Ballet of the Elephants

Sparking watercolors-and-ink illustrations dance across the page and spill out onto a horizontal foldout of elephants and ballerinas spotlighted together–in the true story of “Circus Polka,” choreographed in 1942 by George Balanchine, with music by Igor Stravinsky and performances by John Ringling North’s elephants. Robert Andrew Parker brings his love of theater, dance, and costume to this captivating story. Leda Schubert’s background note includes black-and-white photos of the actual performance.