forward the teachings of Margaret Craske, and her students, this is what Dame Margot Fonteyn herself studied so long as she was dancing. Every single movement in classical dancing is derived from the steps practiced at the barre. This book explains that relationship, and gives dance students precise knowledge of what they are to do, why they do it, how it will help their dancing, and exactly what is required of them.

Tradition and Form

Tradition and Form
Author: Ken Ludden
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 87
Release: 2013-02-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1300750812

Tradition and Form is a book in the educational series by the Fonteyn Academy Press. It accompanies the Academy Method International Teacher Certificate training program, but is quite helpful to all instructors and students of dance. The Academy Method is taught at The Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet. It is based on the fundamental principles of movement as they apply to classical theatrical dancing. Carrying forward the teachings of Margaret Craske, and her students, this is what Dame Margot Fonteyn herself studied so long as she was dancing. This book tells how the traditions of classical theatrical dance began, and shows how they have evolved over the centuries. It explains the history from the perspective of the professional dancer, and is designed for those who teach and study classical dance.