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George Balanchine's The Nutracker (With CD) by Joel Meyerowitz
Photographs taken during the film production, capture all the elegant and rich movement of George Balanchine's ballet.
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First published November 1, 1993
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Joel Meyerowitz
73 books41 followersJoel Meyerowitz is an award-winning photographer whose work has appeared in over 350 exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world. He was born in New York in 1938 and began photographing in 1962. Meyerowitz is a “street photographer” in the tradition of Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank, although he works exclusively in color. As an early advocate of color photography (early-60’s) he was instrumental in changing the attitude toward color photography from one of resistance to nearly universal acceptance. His first book “Cape Light” is considered a classic work of color photography and has sold over 100,000 copies during its 26-year life. He has published nineteen other books including “Bystander: The History of Street Photography” and “Provence: Lasting Impressions.”
In 1998 Meyerowitz produced and directed his first film, ”POP”, an intimate diary of a three-week road trip he made with his son Sasha and his father, Hy. This odyssey has as its central character an unpredictable, street wise and witty 87-year-old with Alzheimer’s. It is both an open-eyed look at aging and a meditation on the significance of memory.
Within a few days of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, Meyerowitz began to create an archive of the destruction and recovery at Ground Zero. He was the only photographer who was granted unimpeded access to the site. Meyerowitz took a meditative stance toward the work and workers there, systematically documenting the painful work of rescue, recovery, demolition and excavation. The World Trade Center Archive includes more than 8,000 images and will be available for research, exhibition, and publication at museums in New York and Washington, DC.
In 2001 The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. State Department asked the Museum of the City of New York and Meyerowitz to create a special exhibition of images from the archive to send around the world. The images traveled to more than 200 cities in 60 countries and over three and a half million people viewed the exhibition.
In addition to the traveling shows, Meyerowitz was invited to represent the United States at the 8th Venice Biennale for Architecture with his photographs from the World Trade Center Archives. In September 2002, he exhibited 73 images – some as large as 22 feet – in lower Manhattan. Some recent books are: “Taking My Time”, his fifty year, two volume, retrospective book by Phaidon Press of London, “Provence: lasting Impressions,” co-authored with his wife Maggie Barrett, a book on the late work of Paul Strand by Aperture, "Glimpse": Photographs From Moving Car, which was a solo show at MoMA, and "Joel Meyerowitz Retrospective", published in conjunction with his recent show at NRW Forum in Dusseldorf.
Meyerowitz is a Guggenheim fellow and a recipient of both the NEA and NEH awards. His work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, the Boston Museum of Fine Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, and many others.
In 1998 Meyerowitz produced and directed his first film, ”POP”, an intimate diary of a three-week road trip he made with his son Sasha and his father, Hy. This odyssey has as its central character an unpredictable, street wise and witty 87-year-old with Alzheimer’s. It is both an open-eyed look at aging and a meditation on the significance of memory.
Within a few days of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, Meyerowitz began to create an archive of the destruction and recovery at Ground Zero. He was the only photographer who was granted unimpeded access to the site. Meyerowitz took a meditative stance toward the work and workers there, systematically documenting the painful work of rescue, recovery, demolition and excavation. The World Trade Center Archive includes more than 8,000 images and will be available for research, exhibition, and publication at museums in New York and Washington, DC.
In 2001 The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. State Department asked the Museum of the City of New York and Meyerowitz to create a special exhibition of images from the archive to send around the world. The images traveled to more than 200 cities in 60 countries and over three and a half million people viewed the exhibition.
In addition to the traveling shows, Meyerowitz was invited to represent the United States at the 8th Venice Biennale for Architecture with his photographs from the World Trade Center Archives. In September 2002, he exhibited 73 images – some as large as 22 feet – in lower Manhattan. Some recent books are: “Taking My Time”, his fifty year, two volume, retrospective book by Phaidon Press of London, “Provence: lasting Impressions,” co-authored with his wife Maggie Barrett, a book on the late work of Paul Strand by Aperture, "Glimpse": Photographs From Moving Car, which was a solo show at MoMA, and "Joel Meyerowitz Retrospective", published in conjunction with his recent show at NRW Forum in Dusseldorf.
Meyerowitz is a Guggenheim fellow and a recipient of both the NEA and NEH awards. His work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, the Boston Museum of Fine Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, and many others.
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December 18, 2020
This is a nice quick Christmas read with beautiful pictures of the ballet performed by the New York City Ballet featuring Macaulay Culkin. It’s not mind-blowingly written, but it is enjoyable and if you can’t watch the live version, the pictures at least allow you to see the stage and outfits of the performers. I definitely enjoyed studying the photos when I was younger, particularly as I was in ballet and absolutely adored the outfits and dances.
December 12, 2021
I read this myself as an 18 year old because I never remember reading it as a kid and it was just fun and nostalgic. I listened to the soundtrack while I read and it was truly magical.
December 4, 2018
The story of the Nutcracker complete with beautiful photography of the ballet. We chose to read this book because my daughter will be performing in the Nutcracker this year. She is really excited now after reading this. And especially pleased to use the CD top practice.
December 31, 2020
Didn’t get to see The Nutcracker this year so it was fun to read it with my girls. The photos are awesome ❤️
December 17, 2021
Nice story and pictures from the ballet.
November 27, 2019
I read this aloud to my four-year-old, who loved it so much we finished it in two sittings in the space of the same day. It's not my favorite of the Nutcracker books out there, but it was perfect for introducing the ballet to a preschooler. I'm sure we'll be reading others - and watching the actual ballet on video - very soon!
November 30, 2016
Photography of the New York City Ballets performance of the Nutcracker. The story is told along with the photos. It is well done and my daughter and I enjoyed it immensely. I noticed Godpapa Drosselmeier's nephew is Macaulay Culkin. I asked my daughter if she recognized him and she said,"He's in Home Alone." I had no idea "Kevin" had been a ballet dancer. Now, that is some fun holiday trivia.;) This would be a great book to prep children (and adults) before a Nutcracker performance. One more note: We were both irritated with Fritz's parents for not stopping his little reign of terror. Fritz has some anger issues.
February 20, 2009
My daughter became entranced by the Nutcracker when she was two, and four years later she still loves it-especially the performance this book is based on. Now this book has both the soundtrack and it's filled with scenes from the same performance. By love, love it, be whisked off to a front row seat every time.
December 6, 2008
This book comes w/ a CD of the music. My children love to listen to the music while they look at the book and recall scenes from the live ballet.
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December 19, 2014
Really quite lovely. My children and I love to read it over and over again. Wonderful way to introduce children to the ballet.
July 21, 2013
This is one of my 5 year old daughter's favorite reads.
June 5, 2016
Loved this book, perfect combination of the Nutcracker with beautiful illustrations from the ballet performance. Also includes the CD, couldn't ask for more.
December 31, 2024
Bellísimo...lo leeré en Español. Lo había leído hasta la mitad, pero ésta vez en inglés. Hermoso 💝 Un poco una historia de amor infantil e inocente.
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