Read an #excerpt from Dance of the Earth by Anna M. Holmes.
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January 27, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Read an #excerpt from Dance of the Earth by Anna M. Holmes.
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#DanceOfTheEarth #AnnaHolmes #HistoricalFiction #Ballet #Dance #BalletHistory #BalletsRusses #PerformingArts #BlogTour @cathiedunn.bsky.social @annamholmes.bsky.social
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Two of our most popular Ballets Russes costumes are out on loan, the ‘Adolescent’ from ‘Scheherazade’ and the Mazurka costume from ‘Sleeping Princess’. See them displayed in the enchanting exhibition ‘The Triumph of Neptune’ #renishawhall presented by #pollockstoymuseum ! #balletsrusses #leonbakst
May 16, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Two of our most popular Ballets Russes costumes are out on loan, the ‘Adolescent’ from ‘Scheherazade’ and the Mazurka costume from ‘Sleeping Princess’. See them displayed in the enchanting exhibition ‘The Triumph of Neptune’ #renishawhall presented by #pollockstoymuseum ! #balletsrusses #leonbakst
Happy Wednesday
#pablopicasso #eriksatie #jeancocteau #leonidemassine #sergeidiaghilev #balletsrusses #parade
#pablopicasso #eriksatie #jeancocteau #leonidemassine #sergeidiaghilev #balletsrusses #parade
November 27, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Happy Wednesday
#pablopicasso #eriksatie #jeancocteau #leonidemassine #sergeidiaghilev #balletsrusses #parade
#pablopicasso #eriksatie #jeancocteau #leonidemassine #sergeidiaghilev #balletsrusses #parade
Loving early reviews from a broad range of readers. DANCE OF THE EARTH not just for theatre folk. 🙂
#historicalfiction #dancehistory #familysaga #firstworldwar #balletsrusses
#historicalfiction #dancehistory #familysaga #firstworldwar #balletsrusses
January 23, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Loving early reviews from a broad range of readers. DANCE OF THE EARTH not just for theatre folk. 🙂
#historicalfiction #dancehistory #familysaga #firstworldwar #balletsrusses
#historicalfiction #dancehistory #familysaga #firstworldwar #balletsrusses
the people on the right are from Dyagilev’s ballets! i found a very light pen from middle school times and i loved it sm
#sketch #ballpointpen #sketchbook #art #drawing #balletsrusses #dyagilev
#sketch #ballpointpen #sketchbook #art #drawing #balletsrusses #dyagilev
November 27, 2024 at 11:03 AM
the people on the right are from Dyagilev’s ballets! i found a very light pen from middle school times and i loved it sm
#sketch #ballpointpen #sketchbook #art #drawing #balletsrusses #dyagilev
#sketch #ballpointpen #sketchbook #art #drawing #balletsrusses #dyagilev
I have loved research for my #historicalfiction Dance of the Earth. Initially set in London's Alhambra Theatre music hall where Giovannini Pitteri was lead ballerina.
The shapes of our star dancers has changed, but our love of stories that transport has not. Agree?
#Musichall #BalletsRusses #Ballet
The shapes of our star dancers has changed, but our love of stories that transport has not. Agree?
#Musichall #BalletsRusses #Ballet
August 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I have loved research for my #historicalfiction Dance of the Earth. Initially set in London's Alhambra Theatre music hall where Giovannini Pitteri was lead ballerina.
The shapes of our star dancers has changed, but our love of stories that transport has not. Agree?
#Musichall #BalletsRusses #Ballet
The shapes of our star dancers has changed, but our love of stories that transport has not. Agree?
#Musichall #BalletsRusses #Ballet
October 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Thank you @elizabethstjohn.bsky.social
A pleasure to share this extract from DANCE OF THE EARTH with Rose a young woman in the Alhambra theatre's corps de ballet.
#VictorianTheatre #BalletsRusses #performance
@musichallsociety.bsky.social
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@westendtheatre.com
A pleasure to share this extract from DANCE OF THE EARTH with Rose a young woman in the Alhambra theatre's corps de ballet.
#VictorianTheatre #BalletsRusses #performance
@musichallsociety.bsky.social
@londontheatres.bsky.social
@westendtheatre.com
📖💫Enjoy an Excerpt💫📖
Dance of the Earth
A sweeping historical saga set in London's glittering Victorian and Edwardian theatre world.
#HistoricalFiction #CoffeePotBookClub
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Dance of the Earth
A sweeping historical saga set in London's glittering Victorian and Edwardian theatre world.
