A portrait of talented dancer Edward Stierle describes his rise from working-class origins, efforts to achieve excellence, emerging homosexuality, overwhelming successes with the Joffrey Ballet, and lost battle with AIDS.
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From Publishers Weekly
"When we lose an artist, we're really losing two people: the person and the artist," writes journalist Solway, who skillfully demonstrates the significance of the double loss in this biography of Edward Stierle, a gifted Joffrey Ballet dancer and promising choreographer who died of AIDS in 1991 at the age of 23. The book is no elegy but a gripping, unsentimental story of the impact of AIDS on an artist, his family and the dance community. Solway is in full command of the details of Stierle's short life, from his upbringing in Florida by conservative, loving parents to his dance training, sexual experimentation and ongoing quest for fulfillment in a demanding profession. She lets us see the pattern of Stierle's life clearly as a cruelly interrupted upward trajectory. This is also a portrait of a ballet company, with its rivalries, friendships and creative struggles, that offers candid glimpses of company founder Robert Joffrey and his collaborator, choreographer Gerald Arpino. The book should help readers understand not just the troubles of one dancer but the crises-medical, financial, artistic-that afflict a generation of dancers. Photos not seen by PW.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Edward Stierle was a bright, shining light whose untimely death at 23 from AIDS was a great loss. With talent, hard work, and unwavering determination, he transformed himself from the razzle-dazzle dance star of his hometown in Florida to an artist and star of the renowned Joffrey Ballet. Confronted with his medical diagnosis, Stierle went through another transformation: a maturation that added depth to his artistry as well as his personal relationships. He lived long enough to see the Joffrey perform his choreography in Lacrymosa and Empyrean Dances and to read the critics' favorable reviews. Journalist Solway's sensitive and forthright biography is an expansion of a New York Times article. Her account makes the reader think "what might have been," but it also inspires by revealing the power of creativity and family love. Recommended for general collections.
Joan Stahl, National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Joan Stahl, National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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