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David Hallberg, the first American to join the famed Bolshoi Ballet
as a principal dancer and the dazzling artist The New Yorker
described as "the most exciting male dancer in the western world,"
presents a look at his artistic life-up to the moment he returns to
the stage after a devastating injury that 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 comeback, Hallberg's "moving and intelligent" (Daniel
Mendelsohn) 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. Rich in detail ballet fans will adore, Hallberg
presents an "unsparing...inside look" (The New York Times) and also
reflects on universal and relatable themes like inspiration,
self-doubt, and perfectionism as he takes you into daily classes,
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 School, 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 botched 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. "Candid and engrossing"
(The Washington Post), A Body of Work is a memoir "for everyone
with a heart" (DC Metro Theater Arts).
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