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Being a Ballerina

The Power and Perfection of a Dancing Life

by Gavin Larsen ...

Narrated by Lexi Mae ...

Unabridged

8 hours 42 min

Inspiring, revealing, and deeply relatable, Being a Ballerina is a firsthand look at the realities of life as a professional ballet dancer. Through episodes from her own career, Gavin Larsen describes the forces that drive a person to study dance; the daily balance that dancers navigate between hardship and joy; and the dancer's continual quest to discover who they are as a person and as an artist ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Inspiring, revealing, and deeply relatable, Being a Ballerina is a firsthand look at the realities of life as a professional ballet dancer. Through episodes from her own career, Gavin Larsen describes the forces that drive a person to study dance; the daily balance that dancers navigate between hardship and joy; and the dancer's continual quest to discover who they are as a person and as an artist
... Read more
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Schachnovelle

Spannend nacherzählt in 25 Minuten

by Stefan Zweig, Georg Elmenhorst ...

Narrated by Georg Elmenhorst ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Spannend nacherzählt
Unabridged

26 min

Stefan Zweigs »Schachnovelle« ist eine eindringliche Erzählung über Isolation, geistigen Widerstand und die zerstörerische Kraft des Denkens. Diese Hörbuchfassung erzählt die Handlung konzentriert, klar und spannungsvoll in nur 25 Minuten nach. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Begegnung zwischen dem weltberühmten Schachweltmeister Czentovic und einem geheimnisvollen Mitreisenden auf einem Ozeandampfer. ... Read more

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Stefan Zweigs »Schachnovelle« ist eine eindringliche Erzählung über Isolation, geistigen Widerstand und die zerstörerische Kraft des Denkens. Diese Hörbuchfassung erzählt die Handlung konzentriert, klar und spannungsvoll in nur 25 Minuten nach. Im Mittelpunkt steht die Begegnung zwischen dem weltberühmten Schachweltmeister Czentovic und einem geheimnisvollen Mitreisenden auf einem Ozeandampfer.
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Die Räuber

Spannend nacherzählt in 25 Minuten

by Friedrich Schiller, Georg Elmenhorst ...

Narrated by Georg Elmenhorst ...

Series Audiobook 6 - Spannend nacherzählt
Unabridged

27 min

Friedrich Schillers Drama »Die Räuber« gehört zu den bekanntesten Werken der deutschen Literatur – leidenschaftlich, radikal und voller innerer Konflikte. Diese Hörbuchfassung erzählt die Geschichte straff, verständlich und spannend neu und bringt den Kern des Dramas in nur 25 Minuten auf den Punkt. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die unversöhnlichen Brüder Karl und Franz Moor: Idealismus und Machtgier, ... Read more

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Friedrich Schillers Drama »Die Räuber« gehört zu den bekanntesten Werken der deutschen Literatur – leidenschaftlich, radikal und voller innerer Konflikte. Diese Hörbuchfassung erzählt die Geschichte straff, verständlich und spannend neu und bringt den Kern des Dramas in nur 25 Minuten auf den Punkt. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die unversöhnlichen Brüder Karl und Franz Moor: Idealismus und Machtgier,
... Read more
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The Boy From Kyiv

Alexei Ratmansky's Life in Ballet

by Marina Harss ...

Narrated by Whitney Dykhouse ...

Unabridged

13 hours 22 min

The Boy from Kyiv is the life story of Alexei Ratmansky, the most celebrated ballet choreographer of our time.Before Ratmansky was the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, the resident choreographer at American Ballet Theatre, the artist in residence at New York City Ballet, and generally, as The New Yorker has it, "the most sought-after man in ballet," he was just a boy from Kyiv, sneaking ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

The Boy from Kyiv is the life story of Alexei Ratmansky, the most celebrated ballet choreographer of our time.Before Ratmansky was the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, the resident choreographer at American Ballet Theatre, the artist in residence at New York City Ballet, and generally, as The New Yorker has it, "the most sought-after man in ballet," he was just a boy from Kyiv, sneaking
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Mary's Last Dance

The untold story of the wife of Mao's Last Dancer

by Mary Li ...

Narrated by Taylor Owynns ...

