Ballerina - Sex, Scandal, and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection (2012) [5 Formats] {VTS}

Title: Ballerina - Sex, Scandal, and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection
Author: Deirdre M. Kelly
Category: Non-Fiction
Publisher: Greystone Books (October 16, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1926812662
ISBN-13: 978-1926812663



Publisher's summary - "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 exploitation have plagued ballerinas throughout history.

Using the stories of great dancers such as Anna Pavlova, Isadora Duncan, Suzanne Farrell, Gelsey Kirkland, and Evelyn Hart, Deirdre Kelly exposes the true rigors for women in ballet. She rounds her critique with examples of how the world of ballet is slowly evolving for the better. But to ensure that this most graceful of dance forms survives into the future, she says that the time has come to rethink ballet, to position the ballerina at its center and accord her the respect she deserves."

Reviews:
"[Kelley is] fresh and adept when summoning the art’s spellbinding yet harrowing earlier centuries" —Publishers Weekly

“…fast-paced and fascinating… a pleasurable read for any balletomane.” —Library Journal

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