#HistoricalFiction #CoffeePotBookClub
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@annamholmes.bsky.social @cathiedunn.bsky.social
Dance of the Earth | A Sweeping Family Saga by Anna M Holmes - Elizabeth St.John
Dance of the Earth by Anna M Holmes From world stages to theatres of war, Dance of the Earth is a sweeping family saga. Set against the backdrops of London’s gilded Alhambra music hall, Diaghilev’s da...
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February 19, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Thank you @elizabethstjohn.bsky.social
A pleasure to share this extract from DANCE OF THE EARTH with Rose a young woman in the Alhambra theatre's corps de ballet.
#VictorianTheatre #BalletsRusses #performance
@musichallsociety.bsky.social
@londontheatres.bsky.social
@westendtheatre.com
A pleasure to share this extract from DANCE OF THE EARTH with Rose a young woman in the Alhambra theatre's corps de ballet.
#VictorianTheatre #BalletsRusses #performance
@musichallsociety.bsky.social
@londontheatres.bsky.social
@westendtheatre.com
🩰 Sharing these stunning spreads from "Crafting the Ballets Russes: Music, Dance, Design: The Robert Owen Lehman Collection". Enjoy! 💖
#SundayShare #BalletsRusses #Ballet #beautifulbooks #artbooks #TheMorganLibrary #Dance #Music #Diaghilev
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November 17, 2024 at 4:24 PM
🩰 Sharing these stunning spreads from "Crafting the Ballets Russes: Music, Dance, Design: The Robert Owen Lehman Collection". Enjoy! 💖
#SundayShare #BalletsRusses #Ballet #beautifulbooks #artbooks #TheMorganLibrary #Dance #Music #Diaghilev
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"L'Après-Midi d'un Faune" premiered in Paris #OnThisDay in 1912; the #ballet was choreographed by #VaslavNijinsky for the #BalletsRusses with music by #ClaudeDebussy — one of the great moments in the history of music as well as dance:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Lr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterno...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Lr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterno...
May 29, 2026 at 4:02 PM
"L'Après-Midi d'un Faune" premiered in Paris #OnThisDay in 1912; the #ballet was choreographed by #VaslavNijinsky for the #BalletsRusses with music by #ClaudeDebussy — one of the great moments in the history of music as well as dance:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Lr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterno...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Lr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterno...
Leyb-Khaim Izrailevich Rosenberg was born in Grodno (now Belarus) #OnThisDay in 1866, designing sets & #costumes for Sergei Diaghilev & the #BalletsRusses; #LéonBakst died in Paris in 1924 at the age of 58, but his brilliant designs live on to delight us...
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May 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Leyb-Khaim Izrailevich Rosenberg was born in Grodno (now Belarus) #OnThisDay in 1866, designing sets & #costumes for Sergei Diaghilev & the #BalletsRusses; #LéonBakst died in Paris in 1924 at the age of 58, but his brilliant designs live on to delight us...
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If I were to write Dance of the Earth as a fairytale the beginning might read like this: In 1875 a baby is abandoned at the Alhambra Theatre’s stage door. Named Rose this pretend princess grows up in a palatial music hall...
#historicalfiction #balletbook #balletsrusses #performance
#historicalfiction #balletbook #balletsrusses #performance
September 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
If I were to write Dance of the Earth as a fairytale the beginning might read like this: In 1875 a baby is abandoned at the Alhambra Theatre’s stage door. Named Rose this pretend princess grows up in a palatial music hall...
#historicalfiction #balletbook #balletsrusses #performance
#historicalfiction #balletbook #balletsrusses #performance
Leyb-Khaim Izrailevich Rosenberg was born in Grodno (now Belarus) #OnThisDay in 1866, designing sets & #costumes for Sergei Diaghilev & the #BalletsRusses; #LéonBakst died in Paris in 1924 at the age of 58, but his brilliant designs live on to delight us...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9...
May 10, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Leyb-Khaim Izrailevich Rosenberg was born in Grodno (now Belarus) #OnThisDay in 1866, designing sets & #costumes for Sergei Diaghilev & the #BalletsRusses; #LéonBakst died in Paris in 1924 at the age of 58, but his brilliant designs live on to delight us...
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9...
Delighted to see "Crafting the Ballets Russes" included in #PointeMagazine "Book Ideas for the Dancer in Your Life" list - thank you! 🙏🏼💖🩰
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@consortiumbooks.bsky.social
#TheMorganLibrary
#BalletsRusses
#ballet
#balletbooks
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@consortiumbooks.bsky.social
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#BalletsRusses
#ballet
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Book Ideas for the Dancer in Your Life - Pointe Magazine
These books published in 2024 spotlight various sectors of the dance world spanning dance history and romance to choreographic insights.
