{"product_id":"simone-forti-the-bear-in-the-mirror-9783960983958","title":"Simone Forti: The Bear in the Mirror","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bear in the Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of stories, prose poems, drawings, photos, letters, notes and memories by Simone Forti (born 1935)--a founding figure of postwar American dance for those following in the wake of Merce Cunningham, who has transmitted her own legacy in part through several previous collections of writings (such as \u003ci\u003eHandbook in Motion\u003c\/i\u003e, 1974; \u003ci\u003eAngel\u003c\/i\u003e, 1978; and \u003ci\u003eOh Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e, 2003). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bear in the Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the stories of Forti's family, who fled their native Florence in 1938 to escape Mussolini's persecution of Jews and resettled in Los Angeles. Forti discusses the wool mills they once owned and the life they left behind, and takes us on a mesmerizing journey from 1938 to the present, from Italy through Occupied France to Holland, where the family boarded a boat to Los Angeles and Forti eventually commenced the career that has made her such a colossally influential figure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3882299\"\u003eSimone Forti\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Walther Konig Verlag\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.40w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783960983958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3960983956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ART\"\u003eArt\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ART016020\"\u003eIndividual Artists | Essays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ART\"\u003eArt\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ART060000\"\u003ePerformance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Walther Konig Verlag","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44575669616877,"sku":"9783960983958","price":49.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_6ce341bc-9365-4eeb-aeec-5695a391bfc0.jpg?v=1702000797","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/simone-forti-the-bear-in-the-mirror-9783960983958","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}