Striking A Balance: Dancers Talk About Dancing
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
What does it truly mean to dedicate a life to dance? Striking a Balance: Dancers Talk About Dancing presents an intimate and revelatory portrait of the ballet world, drawn directly from the voices of the artists who inhabit it. Barbara Newman chronicles the careers, philosophies, and deeply personal experiences of some of the twentieth century's most celebrated dancers, weaving their candid interviews into a rich tapestry that illuminates the discipline, sacrifice, and artistry behind the performance. The book transports readers backstage and into the rehearsal studio, capturing the raw humanity beneath the grace and precision of classical dance. Newman's work stands as a landmark piece of dance journalism, distinguished by its oral history format and the extraordinary access she secured to her subjects. Her prose is clear and unobtrusive, allowing the dancers' own words to carry the emotional and intellectual weight of the narrative — a deliberate stylistic choice that grants the book an authenticity rarely achieved in performing arts writing. A compelling document of an era in dance history, it leaves the reader wondering what truths about artistry, the body, and passion can only be spoken aloud, never danced.
Author: Barbara Newman
Format: Hardback
Genre: Preforming Arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
What does it truly mean to dedicate a life to dance? Striking a Balance: Dancers Talk About Dancing presents an intimate and revelatory portrait of the ballet world, drawn directly from the voices of the artists who inhabit it. Barbara Newman chronicles the careers, philosophies, and deeply personal experiences of some of the twentieth century's most celebrated dancers, weaving their candid interviews into a rich tapestry that illuminates the discipline, sacrifice, and artistry behind the performance. The book transports readers backstage and into the rehearsal studio, capturing the raw humanity beneath the grace and precision of classical dance. Newman's work stands as a landmark piece of dance journalism, distinguished by its oral history format and the extraordinary access she secured to her subjects. Her prose is clear and unobtrusive, allowing the dancers' own words to carry the emotional and intellectual weight of the narrative — a deliberate stylistic choice that grants the book an authenticity rarely achieved in performing arts writing. A compelling document of an era in dance history, it leaves the reader wondering what truths about artistry, the body, and passion can only be spoken aloud, never danced.