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One of our main goals is the consolidation of the Balearic Islands as a structured cultural market, the promotion of the islands' music, performing arts, literature and visual arts by means of grants, international actions and formative seminars in cultural affairs. The Institut d’Estudis Baleàrics coordinates, alone or in partnership with other departments of the Government of the Balearic Islands, the Institut Ramon Llull or the Institut Català d'Empreses Culturals, the institutional presence of the Balearic Islands in strategic events for the promotion of our culture overseas. Every year, our area of literature, thought, comics and illustration calls for grants to cover travelling and accommodation expenses of Balearic authors, and expenses for publishing books and producing promotional material for Balearic authors. Please, check our calls on our webpage for literature grants.
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Anna ist acht Jahre alt, da nimmt sie die Mutter zum ersten Mal ins Theater mit. Das St. Petersburger Ballett tanzt Dornröschen. Danach steht für Anna fest: Sie will zur Bühne und Tänzerin werden. Mit zehn wird sie in die Theaterakademie aufgenommen. Aber die kleine, zierliche Anna wird von den Mitschülerinnen gehänselt, ihre Arme seien zu lang, die Füße krumm. Sie trainiert hart, und an der Seite des legendären Rudolf Nurejew wird sie zu einer der berühmtesten und erfolgreichsten Primaballerinen, die nicht nur die Opernhäuser der Welt für sich einnimmt, sondern mit ihrer Ausstrahlung auch ganze Fußballstadien füllt. Unsterblich ist ihr Tanz-Solo als „sterbender Schwan“. Little People, Big Dreams erzählt von den beeindruckenden Lebensgeschichten großer Menschen: Jede dieser Persönlichkeiten, ob Philosophin, Forscherin oder Sportler, hat Unvorstellbares erreicht. Dabei begann alles, als sie noch klein waren: mit großen Träumen.
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Audrey wuchs in den Niederlanden auf und wollte Ballerina werden. Dann brach der Krieg aus, und sie hatte wenig zu essen und war sehr schwach. Kaum war der Krieg vorbei, ging sie nach London und tanzte in Musicals. Im Handumdrehen wurde sie zum Hollywood-Star, bekam viele Preise und wurde von allen geliebt und verehrt. Aber am allerwichtigsten war ihr immer das Wohl der Kinder dieser Welt, für die sie sich ihr Leben lang einsetzte. Little People, Big Dreams erzählt von den beeindruckenden Lebensgeschichten großer Menschen: Jede dieser Persönlichkeiten, ob Schauspielerin, Fußballer oder Bürgerrechtsaktivistin, hat Unvorstellbares erreicht. Dabei begann alles, als sie noch klein waren: mit großen Träumen. Für welches Alter sind diese Bücher gedacht? Für Babys das perfekte Geschenk zur Begrüßung in eine Welt voller Träume! Und Eltern werden in schlaflosen Nächten von diesen Büchern dazu ermutigt, das Vorlesen zu einem selbstverständlichen Teil des Lebens zu machen. Kleinkinder werden von den Illustrationen verzaubert sein – sie werden zahlreiche Dinge entdecken. Auch sind die Bücher großartige „Vokabeltrainer“! 3- bis 5-Jährige werden alles, Illustrationen und Texte, geradezu in sich aufsaugen! 6-, 8- und 10-Jährige haben ein ausgeprägteres Verständnis für die Illustrationen und die Bedeutung der Geschichte – es geht nicht nur darum, sich selbst zu akzeptieren und die eigenen Zukunftsträume zu verwirklichen, sondern auch darum, andere so zu akzeptieren, wie sie sind. Später: Die Bücher sind gute Geschenke zu jedem Anlass, denn die Träume der Kindheit können das ganze Leben lang Wirklichkeit werden.
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The Little Tin Soldier is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a tin soldier's love for a paper ballerina. After several adventures, the tin soldier perishes in a fire with the ballerina.
