Vision in the Desert is the funny, delightful and touching autobiography of Vassili Sulich, a joyful man who found he could not live without art, music, beauty, and most of all, without dance in his life. Follow Vassili's career as a dancer, from the children's performing group in the refugee camp, to England, France, South America, Spain, Switzerland and finally to America where he reigned for nine years as the principal dancer in the famed Folies Bergere. Feel his agony as he struggles to build a classical ballet company in the "cultural wasteland" of Las Vegas. Share his ecstasy when the Nevada Dance Theatre becomes the "crown jewel" of the arts in Nevada. Relive the times of turmoil and strife as his company grows in stature and gains rave reviews while touring nationally, and as Vassili gains fame as a choreographer for ballet and opera companies.
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"The photographs in this book show Vassili with hordes of dance celebrities with stories to match" - Dance Expression, February 2005.
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Vassili Sulich received the Distinguished Nevadan Award from the Board of Regents at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the Governor's Arts Award as Outstanding Individual Artist for his contributions to the community of Las Vegas. He has been honored by the Chamber of Commerce for Achievement in Arts and Entertainment, and is mentioned in five separate Dance Encyclopedia. In 1992 Senator Harry Reid presented Vassili with an Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding artistic direction of Nevada Dance Theatre. In 1999 Vassili was inducted into the Casino Legends Hall of Fame in recognition of his years of dancing on the Strip in the famous Folies Bergere at the Tropicana Hotel. He continues to write his poetry and to choreograph in his head as he drives his car. As Vassili says at the end of his autobiography, "I know for sure, I have not turned my final page."
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A fasinating history,
By "mortondesign" (Oakland, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This is the story of Vassili Sulich, written by him, in his own words. You can hear his voice as you read it. Dancer, choreographer, painter, & poet; it's a fasinating life story of a man filled with many famous names in dance and theatre. For anyone interested in the world of dance, classical or theatrical, it's filled with stories involving many legendary names. For someone that worked with Vassili for many years, it's a revelation. His story is a part of the heritage that makes the dancers of today. And finally, the entire book is an affirmation of his drive to communicate life through dance and the great joy that he has in it.
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I know Vassili Sulich, having worked with him for many years as one of his dancers. His book is not just about his life as a dancer, it is also full of historical information with an amazing view of his Homeland through his eyes when he was a little boy. I love this man and I love his book. Amy Arnaz
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PLEASE, SOMEONE MAKE THE MOVIE!,
By Stephanie M Myers (Las Vegas, NV United States) - See all my reviews
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THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY BOOK, SO FULL OF THE LOVE OF LIFE, AND WILL MAKE AN ENGROSSING AND VERY PROFITABLE MOVIE!
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Las Vegas, Nevada Dance Theatre, Folies Bergere, New York, Oedipus the King, San Francisco Opera, Tropicana Hotel, Swan Lake, United States, Opera House, Monte Carlo, World War, Buenos Aires, Janine Charrat, Los Angeles, Ballet Russe, Michel Gyarmathy, Martha Graham, Suez Canal, Maurice Thiriet, Das Auto, Lido de Paris, Vassili Sulich, Adriatic Sea, Paris Opera Browse Sample Pages:
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- The Four Seasons (Dover Miniature Music Scores) by Antonio Vivaldi on page 97, and page 201
- The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame): Vocal Score (G. Schirmer Opera Score Editions) by Newmarch on page 98, and page 234
- Jean Marais by Jean Cocteau on page 132
- Swan Lake by Margot Fonteyn on page 225
- Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse (Oxford World's Classics) by Alexander Pushkin on page 237
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