Dancing on Water: A Life in Ballet, from the Kirov to the ABT

Dancing on Water: A Life in Ballet, from the Kirov to the ABT

Dancing on Water is both a personal coming-of-age story and a sweeping look at ballet life in Russia and the United States during the golden age of dance. Elena Tchernichova takes us from her childhood during the siege of Leningrad to her motherâ‚¬s alcoholism and suicide, and from her adoption by Kirov ballerina Tatiana Vecheslova, who entered her into the state ballet school, to her career in the American Ballet Theatre.

As a student and young dancer with the Kirov, she witnessed the companyâ‚¬s achievements as a citadel of classic ballet, home to legendary namesâ‚¬"Shelest, Nureyev, Dudinskaya, Baryshnikovâ‚¬"but also a hotbed of intrigue and ambition run amok. As ballet mistress of American Ballet Theatre from 1978 to 1990, Elena was called â‚¬Å“the most important behind-the-scenes force for change in ballet today,â‚¬Â by Vogue magazine. She coached stars and corps de ballet alike, and helped mold the careers of some of the great dancers of the age, including Gelsey Kirkland, Cynthia Gregory, Natalia Makarova, and Alexander Godunov. Dancing on Water is a tour de force, exploring the highest levels of the world of dance.
Country USA
Manufacturer Northeastern University Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Illustrations
EANs 9781555537920
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Northeastern University Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	Illustrations
EANs	9781555537920
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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