Here are stories—funny, sad, instructive, always interesting—and they immerse you in the magical world of music, told by a person with a unique profession: a ballet répétiteur.
Have you ever watched a performance not from the audience hall, but from backstage? Have you ever attended a rehearsal or a class? Want a peek behind the curtain? In the pages of this book, the author will guide you through the “service entrance,” and you’ll find yourself inside the learning process, usually hidden from outsiders.
The collection includes stories not only about professionals or students, but also about people for whom music or dance isn’t a profession but a hobby, a passion, and part of life. Besides, the author often feels like a student too—someone trying to make sense of a world new to them: the world of dance.
The book has made the shortlist for the national literary award “The Manuscript of the Year 2012.”