Mirrors and Scrims: The Life and Afterlife of Ballet

In this stunning new collection of reviews and essays, dance critic Marcia B. Siegel grapples with both the floating identity of ballet and particular ballets, as well as the expanding environment of spectacle in which ballet competes for an audience. Drawn from a wide variety of published sources, these writings concentrate on canonical works of ballet and how the performances of these works have been changing in significant ways. The volume includes over one hundred pieces on a variety of ballet topics, from specific dances and dancers to companies and choreographers, ranging from Swan Lake and The Nutcracker to Nijinsky, Balanchine, Tharp, and Morris to the Bolshoi, the Joffrey, the Miami City Ballet, the Boston Ballet, and the New York City Ballet.