Being A Ballerina vintage opera poster art Marius Petipa: The Emperor's Ballet

Marius Petipa: The Emperor's Ballet Master covers the choreographer's life and work in full within the context of remarkable historical and political surroundings

He examines not only Wagner's music and detailed stage directions but also the prose works in which he formulated his ideas

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Being A Ballerina vintage opera poster art Marius Petipa: The Emperor's BalletThe Power and Perfection of a Dancing Life by Gavin Larsen 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 dancers continual quest to discover who they are as a person and as an