Le Feuilletage #19 | Ballet of Alexey Brodovitch presented by Nina Holland

Ballet by Alexey Brodovitch is a legendary book in the history of photography. Published in 1945 and now almost impossible to find, it long remained out of reach of the public.

Over five years, Brodovitch followed the final American tours of the Ballets Russes to capture dance in the moment. The book is as radical in its images as in its printing: rotogravure intensifies the grain, allows traces and smudges to appear, and turns printing into a true act of creation.

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Ballet, Little Steidl brings this major work back to life through an experimental printing technique developed especially for the project. This new edition is accompanied by an unpublished booklet that reveals the story of its original production.

Talk in English with Nina Holland, publisher and director of Little Steidl.
For any reservation, please contact us at contact@henricartierbresson.org.

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Le Feuilletage is an event format created by the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson dedicated to the photobook.

It invites a photographer to revisit the genesis of one of their works — from image selection to sequencing and book design.