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Ballerina: Sex, Scandal, and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection
by Deirdre Kelly
Jenna Mazur’s review
Jan 05, 13
Read from January 02 to 05, 2013
Wow, great book covering how the art of ballet evolved from the start, in Paris, to present day. We learn about the different problems each century faced: prostitution, catching on fire, injury, lack of funds, suppressed rights, critical body issues and insufficient job coverage and pay. Sometimes the language is repetitive, but the amount of research Deirdre Kelly would have had to do to create the work is astounding.
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- A Ballerina's Tale — National Post Review
- A Ballerina's Tale, the Toronto Premiere
- A Day in the Life of Deirdre Kelly
- A Top 100 Book of 2012 as chosen by The Globe and Mail
- Accidental Perfume Maker
- Alberta At Noon references Ballerina: Sex, Scandal and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection in looking at the backstage world of ballet in the wake of the acid attack on Bolshoi director Sergey Filin.
- Amazon.com sells Ballerina: Sex, Scandal and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection
- An incurable addiction to the City of Love
- Artist Spotlight
- At the top: Deirdre Kelly’s Ballerina book is No. 1
- Australia reviews Ballerina: Sex, Scandal and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection
- Author interview for Ballerina book, Global TV News, Edmonton
- Author interview with Joseph Planta on The Commentary for the Ballerina book; listen to the podcast.
- Author profile
- Author's page, The Globe and Mail: Deirdre Kelly
- Ballerina at Montreal's Westmount Library
- Ballerina blog review
- Ballerina discussed on The DancePlug Dish YouTube Channel
- Ballerina Makes the Globe's Top 100 List
- Ballerina review
- Ballerina review by PressPlus1
- Ballerina review, New York City, December 5, 2012
- Ballerina reviewed in The Tyee
- Ballerina: Sex, Scandal and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection on the Faulhaber blog.
- Ballerina: Sex, Scandal and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection; Macleans review
- Ballerinas of the Future — Book Excerpt in the Dance Current
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- Bolshoi Ballerina Svetlana Lunkina in conversation with Deirdre Kelly
- Book review, Paris Times Eight
- Breaking the colour barrier in ballet
- Breaking the colour barrier in ballet
- Broadway World reviews Ballerina: Sex, Scandal and Suffering Behind tre Symbol of Perfection
- BUY: Paris Times Eight
- Calgary Herald highlights Ballerina as a top pick.
- Canada AM interview for Ballerina
- CanadaAM interview with Deirdre Kelly about the Ballerina book on CTV television
- Canadian Geographic, summer 2011 issue.
- CBC Radio highlights Ballerina: Sex, Scandal and Sufeering Behind the Symbol of Perfection as a Can-Lit book of 2012
- CBC reviews Ballerina: Sex, Scandal and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection.
- Critics At Large interview with Deirdre Kelly in conversation with David Churchill about the Ballerina book
- Curvier Women on the Comeback
- Dance and Marketing — A Winning Partnership
- Deirdre Kelly
- Deirdre Kelly Chairs Fashion Week Panel
- Deirdre Kelly in conversation with Ronda Nychka
- Deirdre Kelly on CBC radio
- Deirdre Kelly on Danceworks
- Deirdre Kelly Reads in East York
- Deirdre Kelly reviews Ballet Jorgen's Swan Lake
- Elle Canada chats up Deirdre Kelly about her Ballerina book
- Emceeing The Tutu Project
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- GlobalTV Edmonton The Morning News on-air interview for Ballerina, October 30,2012
- Globe and Mail review of Paris Times Eight
- Good Books and a Cup of Tea Review
- Harbourfront Reading Series
- Have Fashion Will Travel: Fashion Export Panel moderated by Deirdre Kelly
- Heavy Metal: Jeweler Makes Luxury Handbags
- Huffington Post blog by Deirdre Kelly
- Huffington Post on Paris Times Eight
- Immersive dance— it’s a new thing
- iVillage interview with Deirdre Kelly regarding Ballerina: Sex, Scandal and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection
- Jesus Christ Superstar
- Klimt Revealed
- La Scena Musicale: Auspicious Concert Launch for Wish Opera
- Lauren Warnecke of Ar Intercepts in Chicago reviews Ballerina: Sex, Scandal and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection.
- McClung Magazine
- Mentoring University of Toronto students
- My interview with Malcolm Jolley of Good Food Revolution
- Nathan Cohen Award Recipient Deirdre Kelly
- New book exposes ballet’s white swans and ugly ducklings
- New Book for Greystone by Deirdre Kelly
- NOW writes up Ballerina: Sex, Scandal and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection
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- Open Mi ds Soeaker Series, February 11, 2015
- Oprah Favourite: Lisette-L
- Panelist, Fashion Group International on Corporate Visual Branding, Thompson Hotel, Toronto
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- Paris, je t’aime
- Performing Arts Medicine Association Conference, Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, Feb. 11-12, 2017
- Portland Review of Books
- Rebecca Eckler reviews Paris Times Eight
- Renaud-Bray.com sells Ballerina: Sex, Scandal and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection
- Review of Paris Times Eight
- Royal Historian reviews Ballerina: Sex, Scandal and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection
- Sexy Lingerie for the Nursing Set
- The Daily Mail in London writes on Ballerina
- The Glass Menagerie
- The LG Fashion Week Diaries: Day Four – Shop – October 2011
- The Pursuit of Perfection: A Life of Celia Franca, by Carol Bishop. Review by Deirdre Kelly
- To the pointe: nice mini review of Ballerina book
- Toronto Street Photography
- University College Alumna Wins Top Critics Prize
- University of Toronto selects Ballerina: Sex, Scandal and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection as one of its alumni books of 2012
- Walk In My Heels (They Are Transferable)
- Wedding trends 2010
- Welland Tribune picks Ballerina
- When the Political Becomes Personal
- Winnipeg Free Press reviews Ballerina