Martha Anne Toll

Martha Anne Toll is a book critic and a novelist. Her prizewinning debut novel, an immersion into ballet, “Three Muses,” was published last fall. Her second novel, “Duet for One,” is forthcoming in early 2025.

The image shows a book cover with the title "Maya & Natasha" centered in white font over an illustration of two ballerinas in tutus shown from above putting bobby pins in their hair. The background colors are a patchwork of blue, green and pink. The author's name, Elyse Durham, is across the top, and "a novel" is written in smaller font at the foot.

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New Novel Maya & Natasha Brings Ballet and Sibling Rivalry Center Stage

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In this black and white photo, a corps de ballet of women stand in a V-shape formation, facing into each other. The dancers stand in tendu croise derriere and cross their ramsa at the wrists in front of them. They wear white knee-length white tutus, white feathered headpieces, tights and pointe shoes.

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New Book The Swans of Harlem Spotlights 5 Pioneering DTH Ballerinas

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The Boy From Kyiv Explores the Life and Art of Alexei Ratmansky

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A photo of a book titled Don't Think Dear, On Loving and Leaving Ballet by Alice Robb. The cover shows a pair of worn-out pointe shoes, with the title, in large black font, superimposed over them.

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Alice Robb Chats About Her New Book, Don’t Think Dear: On Loving and Leaving Ballet

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In this black and white archival photo, Agrippina Vaganova sits in a chair at the front of the studio, her back towards a mirror, and watches dancers (unseen) in class. She wears a wool sweater cardigan and long dark skirt. A grand piano is seen in the mirror's reflection.

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Book Review: On the Life and Legacy of Agrippina Vaganova

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During an onstage performance of the ballet Serenade, 16 female ballet dancers in long, light blue tutus stand in a formation of two diamonds across the stage. They all stand with their feet in parallel, touch their right hand to their left shoulder while their left arm hangs by their side, and look down over their right shoulder.

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Toni Bentley’s New Book, “Serenade,” Delves Into a Beloved Balanchine Classic

Martha Anne Toll

Martha Anne Toll

New Novel Maya & Natasha Brings Ballet and Sibling Rivalry Center Stage

New Book The Swans of Harlem Spotlights 5 Pioneering DTH Ballerinas

The Boy From Kyiv Explores the Life and Art of Alexei Ratmansky

Alice Robb Chats About Her New Book, Don’t Think Dear: On Loving and Leaving Ballet

Book Review: On the Life and Legacy of Agrippina Vaganova

Toni Bentley’s New Book, “Serenade,” Delves Into a Beloved Balanchine Classic￼

Toni Bentley’s New Book, “Serenade,” Delves Into a Beloved Balanchine Classic