The Boy From Kyiv: Alexei Ratmansky's Life in Ballet

"Dance writer Marina Harss follows famed Ukrainian Russian choreographer Alexei Ratmansky from birth to the present day in a revelatory book about how he evolved into the internationally sought-after choreographer of the moment. Illustrated with beautiful photographs, this book is a must-read for balletomanes keen to understand Ratmansky’s Russian, Canadian and Danish influences, as well as his full-bore immersion into American ballet. It is also for readers who want to learn how a world-spanning dance career that includes two sides of an ongoing war unfolds."