Mao S Last Dancer
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Mao S Last Dancer
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Author : Li Cunxin
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2009-04-02
Mao S Last Dancer written by Li Cunxin and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, Li Cunxin's childhood revolved around the commune, his family and Chairman Mao's Little Red Book. Until, that is, Madame Mao's cultural delegates came in search of young peasants to study ballet at the academy in Beijing and he was thrust into a completely unfamiliar world. When a trip to Texas as part of a rare cultural exchange opened his eyes to life and love beyond China's borders, he defected to the United States in an extraordinary and dramatic tale of Cold War intrigue. Told in his own distinctive voice, this is Li's inspirational story of how he came to be Mao's last dancer, and one of the world's greatest ballet dancers.
Mao S Last Dancer Young Readers Edition
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Author : Li Cunxin
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Release Date : 2005-05-02
Mao S Last Dancer Young Readers Edition written by Li Cunxin and has been published by Penguin Group Australia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-05-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
One day, not so very many years ago, a small peasant boy was chosen to study ballet at the Beijing Dance Academy. His mother urged him to take this chance of a lifetime. But Li was only eleven years old and he was scared and lonely, pushed away from all that he had ever known and loved. He hated the strict training routines and the strange place he had been brought to. All he wanted to do was go home – to his mother, father and six brothers, to his own small village. But soon Li realised that his mother was right. He had the chance to do something special with his life – and he never turned back . . . Visit the official Mao's Laster Dancer Movie website maoslastdancermovie.com
Mao S Last Dancer
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Author : Li Cunxin
language : en
Publisher: Viking
Release Date : 2014-06-25
Mao S Last Dancer written by Li Cunxin and has been published by Viking this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-25 with categories.
Mary S Last Dance
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Author : Mary Li
language : en
Publisher: Random House Australia
Release Date : 2021-10-19
Mary S Last Dance written by Mary Li and has been published by Random House Australia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-19 with Ballerinas categories.
I can vividly remember the last steps of the last ballet, walking off the stage led by a mother and knowing the decision I had to make. That was my last dance. Mary Li (nee McKendry) is an international ballet star and a mother like no other. She became a household name when her husband Li Cunxin published his bestselling memoir, Mao's Last Dancer - but that book told only half the story. Growing up in a rambunctious family in Rockhampton, Mary discovered an extraordinary early passion for ballet. It saw her move to London at age sixteen, to study at the Royal Ballet School and dance at the London Festival Ballet with the likes of Nureyev, and later to Houston Ballet, where as Principal Dancer she fell in love with the acclaimed Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin. The couple became the darlings of the dance world, and were happier than they could have imagined at the arrival of their firstborn daughter, Sophie. Then right at the height of her international career, Mary seemingly disappeared from view, leaving the fans aghast. What could have happened to cause a woman so committed, so talented, to give it all away in a heartbeat? Now, almost twenty years on, fans finally get their answer about what happened next to this inspiring family, and learn why it is Mary's turn to tell a truly remarkable tale. This is a powerful and uplifting memoir about chasing an impossible dream, and sacrificing one's own ambition for the love of a child. It is a moving and unforgettable story of passion, dedication and devotion - and the highly anticipated sequel to one of the world's most beloved books.
Dancing To Freedom
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Author : Li Cunxin
language : en
Publisher: Walker Childrens
Release Date : 2008-07-22
Dancing To Freedom written by Li Cunxin and has been published by Walker Childrens this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-22 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
In a poor village in northern China, a small boy named Li Cunxin was given the chance of a lifetime. Selected by Chairman Mao's officials from among millions of children to become a dancer, Li's new life began as he left his family behind. At the Beijing Dance Academy, days were long and difficult. Li's hard work was rewarded when he was chosen yet again, this time to travel to America. From there his career took flight, and he danced in cities around the world—never forgetting his family, who urged him to follow his dreams.
Mao S Last Dancer Movie Tie In
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Author : Li Cunxin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Mao S Last Dancer Movie Tie In written by Li Cunxin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with categories.
The Peasant Prince
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Author : Li Cunxin
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Release Date : 2012-09-07
The Peasant Prince written by Li Cunxin and has been published by Penguin Group Australia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-07 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
'This is your one chance. You have your secret dreams. Follow them! Make them come true . . . ' In a poor village in northern China, a small boy is about to be taken away from everything he's ever known. He is so afraid, but his mother urges him to follow his dreams. For soon he will become a dancer, one of the finest dancers in the world . . . So begins The Peasant Prince, the true story of Li Cunxin's extraordinary life. Based upon his internationally best-selling memoir, Mao's Last Dancer, this remarkable picture book captures the essence of one of the most inspiring stories to come from China in many years. With hauntingly beautiful illustrations by award-winning artist Anne Spudvilas, Li's journey of courage and determination is simply told, and as powerful as any fairytale.
Mao S Last Dancer
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Author : Cunxin Li
language : en
Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
Release Date : 2003
Mao S Last Dancer written by Cunxin Li and has been published by Putnam Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Fiction categories.
In a memoir of life in Maoist China, the author describes how he was taken from his family in rural China to study ballet in Beijing, his rise in the world of Chinese ballet, and his defection at age eighteen to the United States.
Mao S Last Dancer
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Author : Cunxin Li
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Mao S Last Dancer written by Cunxin Li and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Ballet dancers categories.
Shanghai Tango
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Author : Xing Jin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Shanghai Tango written by Xing Jin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Jin Xing is a former prima ballerina, one of the brightest stars of the Shanghai Ballet. But her journey to international fame was fraught with difficulty, because Jin Xing was in fact born a man. From an early age she was intensely uncomfortable with her gender - a young boy dreaming of becoming a ballerina and a princess. Unable to understand or put words to these feelings, she immersed herself in ballet dancing, her first love. Before long, her precocious talent was noted and at the age of nine, in spite of her parents' concerns, she joined the People's Liberation Army Dance Corps. There, she received both dance and military training and attained the rank of Colonel. The curtains opened on a new act in her life when, at the age of 19, she received an arts scholarship to study modern dance in New York. While there she discovered for the first time that it was possible to change sex. She took the singularly courageous decision to return to China to undergo one of the first full sex-change operations the country had ever witnessed. The dream she had nutured from youth - of becoming a woman - finally became a reality. As dramatic, graceful and deeply felt as a pas de deux, Shanghai Tango is a deeply personal and inspiring account of growing up in a body that feels alien and of braving pioneering surgery in communist China.