🎉   Please check out our new website over at books-etc.com.

Seller
Your price
£45.00
Out of Stock

Dancer

Wim Vanlessen

Format: Hardback
Publisher: Cannibal/Hannibal Publishers, Lichtervelde, Belgium
Published: 27th Feb 2019
Dimensions: w 210mm h 265mm
ISBN-10: 9492677733
ISBN-13: 9789492677730
Barcode No: 9789492677730
Trade or Institutional customer? Contact us about large order quotes.
Synopsis
This book is an ode to dance. It's a tribute to the very precise, timeless form of physical expression, known as ballet, told from the perspective of a man who has spent more than thirty years of his life devoted to the art that many try, yet few master. This book answers the question: Who does a dancer need to be? Part memoir, part visual history and pure joy, this book offers insight into the life and career of Wim Vanlessen, principal dancer for the Royal Ballet of Flanders. On the cusp of his farewell to the company after more than two decades in the spotlight, Wim recounts key moments from his personal life that have shaped him as a dancer and a man. He's a person that has placed his passion above all else, with an unflinching and unforgiving drive to become the best ballet dancer he can be. Featuring special contributions from stars in the worlds of fashion, dance and photography: Raf Simons, Kathryn Bennetts, Stephan Vanfleteren, Willy Vanderperre, Wendy Whelan, Stephen Galloway, and many others. This book is published on the occasion of Wim Vanlessen's last show at the Royal Balles of Flanders: Bejart's Bolero.

New & Used

Seller Information Condition Price
-New
Out of Stock

What Reviewers Are Saying

Submit your review
Newspapers & Magazines
"Vanlessen is a paragon of classicism: a dancer who combines elegance with effortless virtuosity." - Roslyn Sulcas, The New York Times, 2017.