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December 17, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Delighted to see "Crafting the Ballets Russes" included in #PointeMagazine "Book Ideas for the Dancer in Your Life" list - thank you! 🙏🏼💖🩰
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@consortiumbooks.bsky.social
#TheMorganLibrary
#BalletsRusses
#ballet
#balletbooks
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@consortiumbooks.bsky.social
#TheMorganLibrary
#BalletsRusses
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The fabulous Russian dancer, actress and producer Ida Rubinstein was BOTD in 1883. #idarubenstein #bornonthisday #supergays #balletsrusses
Ida Rubinstein
Russian dancer, actress and producer Ida Lvovna Rubinstein was BOTD in 1883. Born in Kharkov in the Russian Empire to a wealthy Jewish banking family, her parents died when she was a child, leaving…
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October 3, 2025 at 5:49 AM
The fabulous Russian dancer, actress and producer Ida Rubinstein was BOTD in 1883. #idarubenstein #bornonthisday #supergays #balletsrusses
Russian dancer and choreographer Léonide Massine was BOTD in 1896. The teen lover of ballet impresario #SergeiDiaghilev, he became lead dancer and choreographer of the Ballets Russes. #leonidemassine #supergays #bornonthisday #balletsrusses
Léonide Massine
Russian dancer and choreographer Léonide Massine was BOTD in 1896. Born in Moscow in the Russian Empire, he studied acting and dancing at the Imperial School, and joined the Bolshoi Ballet. In 1913…
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August 9, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Russian dancer and choreographer Léonide Massine was BOTD in 1896. The teen lover of ballet impresario #SergeiDiaghilev, he became lead dancer and choreographer of the Ballets Russes. #leonidemassine #supergays #bornonthisday #balletsrusses
Russian ballet impresario Sergei Diaghilev, creator and producer of the Ballets Russes, was BOTD in 1872. #sergeidiaghilev #supergays #bornonthisday #balletsrusses
Sergei Diaghilev
Russian ballet producer Sergei Diaghilev was BOTD in 1872. Born in the Chudovsky District to an aristocratic family, he started composing music in his teens and studied at the St Petersburg Imperia…
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March 30, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Russian ballet impresario Sergei Diaghilev, creator and producer of the Ballets Russes, was BOTD in 1872. #sergeidiaghilev #supergays #bornonthisday #balletsrusses
May 10 Leon Bakst’s 160th birthday. This 1911 costume sketch for La Péri shows a dancer in bright saffron, blue, and green, full of movement and bold design.
#LeonBakst #BalletArt #art #BalletsRusses #meisterdrucke
#LeonBakst #BalletArt #art #BalletsRusses #meisterdrucke
May 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM
May 10 Leon Bakst’s 160th birthday. This 1911 costume sketch for La Péri shows a dancer in bright saffron, blue, and green, full of movement and bold design.
#LeonBakst #BalletArt #art #BalletsRusses #meisterdrucke
#LeonBakst #BalletArt #art #BalletsRusses #meisterdrucke
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By: Linnea Tanner on Tuesday, February 3, 2026
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Anna M Holmes Dance of the Earth #HistoricalFiction #BalletHistory #BalletsRusses #TheatreHistory #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub @AnnaMHolmes_ @cathiedunn
FEATURED AUTHOR: ANNA M. HOLMES I’m delighted to feature Anna M. Holmes as the featured author in The Coffee Pot Book Club Blog Tour being held between Janua
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By: Linnea Tanner on Tuesday, February 3, 2026
By: Linnea Tanner on Tuesday, February 3, 2026
{Picasso et la danse}
La splendeur des dessins de Picasso, avec une immense tendresse pour les deux arlequins que monsieurpapillons va adorer.
J’aime ces plus petits dessins qui montrent…
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La splendeur des dessins de Picasso, avec une immense tendresse pour les deux arlequins que monsieurpapillons va adorer.
J’aime ces plus petits dessins qui montrent…
instagram.com/p/Bnnhnu0geoo/…
Anne on Instagram: "{Picasso et la danse} La splendeur des dessins de Picasso, avec une immense tendresse pour les deux arlequins que @monsieurpapillons va adorer. J’aime ces plus petits dessins qui montrent le génie absolu de Picasso: les moindres petits traits de crayon créent du sublime. A voir! #pablopicasso #picasso #ballet #danse #operagarnier #operadeparis #balletsrusses #diaghilev"
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February 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
{Picasso et la danse}
La splendeur des dessins de Picasso, avec une immense tendresse pour les deux arlequins que monsieurpapillons va adorer.
