The Everyday Dancer - Brossura

Deborah Bull

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ISBN 10: 0571238939 ISBN 13: 9780571238934

Casa editrice: Faber and Faber, 2012

Riassunto

The Everyday Dancer is a new and honest account of the business of dancing from a writer with first hand experience of the profession. Structured around the daily schedule, The Everyday Dancer goes behind the velvet curtain, the gilt and the glamour to uncover the everyday realities of a career in dance. Starting out with the obligatory daily 'class', the book progresses through the repetition of rehearsals, the excitement of creating new work, the nervous tension of the half hour call, the pressures of performance and the anti-climax of curtain down. Through this vivid portrait of a dancer's every day, Deborah Bull reveals the arc of a dancer's life: from the seven-year-old's very first ballet class, through training, to company life, up through the ranks from corps de ballet to principal and then, not thirty years after it all began, to retirement and the inevitable sense of loss that comes with saying goodbye to your childhood dreams.

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Recensione:

'Elegant book . . . while the detail is fascinating, underneath it all is a portrait of all-consuming dedication . . . essential reading for those dreaming of a life en pointe.' -- Guardian

'[Bull] pulls back the velvet curtain to expose the gruelling training, the monotony of rehearsal, the emotional intensity and the physical toll that eventually causes early retirement . . . a refreshingly honest look at a much misunderstood world.' --Daily Mail

Descrizione del libro:

Deborah Bull's The Everyday Dancer is a vibrant and compelling first-hand portrait of the life of a dancer, from the writer, dancer and former Creative Director of the Royal Opera House.

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• Editore: Faber and Faber
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0571238939
• ISBN 13: 9780571238934
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224