Unabridged

18 hours 32 min

'I can vividly remember the last steps of the last ballet, walking off the stage led by a mother and knowing the decision I had to make. That was my last dance.'Mary Li (ne� McKendry) is an international ballet star and a mother like no other. She became a household name when her husband Li Cunxin published his bestselling memoir, Mao's Last Dancer - but that book told only half the story.Growing ... Read more

$37.99 CAD

'I can vividly remember the last steps of the last ballet, walking off the stage led by a mother and knowing the decision I had to make. That was my last dance.'Mary Li (ne� McKendry) is an international ballet star and a mother like no other. She became a household name when her husband Li Cunxin published his bestselling memoir, Mao's Last Dancer - but that book told only half the story.Growing
... Read more
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På skrå brædder og bonede gulve

Anne Marie Vessel Schlüter. Erindringer

by Trine Munk-Petersen ...

Narrated by Trine Munk-Petersen, Vibeke Hastrup ...

Unabridged

8 hours 19 min

Balletdanser, skoleleder, førstedame, underviser, koreograf og instruktør. Anne Marie Vessel Schlüter er dedikeret til balletten. Hun har været tilknyttet Det Kongelige Teater i 66 år, og hun arbejder stadig.Anne Marie Vessel Schlüter fortæller i erindringsbogen På skrå brædder og bonede gulve til journalist Trine Munk-Petersen om sin opvækst i en teaterfamilie, om skiftende balletmestre, ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

Balletdanser, skoleleder, førstedame, underviser, koreograf og instruktør. Anne Marie Vessel Schlüter er dedikeret til balletten. Hun har været tilknyttet Det Kongelige Teater i 66 år, og hun arbejder stadig.Anne Marie Vessel Schlüter fortæller i erindringsbogen På skrå brædder og bonede gulve til journalist Trine Munk-Petersen om sin opvækst i en teaterfamilie, om skiftende balletmestre,
... Read more
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Diaghilev's Empire

How the Ballets Russes Enthralled the World

by Rupert Christiansen ...

Narrated by Rich Miller ...

Unabridged

10 hours 25 min

Serge Diaghilev, the Russian impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, is often said to have invented modern ballet. An art critic and connoisseur, Diaghilev had no training in dance or choreography, but he had a dream of bringing Russian art, music, design, and expression to the West and a mission to drive a cultural and artistic revolution.Bringing together such legendary talents as Vaslav ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

Serge Diaghilev, the Russian impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes, is often said to have invented modern ballet. An art critic and connoisseur, Diaghilev had no training in dance or choreography, but he had a dream of bringing Russian art, music, design, and expression to the West and a mission to drive a cultural and artistic revolution.Bringing together such legendary talents as Vaslav
... Read more
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Империя Дягилева: Как русский балет покорил мир

by Руперт Кристиансен ...

Narrated by Роман Бахусов ...

Unabridged

12 hours 51 min

Аудиокнига известного критика и «неисправимого балетомана» не просто дань уважения Сергею Дягилеву, выдающемуся антрепренеру, театральному деятелю, знаменитой личности Серебряного века. Мастерски переплетая документальные факты и художественные элементы, автор создал живой портрет целой эпохи. Среди героев правдивой истории о легендарной антрепризе, изменившей представление о танце и ставшей ... Read more

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Аудиокнига известного критика и «неисправимого балетомана» не просто дань уважения Сергею Дягилеву, выдающемуся антрепренеру, театральному деятелю, знаменитой личности Серебряного века. Мастерски переплетая документальные факты и художественные элементы, автор создал живой портрет целой эпохи. Среди героев правдивой истории о легендарной антрепризе, изменившей представление о танце и ставшей
... Read more
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Ballet Teacher’s NLP Survival Guide, The

Mind Games Behind the Barre

by Julie Sulter ...

Narrated by Julie Sulter ...

Unabridged

39 min

Behind every graceful pirouette is a ballet teacher silently questioning their life choices—and probably wishing for a timeout from reality. The Ballet Teacher’s NLP Survival Guide is your backstage pass to mastering the mental chaos lurking beneath the tulle and toe shoes.This isn’t your typical feel-good teaching manual. It’s packed with sharp, practical NLP techniques wrapped in ballet jargon ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Behind every graceful pirouette is a ballet teacher silently questioning their life choices—and probably wishing for a timeout from reality. The Ballet Teacher’s NLP Survival Guide is your backstage pass to mastering the mental chaos lurking beneath the tulle and toe shoes.This isn’t your typical feel-good teaching manual. It’s packed with sharp, practical NLP techniques wrapped in ballet jargon
... Read more
Audiobook

Der goldene Topf

Spannend nacherzählt in 20 Minuten

by E. T. A. Hoffmann, Georg Elmenhorst ...

Narrated by Georg Elmenhorst ...

