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Irina: Ballet, Life and Love

Door Irina Baronova

Categorie
Ballet & Dans
Boeknummer
#388059-UH14
Titel
Irina: Ballet, Life and Love
Auteur
Baronova, Irina
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover
Uitgeverij
University Press of Florida
Jaar van uitgave
2005
ISBN10
0813030269
ISBN13
9780813030265
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original red half cloth, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous photographs in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting
Presents the life and accomplishments of the Russian ballerina, from her early debut with the Paris Opera at age twelve to her rise to the international stage, her personal life, and her influential circle of friends.
Genius artists designed sets and costumes for her. She danced for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Adolf Hitler and Josef Goebbels? who introduced themselves backstage. This memoir by the elegant octogenarian Irina Baranova celebrates a remarkable life in the arts. Born to privilege in 1919, Irina fled with her family from the Bolsheviks to an impoverished life in Bucharest, Romania. Despite their circumstances, Irina? s mother managed ballet lessons for her daughter and the family moved to Paris, where Irina debuted with the Paris Opera at age 12. Spotted by the lege... (Lees verder)ndary choreographer George Balanchine, she was selected for the Ballet Russes de Monte Carlo at age 13 and toured more than 100 cities around the world. Her husband, London theatrical agent Cecil Tennant, introduced her to a ? who? s who? of the stage and screen, and her circle of friends and associates included Marlene Dietrich, Clark Gable, Grace Kelly, Marilyn Monroe, Pablo Picasso, Salvadore Dali, and Marc Chagall as well as ballet legends such as Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Margot Fonteyn. Her funny and moving memoir is not merely the story of a starry life but also about her remarkable instinct for surviving wars, heartbreak, and loss and her fulfillment as a wife and mother of three. Featuring beautiful photos and memorabilia from the world of dance, stage, and screen as well as a foreword by leading British dance critic Clement Crisp, this book will appeal to readers with a passion for the arts and life.
Pagina's
534
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 12,50

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