{"product_id":"to-dance-to-live-a-biography-of-thalia-mara-hardcover","title":"To Dance, to Live: A Biography of Thalia Mara - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarolyn J. Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarla S. Wall\u003c\/b\u003e (With), \u003cb\u003eLeanne Mahoney\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThalia 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 \u003ci\u003eLife \u003c\/i\u003emagazine 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThalia 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. \u003ci\u003eTo Dance, to Live: A Biography of Thalia Mara\u003c\/i\u003e gives the first full account of a life devoted to the arts.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarolyn J. Brown \u003c\/b\u003eis author of \u003ci\u003eThe Artist's Sketch: A Biography of Painter Kate Freeman Clark \u003c\/i\u003eand the award-winning biographies \u003ci\u003eA Daring Life: A Biography of Eudora Welty\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSong of My Life: A Biography of Margaret Walker \u003c\/i\u003eand coeditor of \u003ci\u003eA de Grummond Primer: Highlights of the Children's Literature Collection\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by University Press of Mississippi. Find her at www.carolynjbrown.net. \u003cb\u003eCarla S. Wall\u003c\/b\u003e, a consultant in communications and public relations, has served on boards for theater, visual arts, ballet, and community organizations. She edited \u003ci\u003eArt to Life: Welty and Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e by art historian Patti Carr Black.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.6 x 7.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42155977408647,"sku":"9781496845306","price":30.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/eb4cf68272e7c6c979ea99262988cb91.webp?v=1746507319","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/to-dance-to-live-a-biography-of-thalia-mara-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}