![]() ![]() The documentary is a true labor of love for Kargman an ex-ballerina who quit her job and began filming with her own camera long before the seed money came through. Sibling dancers are also feature in **Bess Kargman’**s intrepid directorial debut, First Position (in theaters May 4) as the first-time filmmaker shadows six young ballet hopefuls preparing for the prestigious Youth America Grand Prix in New York City. ![]() ![]() In the first-person follow-up to her acclaimed debut bildungsroman Blind Sight, Howrey captures the intricacies of an ambitious and thwarted ballerina dealing with the weight of her younger sister’s success in the same field. An uneasy sense of allegiance with the darker of Tchaikovsky’s swans is at the crux of dancer turned writer **Meg Howrey’**s second novel The Cranes Dance-a page-turning narrative that gives new meaning to the adage “Am I my brother’s keeper?” (May 15, Random House). ![]()
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