{"product_id":"9781538199374","title":"Behind the Red Velvet Curtain An American Ballerina in Russia","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBehind the Red Velvet Curtain\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn American Ballerina in Russia\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJoy Womack | Elizabeth Shockman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography \/ Personal Memoirs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2012 Joy Womack made history when she became the first American ballerina to sign a contract with the Bolshoi Ballet Theater in Moscow, Russia.\u003cbr\u003eDancing in Moscow was not the Onion Dome fairy tale she’d hoped for. The Bolshoi and its school were filled with cutthroat competition, acts of violence, and coaches who encouraged obsessive devotion. They sent her on stage with broken bones, helped her forge immigration paperwork, and encouraged her to toe a dangerous political line - all for the privilege of dancing on one of the world's most storied stages. \u003cbr\u003eAs Joy’s career took off and she made a name for herself in the Russian ballet world, she had to face a hard choice. Were the growing dangers of a professional lifestyle descending into corruption worth the realization of her life's dream?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoy Womack\u003c\/b\u003e is a ballerina, currently working at the Paris Opera. She has a combined social media following of approximately 75,000 across all platforms, was featured in a 2021 independent documentary,Joy Womack: The White Swan, and is also the subject of a biopic film,Joika, set to premiere in 2023. Her story has been followed by news outlets around the world, including\u003cu\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/u\u003e,\u003cu\u003eThe Moscow Times\u003c\/u\u003e,\u003cu\u003eReuters\u003c\/u\u003e,\u003cu\u003eTime Magazine\u003c\/u\u003e, the\u003cu\u003eL.A. Times\u003c\/u\u003e,\u003cu\u003eNBC News\u003c\/u\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Shockman\u003c\/b\u003e is a public radio journalist based in Minnesota with nationally and internationally published work at\u003cu\u003eNPR\u003c\/u\u003e,\u003cu\u003ePRI\u003c\/u\u003e,\u003cu\u003eMPR\u003c\/u\u003e,\u003cu\u003eReuters\u003c\/u\u003e,\u003cu\u003eThe Moscow Times\u003c\/u\u003e,\u003cu\u003eBBC\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e,\u003c\/u\u003e and\u003cu\u003emany other publications\u003c\/u\u003e. Elizabeth met Joy while working for Reuters in Moscow and has spent more than 12 years interviewing her for this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 February 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRowman \u0026amp; Littlefield\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781538199374\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e274\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55335721107596,"sku":"9781538199374","price":25.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781538199374","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}