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Life in Motion

An Unlikely Ballerina

by Misty Copeland ...

A bestselling and prizewinning memoir by African American ballerina Misty Copeland, Life in Motion is the vividly told story of her journey to the world-class American Ballet Theatre—and delves into the harrowing family conflicts that nearly drove her away from ballet as a thirteen-year-old prodigy.Determination meets dance in this New York Times bestselling memoir by the history-making ballerina ... Read more

$13.99 USD

A bestselling and prizewinning memoir by African American ballerina Misty Copeland, Life in Motion is the vividly told story of her journey to the world-class American Ballet Theatre—and delves into the harrowing family conflicts that nearly drove her away from ballet as a thirteen-year-old prodigy.Determination meets dance in this New York Times bestselling memoir by the history-making ballerina
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So, You Want To Be a Ballet Dancer?

Making It In the Rough & Tumble World of Professional Ballet

by Jennifer Kronenberg ...

"A revealing book about the grueling—and glamorous—world of ballet" ( Daily News, New York).Is everything really so beautiful at the ballet? For Miami City Ballet principal dancer Jennifer Carlynn Kronenberg it is; but it wasn't always so. Learn how she made it through all of her high jinx mishaps, missteps, and tribulations, and continued on to a glorious career as a prima ballerina with an ... Read more

$10.43 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"A revealing book about the grueling—and glamorous—world of ballet" ( Daily News, New York).Is everything really so beautiful at the ballet? For Miami City Ballet principal dancer Jennifer Carlynn Kronenberg it is; but it wasn't always so. Learn how she made it through all of her high jinx mishaps, missteps, and tribulations, and continued on to a glorious career as a prima ballerina with an
... Read more
Don't Think, Dear

On Loving and Leaving Ballet

by Alice Robb ...

"Expertly choreographed and long overdue, this is the nuanced reckoning ballet needs, ballerinas deserve, and all feminists should note." -Oprah DailyAn incisive exploration of ballet’s role in the modern world, told through the experience of the author and her classmates at the most elite ballet school in the country: the School of American Ballet.Growing up, Alice Robb dreamed of becoming a ... Read more

$10.99 USD

"Expertly choreographed and long overdue, this is the nuanced reckoning ballet needs, ballerinas deserve, and all feminists should note." -Oprah DailyAn incisive exploration of ballet’s role in the modern world, told through the experience of the author and her classmates at the most elite ballet school in the country: the School of American Ballet.Growing up, Alice Robb dreamed of becoming a
... Read more
Balanchine and Kirstein's American Enterprise

by James Steichen ...

In 1933 choreographer George Balanchine and impresario Lincoln Kirstein embarked on an elusive quest to found a ballet company and school in the United States. Though their efforts would eventually result in the creation of the New York City Ballet and the School of American Ballet, the first decade of their collaborative efforts was anything but assured. Tracing the tangled histories of two of ... Read more

$27.53 USD

In 1933 choreographer George Balanchine and impresario Lincoln Kirstein embarked on an elusive quest to found a ballet company and school in the United States. Though their efforts would eventually result in the creation of the New York City Ballet and the School of American Ballet, the first decade of their collaborative efforts was anything but assured. Tracing the tangled histories of two of
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Apollo's Angels

A History of Ballet

by Jennifer Homans ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, LOS ANGELES TIMES, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLYFor more than four hundred years, the art of ballet has stood at the center of Western civilization. Its traditions serve as a record of our past. Lavishly illustrated and beautifully told, Apollo’s Angels—the first cultural history ... Read more

$13.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, LOS ANGELES TIMES, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLYFor more than four hundred years, the art of ballet has stood at the center of Western civilization. Its traditions serve as a record of our past. Lavishly illustrated and beautifully told, Apollo’s Angels—the first cultural history
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The Swans of Harlem

Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History

by Karen Valby ...

**THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE BOOK • Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography • The forgotten story of a pioneering group of five Black ballerinas and their fifty-year sisterhood, a legacy erased from history—until now.“This is the kind of history I wish I learned as a child dreaming of the stage!” —Misty Copeland, author of Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our ... Read more

$10.99 USD

**THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW NOTABLE BOOK • Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography • The forgotten story of a pioneering group of five Black ballerinas and their fifty-year sisterhood, a legacy erased from history—until now.“This is the kind of history I wish I learned as a child dreaming of the stage!” —Misty Copeland, author of Black Ballerinas: My Journey to Our
... Read more
Mr. B

George Balanchine's 20th Century

by Jennifer Homans ...

**PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • A Best Book of the 21st Century (So Far)—Kirkus Reviews“A fascinating read about a true genius and his unrelenting thirst for beauty in art and in life.”—MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOVWinner of the Plutarch Award for Best Biography and the Marfield Prize for Arts Writing • Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the PEN/Jacqueline ... Read more

$9.99 USD

**PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • A Best Book of the 21st Century (So Far)—Kirkus Reviews“A fascinating read about a true genius and his unrelenting thirst for beauty in art and in life.”—MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOVWinner of the Plutarch Award for Best Biography and the Marfield Prize for Arts Writing • Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the PEN/Jacqueline
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Prima Donna

by Karen Swan ...

Ballet, glamour, romance – and tragedy. Prima Donna is an enchanting, exciting story from Karen Swan, bestselling author of The Last Summer and Christmas by Candlelight.Breaking the rules was what she liked best. That was her sport. Renegade, rebel, bad girl. Getting away with it.Pia Soto is the sexy and glamorous prima ballerina, the Brazilian bombshell who's shaking up the ballet world with her ... Read more

$9.53 USD

Ballet, glamour, romance – and tragedy. Prima Donna is an enchanting, exciting story from Karen Swan, bestselling author of The Last Summer and Christmas by Candlelight.Breaking the rules was what she liked best. That was her sport. Renegade, rebel, bad girl. Getting away with it.Pia Soto is the sexy and glamorous prima ballerina, the Brazilian bombshell who's shaking up the ballet world with her
... Read more
Nureyev

The Life

by Julie Kavanagh ...

Rudolf Nureyev had it all: beauty, genius, charm, passion, and sex appeal. No other dancer of our time has generated the same excitement, for both men and women, on or off the stage. With Nureyev: The Life, Julie Kavanagh shows how his intense drive and passion for dance propelled him from a poor, Tatar-peasant background to the most sophisticated circles of London, Paris, and New York. His ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Rudolf Nureyev had it all: beauty, genius, charm, passion, and sex appeal. No other dancer of our time has generated the same excitement, for both men and women, on or off the stage. With Nureyev: The Life, Julie Kavanagh shows how his intense drive and passion for dance propelled him from a poor, Tatar-peasant background to the most sophisticated circles of London, Paris, and New York. His
... Read more
George Balanchine

The Ballet Maker

by Robert Gottlieb ...

Series Book 48 - Eminent Lives
"Gottlieb captures both the divine and human, offering an elegant, sharp, and sophisticated take on the choreographer's life." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)Written by the gifted author, editor, and dance critic Robert Gottlieb, George Balanchine describes the life and art of the celebrated, revolutionary ballet choreographer and founder of The New York City Ballet.The foremost contemporary ... Read more

$11.99 USD

"Gottlieb captures both the divine and human, offering an elegant, sharp, and sophisticated take on the choreographer's life." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)Written by the gifted author, editor, and dance critic Robert Gottlieb, George Balanchine describes the life and art of the celebrated, revolutionary ballet choreographer and founder of The New York City Ballet.The foremost contemporary
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LUCY NEGRO, REDUX

The Bard, a Book, and a Ballet

by Caroline Randall Williams, Paul Vasterling ...

Lucy Negro, Redux, uses the lens of Shakespeare's "Dark Lady" sonnets to explore the way questions about and desire for the black female body have evolved over time, from Elizabethan England to the Jim Crow South to the present day. Equally interested in the sensual and the serious, the erotic and the academic, this collection experiments with form, dialect, persona, and voice. Ultimately a hybrid ... Read more

$7.82 USD

Lucy Negro, Redux, uses the lens of Shakespeare's "Dark Lady" sonnets to explore the way questions about and desire for the black female body have evolved over time, from Elizabethan England to the Jim Crow South to the present day. Equally interested in the sensual and the serious, the erotic and the academic, this collection experiments with form, dialect, persona, and voice. Ultimately a hybrid
... Read more
Belle Fury

by Lola Dodge ...

Series Book 3 - The Manhattan Ten Series
"Lola Dodge does it again! I can't get enough of these superhero romances and I truly wonder WHY ARE THERE NOT MORE?!" -Literary GeorgeA ballerina. A lightning-powered soldierboy.She’s focused on career, career, and only career. This dance-a-holic wants nothing but the stage and the spotlight and she has the talent to back up her dreams. Belle’s path to stardom is a straight shot until her late ... Read more

$1.79 USD

"Lola Dodge does it again! I can't get enough of these superhero romances and I truly wonder WHY ARE THERE NOT MORE?!" -Literary GeorgeA ballerina. A lightning-powered soldierboy.She’s focused on career, career, and only career. This dance-a-holic wants nothing but the stage and the spotlight and she has the talent to back up her dreams. Belle’s path to stardom is a straight shot until her late
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Ballerina

Sex, Scandal, and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection

by Deirdre Kelly ...

