Marcie Sillman

Out There

Jonathan Porretta's Life in Dance

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Jonathan Porretta is one of the most beloved dancers at Pacific Northwest Ballet. But his journey to principal dancer wasn't easy. He grew up different: gay, lonely, and teased in a small New Jersey town, following a dream that others couldn't understand. Award-winning arts journalist Marcie Sillman chronicles the dancer's tale in a new, all-ages coffee table book called Out There: Jonathan Porretta's Life in Dance. The book's message of "Be yourself and people will love you for who you are" comes through clearly in Sillman's crisp, engaging prose. Family snapshots and exquisite dance photography by Angela Sterling show key moments in Porretta's life thusfar. Out There is an expanded version of a 2,000-word article Sillman published on KUOW.org in January 2016. In addition to Sillman's 5,000-word essay, Out There includes a complete list of Porretta's lead roles (plus 10 favorites highlighted with personal commentary by Porretta), a bibliography of articles about Porretta, and a timeline.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Seattle Scriptorium
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 286mm x 221mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 788g
• ISBN-13: 9780692708224
• ISBN-10: 0692708227
• Artikelnr.: 45726245

Autorenporträt

Marcie Sillman has been covering the Seattle arts scene for 30+ years. Her work is heard in Seattle on the NPR-affiliate KUOW FM, and has appeared in the Seattle Times, Crosscut, and on the Seattle Channel. Nationally, she reports for NPR and has written for Pointe and Dance Teacher magazines. She was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in dance journalism in 2009. More of Sillman's writing can be found on her blog, And Another Thing, at marciesillman.com.