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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: A Life in Dance
Christiana Gallea Roy
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Description for Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: A Life in Dance
Hardcover. A Life in Dance. 320 pages, 93 black & white integrated plates, 16 pages colour plate section. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ASDL; BGFA. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 23. Weight: 966.
An Australian ballerina and a German dancer and choreographer meet while rehearsing with an American ballet company ahead of a European tour. This chance encounter sets the scene for a lifelong partnership, and the couple literally dance their way around the world. Christina Gallea and Alexander Roy had the opportunity to join several international ballet companies as principal dancers before deciding to follow an independent path, setting off in an overloaded Volkswagen Beetle to tour Europe with their own recital performance. The success of this venture led to the formation of a ballet company, based in London, the Alexander ... Read more
An Australian ballerina and a German dancer and choreographer meet while rehearsing with an American ballet company ahead of a European tour. This chance encounter sets the scene for a lifelong partnership, and the couple literally dance their way around the world. Christina Gallea and Alexander Roy had the opportunity to join several international ballet companies as principal dancers before deciding to follow an independent path, setting off in an overloaded Volkswagen Beetle to tour Europe with their own recital performance. The success of this venture led to the formation of a ballet company, based in London, the Alexander ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Book Guild Ltd
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846246906
SKU
V9781846246906
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-38
About Christiana Gallea Roy
Christina Gallea was born in Sydney, Australia and began her dance career aged 16 with Australian Theatre Ballet. Coming to Europe, Christina danced with several international ballet companies, performing principal roles and working with leading choreographers. Christina was the ballerina, creating many roles, and Associate Director for Alexander Roy London Ballet Theatre. Now living in the south of France, she ... Read more
Reviews for Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: A Life in Dance
Her writing is so good that the book becomes a travelogue as well as a record of their trials and travails." (Dance Europe)
"I haven't enjoyed a dance book so much for a long time". (On Dancing, Australia)
...a fascinating narrative that manages to catch hundreds of names of choreographers, dancers and dance works without outweighing the achievement of being ... Read more