The swans of Harlem
Valby, Karen2024
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Harlem 1969; it's the height of the Civil Rights era and the community is still reeling from the assassination of Martin Luther King. Arthur Mitchell, the first Black principal dancer at the New York City Ballet, takes his protest to the stage and establishes the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Here begins the story of the five extraordinary women at the heart of this book. Both a group biography and a story of a particular time, this is a book about ballet, the enduring allure of ballet for young girls, and about how these pioneers broke into a world that was closed to them and changed ideas of what a classical dancer could be.
Main title:
The swans of Harlem / Karen Valby.
Author:
Valby, Karen, author
Imprint:
London : Manilla, 2024.
Collation:
352 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781786582492 (hbk)
Dewey class:
792.80280922792.802920.DANC
LC class:
GV1785.A1
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3807360