J’aime ces plus petits dessins qui montrent…
instagram.com/p/Bnnhnu0geoo/…
La splendeur des dessins de Picasso, avec une immense tendresse pour les deux arlequins que monsieurpapillons va adorer.
J’aime ces plus petits dessins qui montrent…
instagram.com/p/Bnnhnu0geoo/…
"L'Après-Midi d'un Faune" premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris #OnThisDay in 1912; the #ballet was choreographed by #VaslavNijinsky for the #BalletsRusses with #music by #ClaudeDebussy — a great moment in the history of music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Lr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterno...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Lr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterno...
May 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"L'Après-Midi d'un Faune" premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris #OnThisDay in 1912; the #ballet was choreographed by #VaslavNijinsky for the #BalletsRusses with #music by #ClaudeDebussy — a great moment in the history of music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Lr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterno...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Lr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterno...
"L'Après-Midi d'un Faune" premiered in Paris #OnThisDay in 1912; the #ballet was choreographed by #VaslavNijinsky for the #BalletsRusses with #music by #ClaudeDebussy — one of the great moments in the history of music & dance:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Lr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterno...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Lr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterno...
May 30, 2024 at 1:17 AM
"L'Après-Midi d'un Faune" premiered in Paris #OnThisDay in 1912; the #ballet was choreographed by #VaslavNijinsky for the #BalletsRusses with #music by #ClaudeDebussy — one of the great moments in the history of music & dance:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Lr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterno...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Lr...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterno...
Lovely mention of #CraftingtheBalletsRusses 🩰
"The catalog of "Crafting the Ballet Russes" is a model of design excellence".
See the #ArtEyewitness blog for their 2024 round-up:
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#BalletsRusses #artbooks #dance #ballet
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"The catalog of "Crafting the Ballet Russes" is a model of design excellence".
See the #ArtEyewitness blog for their 2024 round-up:
arteyewitness.blogspot.com/2025/01/art-...
#BalletsRusses #artbooks #dance #ballet
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January 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Lovely mention of #CraftingtheBalletsRusses 🩰
"The catalog of "Crafting the Ballet Russes" is a model of design excellence".
See the #ArtEyewitness blog for their 2024 round-up:
arteyewitness.blogspot.com/2025/01/art-...
#BalletsRusses #artbooks #dance #ballet
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"The catalog of "Crafting the Ballet Russes" is a model of design excellence".
See the #ArtEyewitness blog for their 2024 round-up:
arteyewitness.blogspot.com/2025/01/art-...
#BalletsRusses #artbooks #dance #ballet
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"Crafting the Ballets Russes" in #ArtEyewitness
"...the Morgan exhibition directs our attention to the actual manuscripts of the musical scores Diaghilev commissioned for the #BalletsRusses."
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📸Natalia Goncharova’s 1915 curtain design for Les Noces
"...the Morgan exhibition directs our attention to the actual manuscripts of the musical scores Diaghilev commissioned for the #BalletsRusses."
arteyewitness.blogspot.com/2024/07/art-...
📸Natalia Goncharova’s 1915 curtain design for Les Noces
December 11, 2024 at 9:25 AM
"Crafting the Ballets Russes" in #ArtEyewitness
"...the Morgan exhibition directs our attention to the actual manuscripts of the musical scores Diaghilev commissioned for the #BalletsRusses."
arteyewitness.blogspot.com/2024/07/art-...
📸Natalia Goncharova’s 1915 curtain design for Les Noces
"...the Morgan exhibition directs our attention to the actual manuscripts of the musical scores Diaghilev commissioned for the #BalletsRusses."
arteyewitness.blogspot.com/2024/07/art-...
📸Natalia Goncharova’s 1915 curtain design for Les Noces
A review of the stunning "Crafting the Ballets Russes" exhibition, in #brooklynrail brooklynrail.org/2024/09/arts...
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📸Bolero in rehearsal, 1928. Studio des Champs Élysées, Paris. @morganlibrary #ballet #balletsrusses #balletsrehearsal
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📸Bolero in rehearsal, 1928. Studio des Champs Élysées, Paris. @morganlibrary #ballet #balletsrusses #balletsrehearsal
December 11, 2024 at 9:09 AM
A review of the stunning "Crafting the Ballets Russes" exhibition, in #brooklynrail brooklynrail.org/2024/09/arts...
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📸Bolero in rehearsal, 1928. Studio des Champs Élysées, Paris. @morganlibrary #ballet #balletsrusses #balletsrehearsal
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📸Bolero in rehearsal, 1928. Studio des Champs Élysées, Paris. @morganlibrary #ballet #balletsrusses #balletsrehearsal