Throughout her history, the ballerina has been perceived as the embodiment of beauty and perfection- the feminine ideal. But the reality is another story. From the earliest ballerinas in the 17th century, who often led double lives as concubines, through the poverty of the corps de ballet dancers in the 1800’s and the anorexic and bulimic ballerinas of George Balanchine, starvation and ... Read more

$11.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Throughout her history, the ballerina has been perceived as the embodiment of beauty and perfection- the feminine ideal. But the reality is another story. From the earliest ballerinas in the 17th century, who often led double lives as concubines, through the poverty of the corps de ballet dancers in the 1800’s and the anorexic and bulimic ballerinas of George Balanchine, starvation and
... Read more
The Pina Bausch Sourcebook

The Making of Tanztheater

Edited by Royd Climenhaga ...

Pina Bausch’s work has had tremendous impact across the spectrum of late twentieth-century performance practice, helping to redefine the possibilities of what both dance and theater can be. This edited collection presents a compendium of source material and contextual essays that examine Pina Bausch's history, practice and legacy, and the development of Tanztheater as a new form, with sections ... Read more

$66.59 USD

Pina Bausch’s work has had tremendous impact across the spectrum of late twentieth-century performance practice, helping to redefine the possibilities of what both dance and theater can be. This edited collection presents a compendium of source material and contextual essays that examine Pina Bausch's history, practice and legacy, and the development of Tanztheater as a new form, with sections
... Read more
A Dancer in Wartime

The touching true story of a young girl's journey from the Blitz to the Bright Lights

by Gillian Lynne ...

London during the Blitz was a time of hardship, heroism and hope.For Gillian Lynne - a budding ballerina - it was also a time of great change as she was evacuated from war-torn London to a crumbling mansion, where dance classes took place in the faded ballroom.Life was hard, but her talent and dedication shone through and an astonishing journey ensued, which saw Gillian dancing a triumphant debut ... Read more

$17.00 USD

London during the Blitz was a time of hardship, heroism and hope.For Gillian Lynne - a budding ballerina - it was also a time of great change as she was evacuated from war-torn London to a crumbling mansion, where dance classes took place in the faded ballroom.Life was hard, but her talent and dedication shone through and an astonishing journey ensued, which saw Gillian dancing a triumphant debut
... Read more
The Art of Movement

by Ken Browar ...

A stunning celebration of movement and dance in hundreds of breathtaking photographs by the creative team behind NYC Dance Project.The Art of Movement is an exquisite collection of photographs by well-known dance photographers Ken Browar and Deborah Ory that capture the movement, flow, energy, and grace of many of the most accomplished dancers in the world.Featured are more than 70 dancers from ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A stunning celebration of movement and dance in hundreds of breathtaking photographs by the creative team behind NYC Dance Project.The Art of Movement is an exquisite collection of photographs by well-known dance photographers Ken Browar and Deborah Ory that capture the movement, flow, energy, and grace of many of the most accomplished dancers in the world.Featured are more than 70 dancers from
... Read more
La etiqueta del baile de salón social

la más pequeña enciclopedia

by Felix Crainicu ...

La etiqueta del baile de salón social te enseña un comportamiento razonable en el espacio de baile. Te dice todo del más hermoso idioma - el baile de salón social.Este libro representa el primer paso hacia un espacio de baile mas agradable, hacia una comunidad más amigable y más grande, hacia un mayor respecto para el bailarin cerca de ti. El libro electrónico iBookstore contiene 15 videos hechos ... Read more

$3.59 USD

La etiqueta del baile de salón social te enseña un comportamiento razonable en el espacio de baile. Te dice todo del más hermoso idioma - el baile de salón social.Este libro representa el primer paso hacia un espacio de baile mas agradable, hacia una comunidad más amigable y más grande, hacia un mayor respecto para el bailarin cerca de ti. El libro electrónico iBookstore contiene 15 videos hechos
... Read more
Balanchine & the Lost Muse

Revolution & the Making of a Choreographer

by Elizabeth Kendall ...

Here is the first dual biography of the early lives of two key figures in Russian ballet: famed choreographer George Balanchine and his close childhood friend and extraordinary ballerina Liidia (Lidochka) Ivanova. Tracing the lives and friendship of these two dancers from years just before the 1917 Russian Revolution to Balanchine's escape from Russia in 1924, Elizabeth Kendall's Balanchine & the ... Read more

$20.51 USD

Here is the first dual biography of the early lives of two key figures in Russian ballet: famed choreographer George Balanchine and his close childhood friend and extraordinary ballerina Liidia (Lidochka) Ivanova. Tracing the lives and friendship of these two dancers from years just before the 1917 Russian Revolution to Balanchine's escape from Russia in 1924, Elizabeth Kendall's Balanchine & the
... Read more
Размазня

by Антон Павлович Чехов ...

