{"product_id":"leaps-in-the-dark-agnes-de-mille-9780813035703","title":"Leaps in the Dark: Art and the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRediscover one of the greatest dance writers of the twentieth century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Aloff, herself a fine writer and critic, has plucked the best of Agnes de Mille, one of the most vivid writers in dance, and made a bouquet of them that is as pungent as de Mille's writing.\"--Alexandra Tomalonis, editor of\u003ci\u003eDance View\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"De Mille can be witty, wise, irascible, poignant. As editor, Aloff delivers her subject to the reader in full regalia, and the result is a remarkably scintillating volume.\"--Nancy Goldner, author of \u003ci\u003eBalanchine Variations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From a lifetime of writings, Mindy Aloff has assembled a book that is de Mille's autobiography but also a chronicle about art and the world during the twentieth century. De Mille shows us herself and America growing up, Pavlova dancing again, Kurt Weill composing, and World War II as it transpires.\"--George Jackson, dance critic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgnes George de Mille (1905-1993) was one of the most popular choreographers of American theater and film in the twentieth century. She was also one of the greatest writers on dance in English, alongside Edwin Denby, Arlene Croce, and Alastair Macaulay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDe Mille published eleven books, a review of the London première of Balanchine's \u003ci\u003eProdigal Son\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand a monograph (\"Russian Journals\"). Sadly, of these, only her biography of Martha Graham remains in print. \u003ci\u003eLeaps in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis a dazzling collection that reintroduces de Mille's astounding written legacy to a new generation of dance enthusiasts. Mindy Aloff's brief introductions provide just enough context to allow de Mille's brilliant portraits to shine all the brighter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis anthology presents the \u003ci\u003eProdigal Son\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ereview in full, alongside excerpts from the monograph and eight of de Mille's ten books now out of print. The result is a beautifully crafted volume that highlights some of the most engaging, witty, and evocative dance writing ever penned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMindy Aloff\u003c\/b\u003e teaches dance criticism and history at Barnard College. A past fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial and Woodrow Wilson Foundations, and a recipient of the Whiting Writers Award, she is the author of \u003ci\u003eDance Anecdotes: Stories from the Worlds of Ballet, Broadway, the Ballroom, and Modern Dance\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHippo in a Tutu: Dancing in Disney Animation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Agnes de Mille\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813035708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813035703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011 pg. 60","brand":"Agnes de Mille","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47930685161727,"sku":"9780813035703","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a4294592-8d5f-4a4e-af76-9ea038b06d67.jpg?v=1766343559","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/leaps-in-the-dark-agnes-de-mille-9780813035703","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}