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005			20240528083150.0
020			_a9781476771168 (trade paperback)
040			_cAE-ShPAA
050			_aGV1785 _bH35 2017
082			_a792.8092 _aB _223
100	1		_aHallberg, David, _eauthor. _917597
245	1	2	_aA body of work : _bdancing to the edge and back / _cDavid Hallberg.
264		1	_aNew York : _bTouchstone, _c2017.
300			_a424 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
501			_aP.B
520			_a"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 readers 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"--
600	1	0	_aHallberg, David. _917598
650		0	_aBallet dancers _zUnited States _vBiography. _98368
650		7	_aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts. _2bisacsh _917599
650		7	_aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs. _2bisacsh _917600
650		7	_aPERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Classical & Ballet. _2bisacsh _917601
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