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The Ecstasy of Being: Mythology and Dance by Joseph Campbell

The Ecstasy of Being: Mythology and Dance by Joseph Campbell

by Sarah Hutchins | Mar 16, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Dance

The Ecstasy of Being: Mythology and Dance is the latest collection of published and unpublished works by the renowned American scholar who developed the hero’s journey theory, connecting similar symbols and stages of popular myths from around the world. Editor Nancy...
Raising the Barre: Big Dreams, False Starts, and My Midlife Quest to Dance the Nutcracker by Lauren Kessler

Raising the Barre: Big Dreams, False Starts, and My Midlife Quest to Dance the Nutcracker by Lauren Kessler

by Katie Richards | Feb 10, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Dance

[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Da Capo Press Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Kindle, Audiobook, Audible Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | iBooks[/alert] Lauren Kessler’s Raising the Barre is billed as a...

Ballerina: Sex, Scandal and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection

by michaeld | Nov 23, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Dance

    The Real World of the Ballerina By Deirdre Kelly Greystone Books 27.95 244 pages While fans of the ballet can now experience more of the life of a dancer through reality TV shows such as Breaking Pointe, never could one imagine the brutal beginnings and...

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