Reading Dance: A Gathering of Memoirs, Reportage, Criticism, Profiles, Interviews, and Some Uncategorizable Extras
by Robert Gottlieb
Book Summary Information
Author: Robert GottliebEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-11-04
ISBN: 037542122X
Number of pages: 1360
Publisher: Pantheon
Book Reviews of Reading Dance: A Gathering of Memoirs, Reportage, Criticism, Profiles, Interviews, and Some Uncategorizable Extras
Book Review: a delightful and thought-provoking compilation
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw this book at the local library. Due to its thickness and weight, I was going to just look up the articles on my favorite dancer, read them on the spot and not even bother checking the book out and lugging it home with me. However, the articles were so captivating that I ended up checking the book out so that I could take my time in savoring them. Then after another day of reading, some of the pieces were so special that I started to wish I could own a copy. So within a matter of two days, I went from not wanting to be even temporarily burdened by the book's weight to ordering it on Amazon.
The quality of the collection continues to delight me. Whenever I can squeeze 20 min at the end of a busy day, I would randomly flip to a page and immediately find something fascinating. It has introduces me to many more great dancers, whose personalities come jumping out of the pages through their interviews. Their perspectives on dancing have given me much food for thought and expanded my horizon many times over. Not all personalities come across as flattering, especially when they are presented so close to each other in the same volume. That in itself is interesting in association with their dancing styles.
This book has given me so much enjoyment that I can't remember the last book that made me feel this way.
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