Astonish Me

10 ballet novels [for adults] you’ll love

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A Labor Day Weekend freebie extravaganza for you! From now through Tuesday, Sept 8th, enjoy all of the Ballet Theatre Chronicles for free! Just click on their titles below. And tell your friends and family! Off Balance,Book 1 of the Ballet Theatre Chronicles Outside the Limelight, Book 2 Ballet Orphans, Book 3 Other Stages,Book 4 A Dancer’s … Read more

Maggie Shipstead’s astonishing ballet novel, Astonish Me

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The choreography is old-fashioned, but as Rusakov circles the stage doing high, perfect coupés jetés en tournant, his technique is not fusty but pure. His movements are quick but unhurried, impossible in their clarity and difficulty and extraordinary in how they seem to burst from nowhere, without any apparent effort or preparation. But the beauty … Read more