Description: Note: Please study the images carefully to determine the condition of this vintage photograph, as it may not be in perfect condition. It may contain wrinkles, cracks, and possibly even tears due to its age and how it was handled before it got to us. A scanner may interpret colors and contrast differently than human eyes will, so it is possible that the actual photograph may be slightly darker or lighter in person. This vintage photograph is offered for sale as a collectible item and conveys no transfer of copyright. 1983 Press Photo Ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov exercises at the barre This is an original press photo. Ballet is the art of the arduous, the triumph of will over pain. Detroiters have had a unique opportunity this week to sample some of the best of dance, with appearances by both the American Ballet Theater and the Alvin Ailey dancers. The performance of the American Ballet Theater's artistic director, Mikhail Baryshnikov, in particular, spurred us to ponder what is behind ballet's continuing appeal. Classical ballet is a more consuming profession than almost anything you can think of. Dancers typically begin serious study at the age of eight or nine, and thereafter sweat through daily classes ad practices, spending grueling hours exercising against a wooden rail or barre. Like all truly great artists, ballet stars must live for little else. But dancers like Baryshnikov make it all seem easy, those leg extensions, those circular spins, those leaps into the air in which dancers beat the calves of their legs together or cross their feet. The crowds clap and shout bravo and go home. Still, fine ballet performances, like other instances of high physical art, live on in the mind, reminding us that we are creatures of the body as well as the spirit, and that it is possible to hone bone and muscle into an instrument of breathtaking grace and strength. No wonder we wildly applaud.Photo measures 8 x 10inches. Photo is dated 04-07-1983. PHOTO FRONT PHOTO BACK Historic Images Part Number: afx07425 Sell Smarter with Kyozou.Inventory and Ecommerce Management
Price: 19.99 USD
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
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Shipping Cost: 4.99 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
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Type: Photograph
Image Color: Black & White
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Features: Press Photograph
Signed: No
Year of Production: 1983
Size: Medium (Up to 10)
Photo Dimensions (in.): 8 x 10 in.
Theme: Entertainment
Vintage: Yes
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Material: Paper
SKU: afx07425
Image Orientation: Portrait
