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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow - A Life in Dance (Hardcover)
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow - A Life in Dance (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R539
Discovery Miles 5 390
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An Australian ballerina and a German dancer and choreographer meet
while rehearsing with an American ballet company ahead of a
European tour. This chance encounter sets the scene for a lifelong
partnership, and the couple literally dance their way around the
world. Christina Gallea and Alexander Roy had the opportunity to
join several international ballet companies as principal dancers
before deciding to follow an independent path, setting off in an
overloaded Volkswagen Beetle to tour Europe with their own recital
performance. The success of this venture led to the formation of a
ballet company, based in London, the Alexander Roy London Ballet
Theatre. The company spent 25 years touring throughout the UK,
becoming a vital part of the British dance scene, as well as
performing in 30 different countries world-wide. Christina recounts
the highs, lows and peculiar challenges of performing while touring
the globe - how they narrowly escaped revolution in South America,
survived being mugged in the Philippines, a fire, and run-ins with
the East German police. She also writes vividly of the ballet
studios and famous teachers with whom both dancers studied in
London and in Paris. Mixing personal anecdote with fascinating
insights into an exciting period of dance history, from the
post-war years right up to the year 2000, this lively account
captures the spirit of this most transient of art forms.
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