The author, whose previous book was about her days as a dancer with the New York City ballet, has chosen to write about the intimate details of her sex life, specifically her discovery of anal sex, which she calls the "back door to heaven." Her passionately honest (and highly controversial) chronicle describes her initiation, her obsession, and ...
Suzanne Farrell, world-renowned ballerina, was one of George Balanchine's most celebrated muses and remains a legendary figure in the ballet world. This memoir, first published in 1990 and reissued with a new preface by the author, recounts Farrell's transformation from a young girl in Ohio dreaming of greatness to the realization of that dream on ...
An inside look at one of the world's great dance companies, and an intimate account of the emotional and intellectual development of a young woman dedicated to one of the most demanding of all the arts. Toni Bentley's association with the New York City Ballet began when she was accepted by the affiliated School of American Ballet at the age of 11. ...
As the 19th century gave way to the 20th, a short-lived but extraordinary cultural phenomenon spread throughout Europe and the United States - "Salomania". The term was coined when biblical bad girl Salome was resurrected from the Old Testament and reborn on the modern stage in Oscar Wilde's 1893 play "Salome" and in Richard Strauss's 1905 opera ...
An autobiography of one of the most glorious--and mysterious--ballerinas of the late 20th century. The story of Suzanne Farrell is really a love story--the love of ballet and the love of George Balanchine, one of the greatest choreographic geniuses of his age. 16 pages of photographs.
This volume chronicles the life and work of Barbara Karinska, an emigre Russian aristocrat whose career as a costume designer for a wide range of theatrical genres spanned 45 years in Europe and the USA. The anecdotal text is supplemented by 240 photographs and costume sketches.
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