Bournonville
Americannoun
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Where Russia had Marius Petipa, Denmark had August Bournonville, who choreographed in a joyful, buoyant, full-bodied style.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 21, 2018
“He entertains with steps” is what George Balanchine so loved about Bournonville, and the clarity of the steps was the great virtue of this program, which also included a bright rendering of “Bournonville Divertissements.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2016
The pas de deux from “William Tell” was by August Bournonville, which means that the beseeching and demurring should be especially innocent and playful.
From New York Times • May 31, 2015
This evasion of moral issues actually disturbed Bournonville, whose ballets celebrate this world rather than escapism.
From New York Times • May 3, 2015
Operation and Care of Generators.—The following instructions apply especially to the Davis Bournonville pressure generator, illustrated in Figure 11.
From Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon by Manly, Harold P. (Harold Phillips)
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