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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. 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 __Swan Lake__. Tennant provides an intimate account of Baronova’s life as a dancer and rare behind-the-scenes sto

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Author

Victoria Tennant; Irina Baronova

Publisher

University of Chicago Press

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226186306

Category

performing arts

Subjects

Memoir, Performing Arts, Photography

Rating

4.89 / 5 (9 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14