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1 online resource (1 audio file (12hr., 11 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Narrated by Vikas Adam. |
| Summary |
David Hallberg, the first American to join the famed Bolshoi Ballet as a principal dancer and the dazzling artist the New York Times described as "the foremost classical stylist of our day," presents an intimate journey through his artistic life up to the moment he returns to the stage after a devastating injury almost cost him his career.Beginning with his real-life Billy Elliot childhood-an all-American story marred by intense bullying-and culminating in his hard-won come-back, Hallberg's brave memoir dives deep into life as an artist as he wrestles with ego, pushes the limits of his body, and searches for ecstatic perfection and fulfillment as one of the world's most acclaimed ballet dancers.While rich in detail ballet fans will adore, this is a book that anyone interested in a life of creativity will love. Hallberg reflects on themes like inspiration, self-doubt, and perfectionism as he takes listeners into daily class, rigorous rehearsals, and triumphant performances, searching for new interpretations of ballet's greatest roles. He reveals the loneliness he felt as a teenager leaving America to join the Paris Opera Ballet, the ambition he had to tame as a new member of American Ballet Theatre, and the reasons behind his headline-grabbing decision to be the first American to join the top rank of Bolshoi Ballet, tendered by the artistic director who would later be the victim of a vicious acid attack. Then, as Hallberg performed throughout the world at the peak of his abilities, he suffered a crippling ankle injury and unsuccessful surgery leading to an agonizing retreat from ballet and an honest reexamination of his entire life.Combining his powers of observation and memory with emotional honesty and artistic insight, Hallberg has written a great ballet memoir and an intimate portrait of an artist in all his vulnerability, passion, and wisdom. ntroductionCh 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 6Ch 7Ch 8Ch 9Ch 10Ch 11Ch 12Ch 13Ch 14Ch 15Ch 16Ch 17Ch 19Ch 19Ch 18Ch 20Ch 21Ch 22Ch 23Ch 24Ch 25Ch 26Ch 27Ch 28Ch 29Ch 31Ch 30Ch 32Ch 33Ch 34Ch 35Ch 36Ch 37Ch 38Ch 39Ch 40Ch 41Ch 42Ch 43Ch 44Ch 45Ch 46Ch 47Ch 48Ch 49Ch 50Ch 51Ch 52Ch 53Ch 54 |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Adam, Vikas. Narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781982414788 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1982414782 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT11994487 |
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