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Ballet Confidential

A personal behind-the-scenes guide

by David McAllister
Paperback
Publication Date: 25/07/2023
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Beyond the formidable combination of tulle and lycra, how much can an audience ever truly understand about the demands of being a ballet dancer?

What really is the pain and pleasure of pointe shoes and jockstraps? Can a wardrobe malfunction derail a scene? What happens when injury sidelines a principal dancer mid-show?

Here is your tell-all guide, an all-access pass for ballet lovers and the ballet-curious by internationally acclaimed dancer and former artistic director of The Australian Ballet, David McAllister.

From toe acting, to the perils of partnering and onstage/offstage romances, David answers in intimate detail everything you have ever wanted to know about ballet but were too afraid to ask.

ISBN:
9781760763251
9781760763251
Category:
Autobiography: general
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
25-07-2023
Language:
English
Publisher:
Thames & Hudson Australia Pty, Limited
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
256
Dimensions (mm):
232x153x23mm

‘One of the most celebrated artists of our time lifts the curtain on ballet’s intoxicating pursuit of perfection. What a brilliant book! Filled with insider knowledge for the ballet lover or the newcomer, you will be whipping through the pages wanting to hear more of David’s wisdom and humour behind bringing the art of ballet to life.’
– Sarah Murdoch

‘Nijinsky did WHAT with a scarf? Who dared call Anna Pavlova ‘the broom’? Dancers stuff Chux Superwipes WHERE? For those of us who love the ballet but are too scared to ask the silly questions – David is our friend. Let him take you behind the velvet scrim for a pas de deus into ballet paradise.’
– Catriona Rowntree

David McAllister

David McAllister was principal artist with The Australian Ballet for twelve years. During that time, David also danced as guest performer with Bolshoi Ballet, the Kirov Ballet, the Georgian State Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada, Birmingham Royal Ballet, and Singapore Dance Theatre and, in 1992, as part of a Royal Gala performance in London in the presence of the Princess of Wales.

In 2001 David took his final bow as a dancer and became Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet. He was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2004 Australia Day Honours List and, in 2015, David premiered a new production of The Sleeping Beauty. It is on the 2015 Australian Ballet production of The Sleeping Beauty that the Little Hare book The Sleeping Beauty is based.

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