Behind the red velvet curtain an American ballerina in Russia
"This book an unflinching, complex, and compassionate true tale of the first American ballerina to sign a contract with the Bolshoi Ballet Theater in Moscow, Russia. The narrative is drawn from more than a decade of reporting, interviews, and research by an award-winning journalist"--
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Rowman & Littlefield,
[2025]
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| Summary: | "This book an unflinching, complex, and compassionate true tale of the first American ballerina to sign a contract with the Bolshoi Ballet Theater in Moscow, Russia. The narrative is drawn from more than a decade of reporting, interviews, and research by an award-winning journalist"-- |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 295 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781538199374 |
| Author Notes: | Joy Womack is a ballerina, currently working at the Paris Opera. She has a combined social media following of approximately 75,000 across all platforms, was featured in a 2021 independent documentary,Joy Womack: The White Swan, and is also the subject of a biopic film,Joika, set to premiere in 2023. Her story has been followed by news outlets around the world, including The New York Times , The Moscow Times , Reuters , Time Magazine , the L.A. Times , NBC News . |
