Be ballerina. Private life of the dancers of the Imperial Theater

"The true artist must sacrifice himself to her art. Like a nun, she does not have the right to lead a life desired for most women. "
(Anna Pavlova)
The famous writer Julia Andreeva opens before the readers of the panorama of "royal" period of the Russian ballet. Pushful gala reproaches, backstage intrigues, exhausting rehearsals that instantly wound legs to the blood, stories from the life of the most famous ballerinas: brilliant Anna Pavlova, Queen-Bosonozhozi Isadora Duncan, mysterious Matilda Kshesinskaya.
What did the life of the Ballerin of the Imperial Theater make up? Why was fierce debate about whether the ballerina should wear a corset? You will learn about all this from the book that you are now in your hands