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Rabbit girl Lotte, 10 years old, has a hard time: "Don't dawdle around!", "Stop dreaming!" - Her parents and the strict teacher, Mrs. Luchs, constantly have something to criticize about her. Fortunately, Lotte’s best friends stand by her side: the hard-working and somewhat anxious duck Merle and the cozy bear Frieda, who would love to be a ballerina. Lotte is close to despairing over endless homework, exams, bad grades, and her forgetfulness when she meets a strange woman who dwells in the deserted forest. She knows the value of dreaming and lets Lotte in on an ancient secret … This book is for dreamy primary school children and their parents who would like to learn how to concentrate better when studying at home and at school why dreaming is important, too how to identify your strengths how to get better organized and forget less. A story about school, friendship, and the parent-child relationship, which makes you think and inspires discussions. For: dreamy children and their parents parents of children diagnosed with ADHD teachers psychologists and psychotherapists psychiatrists
Ballerina is fifteen years old. She lives with her mother, father, and brother in a small village. She loves watching the chestnut tree in their backyard because of the birds sleeping in its branches. She is fond of singing and is happy when her friend Ivan visits. But sometimes she breaks plates and glasses. And every morning she wets the bed. Ballerina is different from her peers.The short novel Ballerina, Ballerina is set in the 1960s, a period of great leaps and advances for humanity. But to Ballerina, who earned her nickname from a tendency to stand on tiptoes when distressed, the relationships between those closest to her, the light of the day and the dark of the night, the changing of seasons and her dreams are far more important than the news that the first person walked on the moon or that the war in Vietnam had begun. Although her view of the world can seem narrow, it may be that, perhaps precisely because of that, it is much more attuned to what really matters in life.Drawing comparison to William Faulkner in its expressionistic depiction of Ballerina’s interior world, this is a classic of contemporary Slovenian literature: a hugely popular exploration of a character whose world is so divorced from what we think of as reality.
Pimpolino hatte manchmal eine entsetzlich große Sehnsucht. Dann dachte er an die ferne kleine Stadt mit den vielen Türmen, in der seine Großeltern wohnten, die Pimpolino sehr vermisste ... Bei Line Omama und Tur Otata verbrachte Pimpolino früher viele schöne Tage voller Zauber, Glück und Geborgenheit. Wie gerne würde er die beiden wiedersehen! Und was tut ein kleiner Clown, wenn seine Sehnsucht zu groß wird? Er wünscht sich das Ersehnte einfach herbei, denn in Pimpolinos Leben gibt es keine Grenzen. Pimpolino ist ein Meister des Augenblicks - darin verschwimmen Vergangenheit, Gegenwart, Zukunft, Erinnerung und Realität … Wird sein Wunsch in Erfüllung gehen?
“I only desire your talent...” Twelve-year-old Lindsey McKay's biggest dream is to be a famous ballerina. But after moving to New York, she ends up at the Community Center with a teacher who’s a burly bear in tights. When she meets Madame Destinée, the teacher of a top dance school who offers her classes for free, Lindsey can't believe her luck. In exchange, she must perform in the school’s exclusive midnight shows, ones sure to make her a star. But something’s not right... One by one, the other dancers disappear. Each time they do, a music box with a figurine just like the missing ballerina joins Madame Destinée’s growing collection. If Lindsey doesn’t discover the truth about the dance school, she might end up a tiny figurine herself.
A dangling rope takes us on a chase through a city in this scintillating picture book without words. It is grabbed in turn by a water ballerina, a super hero, a window cleaner, a monkey in the zoo and a bandit on the run. Where does that rope come from? In this cheerful story, Mattias De Leeuw exploits the innate flamboyance of his drawing style.
n the 60 years since Roman Holiday transformed the ex-ballerina into a superstar, Audrey Hepburn has inspired the kind of mass adoration usually reserved for deities. If anything, the cult of Hepburn has grown exponentially since her death in 1993. She is probably Hollywood s most beloved star, revered for her humanitarian work as well has her film career and innate style. By all accounts modest and self-effacing, Hepburn never bought into her own myth.
When FBI Agent Cole Stanton is assigned to a murder investigation, he’s shocked to discover he has a personal connection to it. Someone stabbed Russian ballerina Irina Markhov with an ornate dagger, and the prime suspect is Alexei Valchikovsky, principal dancer with the ballet… and Cole’s ex-lover.It was Alexei’s mentor, Anton Stolin, who broke them up, and the man has secrets—secrets Cole suspects are connected to Irina’s murder. Cole’s gut instinct tells him Alexei’s murky past is intruding on the present, but neither expects the link between then and now to threaten their very lives. ;
Ever since the very first cave dweller stubbed a toe and danced around the campfire, people throughout the ages have been jumping up and down and waving their arms in an attempt to tell stories and express their emotions. Later on, we got a little more organized about it and called it dance. In Tutus, Tights and Tiptoes, popular music historian David W. Barber (author of Bach, Beethoven and the Boys and Accidentals on Purpose) casts a wicked, witty and insightful eye on the history of ballet and also touches on other forms, from Morris dancing to modern jazz. With cartoon illustrations by Dave Donald and a preface by prima ballerina and arts administrator Karen Kain.
When do we hold hands?.. To welcome love? For courage? Or to soften grief? In this poetic picture book, we see the life of a little girl through all the moments in life where she holds hands. As a baby, she holds her mother’s hand when she is struggling to take her first steps. Then she grows up to become a successful ballerina and start a family of her own. The life cycle is portrayed to children with glimpses of moments where we hold hands. Birth and death shares this same moment as we welcome a baby into the world by holding their hands but also hold hands of an old family member to soften our grief when saying goodbye. The experienced author and ALMAnominee illustrator will hold children’s hands with this hopeful touching story.