Unabridged

18 min

Ein Klassiker der Schwarzen Romantik – packend, modern und in nur 20 Minuten erzählt! Diese Hörbuchfassung führt in konzentrierter, atmosphärischer Form mitten hinein in die magische Welt des Studenten Anselmus, der zwischen Alltag und Zauberreich hin- und hergerissen wird. Wir begleiten ihn von der schicksalhaften Begegnung mit der geheimnisvollen Schlange Serpentina über die unheimlichen ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ein Klassiker der Schwarzen Romantik – packend, modern und in nur 20 Minuten erzählt! Diese Hörbuchfassung führt in konzentrierter, atmosphärischer Form mitten hinein in die magische Welt des Studenten Anselmus, der zwischen Alltag und Zauberreich hin- und hergerissen wird. Wir begleiten ihn von der schicksalhaften Begegnung mit der geheimnisvollen Schlange Serpentina über die unheimlichen
... Read more
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Cómo aprender a bailar

by Equipo de Expertos 2100 ...

Narrated by Male synthesized voice ...

Unabridged

2 hours 39 min

Aprenda y domine los diferentes bailes europeos (vals, mazurca, polca, pasodoble, etc.), latinoamericanos (tango, samba, merengue, etc.) y norteamericanos (fox trot, twist, rock’n’roll, etc), mediante un fácil y cómodo método que le permitirá aprender sin maestro. El objetivo esencial de este libro es enseñarle los pasos fundamentales de los estilos de baile más conocidos y practicados, para que ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Aprenda y domine los diferentes bailes europeos (vals, mazurca, polca, pasodoble, etc.), latinoamericanos (tango, samba, merengue, etc.) y norteamericanos (fox trot, twist, rock’n’roll, etc), mediante un fácil y cómodo método que le permitirá aprender sin maestro. El objetivo esencial de este libro es enseñarle los pasos fundamentales de los estilos de baile más conocidos y practicados, para que
... Read more
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HowExpert Guide to Ballet

101+ Tips to Learn How to Get Started in Ballet, Discover Tips & Tricks, and Become a Better Ballet Dancer

by HowExpert, Lauren Dillon ...

Narrated by Robyn Mary Bouedo ...

Unabridged

3 hours 36 min

If you are thinking about taking ballet classes, have a child who is starting to dance, or want to know more about ballet, then HowExpert Guide to Ballet is for you. This book covers many things, such as:- How to find the best studio for you.- Elements to look for in classes from ages 3 to 18.- What to wear to class if you are a child or an adult dancer.- Things to bring to class in your dance bag ... Read more

$27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

If you are thinking about taking ballet classes, have a child who is starting to dance, or want to know more about ballet, then HowExpert Guide to Ballet is for you. This book covers many things, such as:- How to find the best studio for you.- Elements to look for in classes from ages 3 to 18.- What to wear to class if you are a child or an adult dancer.- Things to bring to class in your dance bag
... Read more
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Dansaren

by Óskar Guðmundsson ...

Narrated by Stefan [AI] ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Ylfa och Valdimar
Unabridged

5 hours 22 min

December 1982. Lekande barn hittar ett lik på en kulle i centrala Reykjavik. Den erfarna utredaren Valdimar får hand om fallet tillsammans med Ylfa, som är ny vid Islands polis. Det står snabbt klart för dem att en synnerligen brutal mördare är på fri fot. Några gator bort står unge Tony i lära som snickare hos sin morfar. Han växte upp med en sjuk och alkoholiserad mor, som en gång var Islands ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

December 1982. Lekande barn hittar ett lik på en kulle i centrala Reykjavik. Den erfarna utredaren Valdimar får hand om fallet tillsammans med Ylfa, som är ny vid Islands polis. Det står snabbt klart för dem att en synnerligen brutal mördare är på fri fot. Några gator bort står unge Tony i lära som snickare hos sin morfar. Han växte upp med en sjuk och alkoholiserad mor, som en gång var Islands
... Read more
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Impossible Project

The Story of Russian Ballet and Its Survival

by Daria Khitrova ...

Narrated by AI Voice Audovia Sarah ...

Unabridged

11 hours 14 min

Writing in 1829, a Russian critic referred to the art of ballet as an "impossible project"--impossible because it strives "to give an expressive language to body movements," while completely avoiding spoken dialogue. This impossibility generated an anxiety that, no less than the balletic triumphs typically addressed in historiography, has been fuelling ballet's existence to this day. Some critics ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

Writing in 1829, a Russian critic referred to the art of ballet as an "impossible project"--impossible because it strives "to give an expressive language to body movements," while completely avoiding spoken dialogue. This impossibility generated an anxiety that, no less than the balletic triumphs typically addressed in historiography, has been fuelling ballet's existence to this day. Some critics
... Read more
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चेन्नई में रातें चार संस्मरणों की यात्रा

by DR.SANDEEP KUMAR SHARMA ...

