Dancer Robert Barnett trained under legendary choreographer Bronislava Nijinska. His professional ballet career was launched when he joined the Colonel de Basil Original Ballet Russe company. In the late 1940s, when George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein formed the New York City Ballet, Barnett was among of the first generation of dancers. Under Balanchine's direction, he rose from corps de ballet to soloist. In 1958 he became principal dancer and associate artistic director of the Atlanta Ballet-the oldest continuously operating company in America-and served as artistic director for more than thirty years. He was head coach of the American delegation to the International Ballet Competitions in Varna, Bulgaria, in 1980, and in Moscow in 1981. Today he serves as a guest teacher and coach at schools and companies throughout the U.S., and remains remains active with Atlanta Ballet. Barnett's autobiography recounts the life of a dancer and director, offers insight on what is involved in pursuing a professional career in dance and provides a history of ballet in America from the early 1920s through 2018.

About the Author
Robert Barnett served as artistic director of the Atlanta Ballet for more than thirty years. Today he teaches and coaches at schools and companies throughout the U.S. and sets Balanchine ballets for those schools and companies approved by the Balanchine Trust.

Dance writer and education consultant Cynthia Crain is a member of the Dance Studies Association and Biographers International Organization, a trustee on the Atlanta Ballet board and is on the Education Committee of The Atlanta Ballet, Centre for Dance Education. She has published books and articles in the field of dance and movement. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.


Book Information
ISBN 9781476679105
Author Robert Barnett
Format Paperback
Page Count 166
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions(mm) 152mm * 229mm * 9mm