{"product_id":"irina-baronova-and-the-ballets-victoria-tennant-9780226167169","title":"Irina Baronova and the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo","description":"In the 1930s and '40s, the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo toured the United States and the world, introducing many to ballet as an art form, while spreading the enduring image of the ballerina as an embodiment of feminine grace and sophistication. This sumptuous, illustrated history tells the story of the rise of modern ballet and its popularity through the life story of one of ballet's most glamorous stars, Irina Baronova (1919-2008), prima ballerina for the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo and later for Ballet Theatre in New York. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on letters, correspondence, oral histories, and interviews, Baronova's daughter, the actress Victoria Tennant, warmly recounts Baronova's dramatic life, from her earliest aspirations to her grueling time on tour to her later years in Australia as a pioneer of the art. She begins with the Baronov family's flight from Russia during the Revolution, which led them to Romania and later Paris, where at the age of thirteen, Baronova became a star, chosen by the legendary George Balanchine to join the Ballets Russes, where she danced the lead in \u003ci\u003eSwan Lake\u003c\/i\u003e. Tennant provides an intimate account of Baronova's life as a dancer and rare behind-the-scenes stories of life on the road with the stars of the company. Spectacular photographs, a mix of archival images and family snapshots, offer many rare views of rehearsals, costumes, set designs, and the dancers themselves both at their most dazzling and in their most everyday. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The story of Irina Baronova is also the story of the rise of ballet in America thanks to the Ballets Russes, who brought the magisterial beauty and star power of dance to big cities and small towns alike. \u003ci\u003eIrina Baronova and the Ballet Russes de Monte Carlo \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a unique perspective on this history, sure to be treasured by dance patrons and aspiring stars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria Tennant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022616716X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226167169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.15h x 9.45w x 1.01d","brand":"Victoria Tennant","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48443301396735,"sku":"9780226167169","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b8fe8782-1bd2-42c9-9967-8c0f960b3e78.jpg?v=1777204587","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/irina-baronova-and-the-ballets-victoria-tennant-9780226167169","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}