Narrated by डिजिटल वॉइस Harsha G ...

Unabridged

7 hours 51 min

इस ऑडियोबुक को डिजिटल वॉइस में रिकॉर्ड किया गया है.अवसर आते हैं जाने के लिए।अरे नहीं जनाब! आप गलत समझ रहे हैं। मेरा वो मतलब नहीं है जो आप समझ रहे हैं।अवसर यानी मौके आते हैं कहीं जाने के लिए। अब यह जाने वाले की किस्मत है कि जाने का मौका कहां मिलता है। किसी को अवसर मिलता है अपने गांव से शहर जाने का। वह उसमें भी खुश हैं। किसी को मौका मिलता है अपने शहर से दूसरे शहर जाने का।…कुछ ही भाग्यशाली होते हैं ज ... Read more

$28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

इस ऑडियोबुक को डिजिटल वॉइस में रिकॉर्ड किया गया है.अवसर आते हैं जाने के लिए।अरे नहीं जनाब! आप गलत समझ रहे हैं। मेरा वो मतलब नहीं है जो आप समझ रहे हैं।अवसर यानी मौके आते हैं कहीं जाने के लिए। अब यह जाने वाले की किस्मत है कि जाने का मौका कहां मिलता है। किसी को अवसर मिलता है अपने गांव से शहर जाने का। वह उसमें भी खुश हैं। किसी को मौका मिलता है अपने शहर से दूसरे शहर जाने का।…कुछ ही भाग्यशाली होते हैं ज
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Just Different

A Memoir

by Wayne Sleep ...

Narrated by Wayne Sleep ...

Unabridged

9 hours 51 min

'This is a terrific and very entertaining book considering Wayne once told me that he had never read past page seven of any book.' David HockneyWayne Sleep has danced with ballet legends Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, partied with Freddie Mercury and performed with Princess Diana, becoming her close friend.Behind the glitz and glamour, Wayne has always felt like an outsider. Sleep reveals the ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

'This is a terrific and very entertaining book considering Wayne once told me that he had never read past page seven of any book.' David HockneyWayne Sleep has danced with ballet legends Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, partied with Freddie Mercury and performed with Princess Diana, becoming her close friend.Behind the glitz and glamour, Wayne has always felt like an outsider. Sleep reveals the
... Read more
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Balanchine Variations

by Nancy Goldner ...

Narrated by Celeste Lawson ...

Unabridged

4 hours 36 min

Artistic profile of one of the 20th century's great choreographers. The literature on Balanchine is vast, but it is primarily biographical. Balanchine Variations is the first book to concentrate on the ballets themselves, providing critical analysis and detailed descriptions of what the dancers actually do.Beginning with Apollo (1928), Balanchine's first extant work, and ending with one of his ... Read more

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Artistic profile of one of the 20th century's great choreographers. The literature on Balanchine is vast, but it is primarily biographical. Balanchine Variations is the first book to concentrate on the ballets themselves, providing critical analysis and detailed descriptions of what the dancers actually do.Beginning with Apollo (1928), Balanchine's first extant work, and ending with one of his
... Read more
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Ballet

by Maja Plesner ...

Narrated by Susanne Storm ...

Unabridged

9 min

Har du prøvet at gå til ballet?Mange børn drømmer om at danse ballet. Det er en fed måde at bruge kroppen på, og du bliver stærk. Men du skal kunne lide at stå på en scene og kunne huske mange ting: smile, ranke ryggen, strække fødderne, danse de rigtige trin, smile ...Lyt med, og bliv klogere på ballettens verden. Maja Plesner er uddannet journalist og arbejder til dagligt med kommunikation og ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

Har du prøvet at gå til ballet?Mange børn drømmer om at danse ballet. Det er en fed måde at bruge kroppen på, og du bliver stærk. Men du skal kunne lide at stå på en scene og kunne huske mange ting: smile, ranke ryggen, strække fødderne, danse de rigtige trin, smile ...Lyt med, og bliv klogere på ballettens verden. Maja Plesner er uddannet journalist og arbejder til dagligt med kommunikation og
... Read more
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С Дягилевым. Моя жизнь

by Серж Лифарь ...

Narrated by Константин Корольков ...

