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Turning Pointe : How a New Generation of Dancers Is Saving Ballet from Itself by Chloe Angyal (2021, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPublic Affairs
ISBN-101645036707
ISBN-139781645036708
eBay Product ID (ePID)21050407064
Product Key Features
Book TitleTurning Pointe : How a New Generation of Dancers Is Saving Ballet from Itself
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
TopicFeminism & Feminist Theory, General, Popular Culture, Dance / Classical & Ballet
GenrePerforming Arts, Sports & Recreation, Social Science
AuthorChloé Angyal
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight17.8 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2020-046028
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"There's no question: Turning Pointe is a groundbreaking book that stands to shift the nature of ballet as we know it. The depth of reporting is astounding, inspiring, and necessary: Chloe Angyal doesn't just explore ballet, she examines it, holding up magnifying glasses and mirrors to the inequities and systemic issues that have persisted for too long, the innovation unfolding in studios and on stages, and the shattering of rigid tradition that today's ballet can't let stand. With Angyal's obvious passion for the art form and thoughtful, immersive conversations with sources from across the ballet world at the heart of this book, Turning Pointe is a must-read for any current or former dancer, dance parent, or individual who is interested in a vibrant, inclusive future of a classical art form. Turning Pointe reads like a reckoning--one that can truly change ballet for the better."-- Rainesford Stauffer, author of An Ordinary Age, "The best art is not an escape for the audience, but a journey. It uses beauty incisively, and that is what Chloe Angyal's writing does. In her essential observations about her beloved ballet, she reminds us of the necessity of thinking critically, especially about that which we love the most."-- Jamil Smith, journalist and contributor to Believe Me, "Angyal, a journalist and former dancer, raises the curtain and goes backstage to reveal why this beloved cultural tradition is imperiled."-- Booklist, " Turning Pointe isn't always an easy read, but it's an important one. And it's one whose message is, ultimately, of hope."-- Seattle Times, "A vigorously reported critique of common policies and practices in the ballet world."-- Kirkus Reviews, " Turning Pointe: How a New Generation of Dancers is Saving Ballet from Itself is a painstaking, and often painful, assessment of the troubling racialized, gendered, and classed lessons of classical ballet. Angyal's sharp analysis invites us to wonder how ballet might expand if it did not require broken toes, torn ligaments, starving dancers, or pink tights. This is the book for all of us who loved ballet but found it did not love us back." -- Melissa Harris-Perry, Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University and cohost of System Check, "Incisive and unsparing.... an important read for ballet lovers and an essential part of any conversation moving forward."-- Boston Globe, "Groundbreaking.... Shining a frequently unflattering but hopeful light on the future of the art."-- Ms. Magazine, "This is the book I desperately needed as a teenage ballerina, when I mistakenly thought there was something wrong with me rather than ballet's culture. Having read it, I want to buy copies for every aspiring dancer, as well as the gatekeepers who most need to read it. Angyal reports with urgency and precision about what draws young dancers to ballet, and how it needs to change to keep them there. Turning Pointe is a long-overdue reckoning for an art form that excludes and injures its dancers as much as it dazzles them."-- Ellen O'Connell Whittet, author of What You Become in Flight
Dewey Decimal792.8
SynopsisEvery day, in dance studios all across America, millions of little girls line up at the barre and take ballet class. Their time in the studio shapes their lives, instilling lessons about gender, power, the value of their bodies and minds, and their place in the world both in and outside of dance.In Turning Pointe , journalist Chloe Angyal captures the intense love for ballet that so many dancers feel, while also grappling with its shortcomings: the power imbalance of an art form performed mostly by women, but dominated by male choreographers and ballet masters, the impossible standards of beauty and thinness, and the racism that pervades ballet.A new generation of dancers is confronting these issues head on. If ballet is going to survive the 21st century and forge a path into a more socially just future, this reckoning is essential., A reckoning with one of our most beloved art forms, whose past and present are shaped by gender, racial, and class inequities--and a look inside the fight for its future Every day, in dance studios all across America, legions of little children line up at the barre to take ballet class. This time in the studio shapes their lives, instilling lessons about gender, power, bodies, and their place in the world both in and outside of dance. In Turning Pointe , journalist Chloe Angyal captures the intense love for ballet that so many dancers feel, while also grappling with its devastating shortcomings: the power imbalance of an art form performed mostly by women, but dominated by men; the impossible standards of beauty and thinness; and the racism that keeps so many people of color out of ballet. As the rigid traditions of ballet grow increasingly out of step with the modern world, a new generation of dancers is confronting these issues head on, in the studio and on stage. For ballet to survive the twenty-first century and forge a path into a more socially just future, this reckoning is essential.
LC Classification NumberGV1787.A54 2021
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