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In the Wings: Behind the Scenes at the New York City Ballet | 
 enlarge | Author: Kyle Froman
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 67322
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.6 x 0.7
ISBN: 0470173432
Dewey Decimal Number: 792.8097471
EAN: 9780470173435
ASIN: 0470173432
Publication Date: October 12, 2007
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"Here is New York City Ballet as it really is- the good, the not so good, and the majestically beautiful. It's a true story, and it's told by someone who can honestly claim that he was there."
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I could not put it down November 6, 2008
This is true behind the scenes. Kyle captures a full day and lets us in on some secrets. It brought back wonderful memories of my own perfoming days. I do wish he had included more photos from Square Dance, which is the rehearsle and perfomance he talks us through. All the photos are true art. Thank you Kyle for doing this.
 Backstage Sweat August 27, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Ballet is an illusion, a theatrical illusion, and I was not gratified by the frequent grotesquerie I saw when peering behind the curtain. Kyle Froman is a talented photographer and a well situated one. But ballet is so fragile, it is best seen from a distance. Scenes of warming up, lifts captured from a back view, and worst of all, physical therapy ordeals, all to me add nothing to the artistic joy I hope for as an audience member. It is aesthetically displeasing to me. And the underwear and almost nude photos were gratuitous and disrespectful of the dancers as artists. Some views should remain backstage with the curtain discreetly drawn.
Great addition for any dancer December 28, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
In The Wings is a wonderful book to own especially if you or the person you're buying the book for has had dance training. It's a wonderful look at everything you don't see before the performance. The morning warm up, ten-minute break, and exhausting rehearsals. My only gripe is that it's small! I was hoping this would be a coffee table book but it is in fact compact and very easy to take around.
The pictures and commentary are fabulous and give an in depth look into the goings on of the NYCB.
Highly recommended for the content and both black and white and color photographs. Only downer is the size, but that is easily looked past when you see what an amazing book this is.
A must have November 20, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is not another valentine to the New York City Ballet - it's far more authentic than that, and far more important. It's an often poignant look at what it's been like for this thoughtful, creatively gifted dancer to grow up in the company, with all the joys and disappointments that come with that surreal but privileged life.
I've always thought of Kyle Froman as a beautiful dancer, but as it turns out he's also a gifted photographer and an elegant writer as well. His photographs and his words have a penetrating honesty, and the book succeeds so brilliantly because it rings so true.
New York City Ballet Must Have November 8, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I wish this book would have received more attention upon its release. It is a fabulous book of photographs and commentary from someone, a dancer, on the inside at New York City Ballet and is filled with images, wonderful images, that one would likely not otherwise see in any other ballet book. For the fan of NYCB it's a must have, but would be equally at home on the shelf of any ballet or photography fan. Mr. Froman has produced a keeper. Bravo!!!
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