Prodigal Son: Dancing for Balanchine in a World of Pain and Magic
A leading advocate for the arts in America and recent recipient of the 1997 National Medal of the Arts, the 1997 Kennedy Center Honors, and the George Abbott Carbonell Award for Achievement, Edward Villella was recently inducted into the State of Florida Artist Hall of Fame. Villella also received the Frances Holleman Breathitt Award for Excellence for his contributions to the arts and to education, the thirty-eighth annual Capezio Dance Award, and Award for Lifetime Achievement,...
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A leading advocate for the arts in America and recent recipient of the 1997 National Medal of the Arts, the 1997 Kennedy Center Honors, and the George Abbott Carbonell Award for Achievement, Edward Villella was recently inducted into the State of Florida Artist Hall of Fame. Villella also received the Frances Holleman Breathitt Award for Excellence for his contributions to the arts and to education, the thirty-eighth annual Capezio Dance Award, and Award for Lifetime Achievement, becoming only the fourth dance personality to receive National Endowment for the Arts advisory artistic director of the Miami City Ballet, which has won worldwide acclaim under his direction. Publishers Weekly Dancer Villella's frank, earthy autobiography also offers a portrait of his mentor, the choreographer George Balanchine. Photos. (Feb.)
\ From the Publisher“A welcome addition to Balanchine chronicles. Frank, fair, earthy, direct . . . A true prodigal, Villella emerges triumphant from Balanchine’s unique academy of hard knocks.”\ --Publishers Weekly\ "Villella appears as his immensely talented, intelligent, self-absorbed, and opinionated self: a clear-eyed account of a most remarkable career in a remarkable time."\ —Kirkus Reviews\ \ \ \ \ \ Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly\ Dancer Villella's frank, earthy autobiography also offers a portrait of his mentor, the choreographer George Balanchine. Photos. (Feb.)\ \ \ BooknewsThe reminiscences of Villela, who spent over 20 years with the New York City Ballet under the legendary Balanchine. He discusses his formative years, his introduction to ballet, and the battles he had with and the respect he had for "Mr. B." Includes b&w photos. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
