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The only time she felt free was when she was dancing. Performing her own creations on her own stage.it would be like dancing forever. Then one day, in the middle of Death Valley, it appeared to her like a dream. A beautiful theater that no one wanted.To Dance on Sands is the autobiography of Marta Becket, artist, dancer, and performer, and subject of the Academy Award-nominated documentary Amargosa. From her childhood in bohemian New York of the 1920s and 30s to her career as a painter, dancer and chorus performer on Broadway and television, Becket tells, in quirky, honest prose the story of the many ups and downs she faced living a life in the arts.To Dance on Sands is the story of a fiercely independent woman driven by her creative muses to live life on her own terms. From the glitz of New York to performing before a hand painted audience in a remote ghost town, Marta Becket's tale is one that will inspire the dancer and artist in everyone.
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Marta Becket was born in 1924, in New York City. As a dancer she appeared on Broadway, TV and countless small venues all across America. In 1967, Becket moved to Death Valley Junction, eventually bought an abandoned theater, and has lived there ever since, putting on productions of her on original "dance mimes."
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- PublisherStephens Pr Llc
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1932173811
- ISBN 13 9781932173819
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages340
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