Series series Большое искусство. Персоны и биографии
Unabridged

6 hours 56 min

Сергей Лифарь, прославленный танцовщик, балетмейстер, премьер Парижской Оперы, много лет возглавлявший балетную труппу «Гранд-Опера», ближайший друг легендарного основателя Русского балета Сергея Дягилева, написал две книги воспоминаний о нем. Впервые книга Сержа Лифаря о Дягилеве была издана в Париже в 1939 году на русском языке в количестве 615 экземпляров, и сразу стала библиографической ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Сергей Лифарь, прославленный танцовщик, балетмейстер, премьер Парижской Оперы, много лет возглавлявший балетную труппу «Гранд-Опера», ближайший друг легендарного основателя Русского балета Сергея Дягилева, написал две книги воспоминаний о нем. Впервые книга Сержа Лифаря о Дягилеве была издана в Париже в 1939 году на русском языке в количестве 615 экземпляров, и сразу стала библиографической
... Read more
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Bringing ballet to the townships of South Africa

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

6 min

A sprawling township outside of South Africa's biggest city of Johannesburg has become synonymous with a continued struggle nearly two decades after the end of apartheid. But while many cultural divides still remain, some black South Africans are now turning to ballet, once reserved for wealthy whites. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Martin Seemungal has the story. ... Read more

$1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A sprawling township outside of South Africa's biggest city of Johannesburg has become synonymous with a continued struggle nearly two decades after the end of apartheid. But while many cultural divides still remain, some black South Africans are now turning to ballet, once reserved for wealthy whites. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Martin Seemungal has the story.
... Read more
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Bolshoi Confidential

Secrets of the Russian Ballet--From the Rule of the Tsars to Today

by Simon Morrison ...

Narrated by Paul Boehmer ...

Unabridged

17 hours 4 min

On January 17, 2013, a hooded assailant hurled acid into the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, making international headlines. A lead soloist, enraged by institutional power struggles, later confessed to masterminding the crime. The scandal, though shocking, is not an anomaly in the turbulent and tormented yet magnificent history of the Bolshoi. Renowned music historian Simon ... Read more

$49.99 CAD

On January 17, 2013, a hooded assailant hurled acid into the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, making international headlines. A lead soloist, enraged by institutional power struggles, later confessed to masterminding the crime. The scandal, though shocking, is not an anomaly in the turbulent and tormented yet magnificent history of the Bolshoi. Renowned music historian Simon
... Read more
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Swan Dive

The Making of a Rogue Ballerina

by Georgina Pazcoguin ...

Narrated by Georgina Pazcoguin ...

Unabridged

9 hours 12 min

This program is read by the author."Don't expect just tulle and toe shoes. In this fascinating insider's tale, NYCB dancer Pazcoguin reveals her world. . . . A striking debut." —PeopleAward-winning New York City Ballet soloist Georgina Pazcoguin, aka the Rogue Ballerina, gives listeners a backstage tour of the real world of elite ballet—the gritty, hilarious, sometimes shocking truth you don’t see ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

This program is read by the author."Don't expect just tulle and toe shoes. In this fascinating insider's tale, NYCB dancer Pazcoguin reveals her world. . . . A striking debut." —PeopleAward-winning New York City Ballet soloist Georgina Pazcoguin, aka the Rogue Ballerina, gives listeners a backstage tour of the real world of elite ballet—the gritty, hilarious, sometimes shocking truth you don’t see
... Read more
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Die Schwester des Tänzers

by Eva Stachniak ...

Narrated by Gabriele Blum ...

Abridged

9 hours 57 min

In der Familie Nijinsky dreht sich alles nur um eines: ums Ballett. Als Bronislawa und Waslaw um 1900 in St. Petersburg aufwachsen, bewundern sie allabendlich ihre Eltern in der Garderobe, nervös vor den Auftritten, erhitzt und gelöst danach. Auch für die beiden Kinder ist der Weg vorgezeichnet: Sie werden an der kaiserlichen Ballettakademie aufgenommen – und schon bald zeigt sich, dass besonders ... Read more

$33.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In der Familie Nijinsky dreht sich alles nur um eines: ums Ballett. Als Bronislawa und Waslaw um 1900 in St. Petersburg aufwachsen, bewundern sie allabendlich ihre Eltern in der Garderobe, nervös vor den Auftritten, erhitzt und gelöst danach. Auch für die beiden Kinder ist der Weg vorgezeichnet: Sie werden an der kaiserlichen Ballettakademie aufgenommen – und schon bald zeigt sich, dass besonders
... Read more
Audiobook

A Body of Work

Dancing to the Edge and Back

by David Hallberg ...

Narrated by Vikas Adam ...

Unabridged

12 hours 11 min

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 ... Read more

$32.15 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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
... Read more

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