Boston Ballerina : A Dancer, a Company, an Era / Laura Young, with Janine Parker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Laura, 1947- author.

Parker, Janine, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boston Ballet--History.

Boston Ballet.

Young, Laura, 1947-.

Young, Laura.

Ballerinas--United States--Biography.

Ballerinas.

Ballet dancers--United States--Biography.

Ballet dancers.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London : University Press of New England, [2018]

Summary:

As a charter member of Boston Ballet and its predecessor, New England Civic Ballet, Laura Young has been affiliated with the company longer than any other dancer in its history. This book is both a memoir of her personal journey and a fascinating account of Boston Ballet's rise from a regional troupe to the internationally recognized company that it is today. It is interspersed with ruminations on the history of ballet, stories from the company's Balanchine-influenced early years under founder E. Virginia Williams, and recollections from noteworthy tours, including those featuring the legendary Rudolf Nureyev, with whom Young was frequently paired. After retiring from the stage, Young has continued her affiliation with Boston Ballet, both as an administrator and a teacher. Working in collaboration with Janine Parker, Young has written a lively, informed, and entertaining memoir.

Contents:

Prologue: Romeo and Juliet, life, death, and dancing

If the shoe fits

Grand jete

Return to Forever

Releve

Allegro

Onstage, offstage

Pas de bourree and Bourree

Arabesque voyage

Fouette

Tour jete

Ballon

Terre; en l'Air

La Belle au Bois Dormant

Pas de chat

Tendu

Tour en l'Air

Rudi, Rudi, Rudi

Manege

Temps de l'Ange

En Avant

Changement

Reverence

Epilogue: My fourth act.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Includes indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781512601336

1512601330

OCLC:

1017613115