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02709aam a2200361 i 4500 001 FAEEE3D6010B11EEB5B5CDCD2BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230602010835 008 230103s2023 msu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022059441 020 $a 1496845307 020 $a 9781496845306 035 $a (OCoLC)1355822805 040 $a MsSM/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d MFM $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a GV1785 M258 B769 2023 100 1 $a Brown, Carolyn J., $e author. 245 10 $a To dance, to live : $b a biography of Thalia Mara / $c Carolyn J. Brown ; in collaboration with Carla S. Wall. 264 1 $a Jackson : $b University Press of Mississippi, $c 2023. 300 $a 148 pages : $b illustrations (some color) ; $c 26 cm 490 1 $a Willie Morris books in memoir and biography 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "Thalia Mara's story spans the history of dance in the twentieth century and the rise of the arts in her adopted city of Jackson, Mississippi. As an adolescent Mara (1911-2003) studied with renowned Russian teacher Adolph Bolm, who recommended she go at age sixteen to Paris for further study. During a tour in Europe and South America, she met her partner in dance and life, Arthur Mahoney, and they dazzled the world with their breathtaking performances during the 1930s and '40s. The two were named codirectors of Jacob's Pillow in 1947, gracing the cover of Life magazine that year. Later they started two schools of dance in New York City, but despite much success, they closed due to lack of funding. That misfortune, however, was Jackson's boon as it led Mara to the second phase of her career: reviving the Jackson Ballet Company and bringing the USA International Ballet Competition (IBC) to the state. Thalia Mara was recognized at the end of her life not only for the USA IBC's decision to locate in Jackson, but also for her efforts as a patron of the arts. Her extraordinary fundraising and planning attracted international performers to the city in the 1980s and '90s. To Dance, to Live: A Biography of Thalia Mara gives the first full account of a life devoted to the arts"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Mara, Thalia. 650 0 $a Ballerinas $z United States $x Biography. 700 1 $a Wall, Carla S. $e author. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Brown, Carolyn J. $t To dance, to live $d Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2023 $z 9781496845764 $w (DLC) 2022059442 830 0 $a Willie Morris books in memoir and biography. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230804010522.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=FAEEE3D6010B11EEB5B5CDCD2BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search