das war offensichtlich der Traum der Journalistin und Schriftstellerin Lauren Kessler. Sie hat sich diesen Traum erfüllt - mit etwa Mitte 50. Für Lauren Kessler ging es nicht nur darum in ihrem Lieblingsballett mitzutanzen, sondern auch zu zeigen, das Frauen in diesem Alter nicht nur Mütter und Großmütter und Ehefrauen sind, und vor allem, das sie im "mittleren Alter" nicht einfach unsichtbar sind. Mir hat ja schon ihr Buch mit den Essays über Bücher und das Schreiben und Lesen sehr gut gefallen, und auch von diesem bin ich wieder begeistert. Außerdem mag sie wie ich Mikhail Baryshnikov - und diese Nussknacker-Aufführung (mit Gelsey Kirkland) habe ich im Fernsehen auch mindestens ein dutzend Mal gesehen.
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Lauren KESSLER
Raising the Barre
Raising the Barre
Big Dreams, False Starts and
My Midlife Quest to Dance The Nutcracker
My Midlife Quest to Dance The Nutcracker
Description: Like generations of little girls, Lauren Kessler fell in love with ballet the first time she saw The Nutcracker, and from that day, at age five, she dreamed of becoming a ballerina. But when she was twelve, her very famous ballet instructor crushed those dreams—along with her youthful self-assurance—and she stepped away from the barre.
Fast forward four decades. Lauren—suddenly, powerfully, itchingly restless at midlife—embarks on a “Transcontinental Nutcracker Binge Tour,” where attending a string of performances in Chicago, New York, Boston, and San Francisco reignites her love affair with the ballet—and fuels her girlhood dream.
What ensues is not only a story about The Nutcracker itself, but also an inside look at the seemingly romantic—but oh-so-gritty—world of ballet, about all that happens away from the audience's eye that precedes the magic on stage. It is a tale told from the perspective of someone who not only loves it, but is also seeking to live it. Lauren's quest to dance The Nutcracker with the Eugene Ballet Company tackles the big issues: fear, angst, risk, resilience, the refusal to “settle in” to midlife, the refusal to become yet another Invisible Woman. It is also a very funny, very real look at what it's like to push yourself further than you ever thought you could go—and what happens when you get there.
Fast forward four decades. Lauren—suddenly, powerfully, itchingly restless at midlife—embarks on a “Transcontinental Nutcracker Binge Tour,” where attending a string of performances in Chicago, New York, Boston, and San Francisco reignites her love affair with the ballet—and fuels her girlhood dream.
What ensues is not only a story about The Nutcracker itself, but also an inside look at the seemingly romantic—but oh-so-gritty—world of ballet, about all that happens away from the audience's eye that precedes the magic on stage. It is a tale told from the perspective of someone who not only loves it, but is also seeking to live it. Lauren's quest to dance The Nutcracker with the Eugene Ballet Company tackles the big issues: fear, angst, risk, resilience, the refusal to “settle in” to midlife, the refusal to become yet another Invisible Woman. It is also a very funny, very real look at what it's like to push yourself further than you ever thought you could go—and what happens when you get there.
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