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Ballerina

Sex, Scandal, and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection

Ballerina( )
Author: Kelly, Deirdre
ISBN:978-1-77164-000-8
Publication Date:Feb 2014
Publisher:Greystone Books Ltd.
Imprint:Greystone Books
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $16.95
Book Description:

Throughout her history, the ballerina has been perceived as the embodiment of beauty and perfection -- she is the feminine ideal. But the reality is another story. Beginning with the earliest ballerinas, who often led double lives as concubines, Deirdre Kelly goes on to review the troubled lives of 19th-century ballerinas, who lived in poverty and worked under torturous and even life-threatening conditions. In the 20th century, George Balanchine created a contradictory ballet...
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Book Details
Pages:264
Detailed Subjects: Performing Arts / Dance / Classical & Ballet
Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.05 x 8.98 x 0.75 Inches
Book Weight:0.875 Pounds



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