Молодая гувернантка Юлия Васильевна выслушивает уверенный и несправедливый текст из уст своего хозяина, лишающий ее 80 процентов честно заработанных денег и униженная ограбленная хозяином шепотом благодарит его за жалкие гроши, которые он соблаговолил заплатить. Герой рассказа, получив полное удовлетворение от унижения гувернантки, наслаждается еще и тем, что называет ее "размазней и кислятиной", ... Read more

$1.99 USD

Молодая гувернантка Юлия Васильевна выслушивает уверенный и несправедливый текст из уст своего хозяина, лишающий ее 80 процентов честно заработанных денег и униженная ограбленная хозяином шепотом благодарит его за жалкие гроши, которые он соблаговолил заплатить. Герой рассказа, получив полное удовлетворение от унижения гувернантки, наслаждается еще и тем, что называет ее "размазней и кислятиной",
... Read more
Toss in the Ether

by Jamal Story ...

Desperate to leave its crumbling home for a needed new studio space, a dance company short on resources but rich in talent revives a widely revered, difficult and dangerous ballet to present at an arts conference. A brilliant performance could mean security. But when Alicia, a key dancer, pushes her husband down the stairs, room is made for bigger falls than any of the dancers could imagine. With ... Read more

$3.59 USD

Desperate to leave its crumbling home for a needed new studio space, a dance company short on resources but rich in talent revives a widely revered, difficult and dangerous ballet to present at an arts conference. A brilliant performance could mean security. But when Alicia, a key dancer, pushes her husband down the stairs, room is made for bigger falls than any of the dancers could imagine. With
... Read more
100 великих мастеров балета

by Далия Трускиновская ...

Известно, что балет родился в Италии в XVI веке. Вначале это были танцевальные сценки и эпизоды в музыкальных и оперных представлениях. Во Франции, привезенный из Италии, новый жанр становится частью придворной театральной культуры и превращается в пышные торжественные зрелища, основу которых составляют народные и придворные танцы, входившие в старинную сюиту. Второе свое рождение балет пережил во ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Известно, что балет родился в Италии в XVI веке. Вначале это были танцевальные сценки и эпизоды в музыкальных и оперных представлениях. Во Франции, привезенный из Италии, новый жанр становится частью придворной театральной культуры и превращается в пышные торжественные зрелища, основу которых составляют народные и придворные танцы, входившие в старинную сюиту. Второе свое рождение балет пережил во
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Som jeg kendte dem

by Erik Aschengreen ...

Erik Aschengreen, der i mere end 40 år var balletanmelder i Det Berlingske Hus, fortæller om mennesker, han har mødt igennem et langt liv. Tonen er varm, humoristisk og personlig, når Aschengreen genoplever mødet med mennesker, som har betydet noget for ham. Som jeg kendte dem er 28 profiler fra dansens – og andre – verdener. ... Read more

$6.26 USD

Erik Aschengreen, der i mere end 40 år var balletanmelder i Det Berlingske Hus, fortæller om mennesker, han har mødt igennem et langt liv. Tonen er varm, humoristisk og personlig, når Aschengreen genoplever mødet med mennesker, som har betydet noget for ham. Som jeg kendte dem er 28 profiler fra dansens – og andre – verdener.
... Read more
Красное солнышко

by Варвара Андреевская ...

Двенадцатилетний Миша живет со своей матерью Марией Ивановной в небольшой комнатке, которая служит им и спальней, и гостиной, и кухней. Мать целыми днями работает швеей, а Миша учится в гимназии и изучает плотницкое ремесло, мечтая поскорее подрасти и начать помогать матери. Однажды в город приезжает цирк… ... Read more

$1.99 USD

Двенадцатилетний Миша живет со своей матерью Марией Ивановной в небольшой комнатке, которая служит им и спальней, и гостиной, и кухней. Мать целыми днями работает швеей, а Миша учится в гимназии и изучает плотницкое ремесло, мечтая поскорее подрасти и начать помогать матери. Однажды в город приезжает цирк…
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Чистый понедельник

by Иван Бунин ...

Они познакомились в декабре, случайно. Он, попав на лекцию Андрея Белого, так вертелся и хохотал, что она, случайно оказавшаяся в кресле рядом и сперва с некоторым недоумением смотревшая на него, тоже рассмеялась. Теперь каждый вечер он ехал в её квартиру, снятую ею исключительно ради чудесного вида на храм Христа Спасителя, каждый вечер возил её обедать в шикарные рестораны, в театры, на концерты ... Read more

$1.99 USD

Они познакомились в декабре, случайно. Он, попав на лекцию Андрея Белого, так вертелся и хохотал, что она, случайно оказавшаяся в кресле рядом и сперва с некоторым недоумением смотревшая на него, тоже рассмеялась. Теперь каждый вечер он ехал в её квартиру, снятую ею исключительно ради чудесного вида на храм Христа Спасителя, каждый вечер возил её обедать в шикарные рестораны, в театры, на концерты
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