Raising the Barre
Big Dreams, False Starts, and My Midlife Quest to Dance the Nutcracker
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- Nov 14, 2017
- Page Count
- 272 pages
- Publisher
- Da Capo Press
- ISBN-13
- 9780306903274
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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