Natalia Osipova
Subtitle: becoming a swan
By: photographs by Andrej Uspenski ; foreword, Alexander Agadzhanov
Contributors: Agadzhanov, Aleksandr, writer of foreword
Publisher: Oberon Books Ltd
Published: 2013
Language: eng; rus
ISBN-13: 9781783190225
Subjects: Swan lake (Choreographic work); Ballerinas; Pictorial works
Other titles: Becoming a swan
Description: Natalia Osipova: Becoming a Swan is an intimate portrait of the work of a ballet superstar, and the story told in pictures of how she prepares for the most iconic role in all of ballet. Features over 150 black and white images of Osipova behind the scenes and on stage, including unique glimpses taken from the wings at Covent Garden. Andrej Uspenski has used his exclusive vantage point as a First Artist with The Royal Ballet, to produce a moving photographic tribute to the most exciting prima ballerina in the world today. Foreword by Alexander Agadzhanov, the Royal Ballet's Senior.
Notes: Foreword in English and Russian.