Mikhail Baryshnikov

by Bruce Glassman

A biography of the brilliant ballet dancer, Mikhail Baryshnikov, who went on to become a choreographer, film actor, and director of the American Ballet Theatre. This book covers the life of Baryshnikov from birth/dance in Russia with the Kirov Ballet through his defection to the USA and his grand performances with many USA ballet companies. Renown for his acrobatics he became a legend in the field until his retirement in 2005 to pursue other dance venues.

This is part of a series on the lives of the twentieth century's most creative people.

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction

128 pages, Library Binding

First published March 1, 1991

Reviews

[Lala E · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great book! I learned all about Misha(Baryshnikov) and his life in Russia and in America. He is an amazing person and one of the most talented dancers in the world! Misha is such a good dancer that he gets bored easily, so he has done many kinds of dance and almost every ballet there is, and he has done other things like being an actor. Before I read this book I knew nothing about Mikhail Baryshnikov and hardly anything about Russian dancers now I know so much more!

[Kaitlyn Shelton · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars is a better rating for this.
I love Baryshnikov (I have a t-shirt that says that and everything). I think his dancing is entrancing and everything about his performances make me want to watch more. So, I was really excited to read more about his life. What threw me off was that I thought I was going to get a biography, not a children's picture book. It says it fits with Middle School and High School curriculum, so I just didn't think that it would be what it was.
That being said, it was a well done book that got some of the interesting points of Baryshnikov's life onto paper.