Erreur lors du chargement de la page.
Essayez de rafraîchir la page. Si cela ne marche pas, il y a peut-être un problème de réseau et vous pouvez utiliser notre page d'auto-test pour voir ce qui empêche le chargement de la page.
Apprenez-en plus sur les problèmes de réseau possibles ou contactez le support technique pour obtenir de l'aide.

Ballerina

livre numérique
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.

Développer le texte de description du titre
Éditeur: Greystone Books

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781926812670
  • Date de publication : 7 septembre 2012

livre numérique au format EPUB

  • ISBN: 9781926812670
  • Taille de fichier : 5497 KB
  • Date de publication : 7 septembre 2012

Chargement...
Chargement...

Formats

OverDrive Read
livre numérique au format EPUB

Langues

Anglais

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.

Développer le texte de description du titre