Tutu [Hardcover]

Greg Barrett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2002

A celebration of the grace and extraordinary beauty of the human body: in flight, in repose, pushed to its limit. TUT presents the entire company of The Australian Ballet, unbound by the rigours and restraint of formal performance and choreography. Greg Barrett is one of Australia's foremost photographers. His superb photography captures the dancers in that dangerous balance between physical capability and artistic expression.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A reminder that even magnificent dancer-bodies are vulnerable." -- Dance magazine

"Only three tutus appear in this dramatic [collection]. . . . But a scarcity of tulle makes this book all the more interesting." -- Pointe magazine

About the Author

Greg Barrett is one of Australia's foremost photographers with a special interest in dance and the performing arts. Since becoming a professional photographer at the age of thirty-three, he has worked extensively in film direction, fashion photography, advertising and portraiture. His work forms part of the permanent collection of the National Library in Canberra and his photography is widely collected and is seen as a reference point for the possibilities of what the human body can achieve in non-verbal expression.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 154 pages
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pty., Limited (Australia) (May 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1865085421
• ISBN-13: 978-1865085425
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,814,519 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Archbishop of Image Making, May 25, 2000

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Debra Howlett (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tutu (Hardcover)

Tutu strips away the reserve of classical ballet and its theatrical facade to expose the human being behind the artist. Barrett probes beneath the dancer's skin, and the trust and sense of freedom revealed in each photograph makes us feel as though we all have the ability to move in this way - alas, we do not. Tutu is about artistry and love and lust. It is a book about beauty. I defy anyone not to get stuck on page 99.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dancers' Viewpoint, May 17, 2000

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Vicki Attard (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tutu (Hardcover)

Greg Barrett has an innate sense of capturing a dancers' soul on film and transferring it to print. If these dancers could only speak, it would make for scintillating dialogue! Tutu will become a well used item on your coffee table. It's unsurpassed!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tutu, May 16, 2000

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Kate O'Rourke (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tutu (Hardcover)

The tension between the formality and the intimacy of the photography in Tutu is mesmerizing. These dancers, and this photographer, are simply extraordinary. I loved this book and recommend it unreservedly.