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To Dance, to Live

Biography and Memoir

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To Dance, to Live

A Biography of Thalia MaraBy Carolyn J. BrownNarrated by Rebecca Avery

To Dance, to Live

Length3h 17m

About this audiobook

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.

Audiobook details

GenreBiography and Memoir

Length3 hrs 17 mins

Narrated byRebecca Avery

FormatAudiobook

Publish dateSep 5, 2023

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Opening Credits

10Chapter 4: Building Ballet in Mississippi (1973–1979)

2Dedication

11Chapter 5: The USA IBC and Other Projects (1979–1991)

3Author's Note

12Chapter 6: The Thalia Mara Arts International Foundation (1991–1998)

4Reflections on Thalia Mara by Carla S. Wall

13Chapter 7: Thalia Mara's Death and Legacy

5Foreword by Leanne Mahoney

14Additional Tributes to Thalia Mara

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6Thalia Mara . . . In Her Own Words

15Afterword: The USA IBC Today by Mona Nicholas

7Chapter 1: Early Life (1911–1929)

16Acknowledgments

8Chapter 2: New York (1929–1940)

17Closing Credits

9Chapter 3: Teachers of Dance (1940–1973)

About the author

Carolyn J. Brown

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Willie Morris Books in Memoir and BiographyBook 999999 of 1

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