Sweta Tagliabue

Passo a Due

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About the book

"Dance as if you were the most beautiful dancer in the world and as if all those people came just to see you."

These are the words Eloïse Leroy grew up with, the advice she tried to put into practice every day when she stepped onto the stage to delight thousands of spectators, from the age of five until now, as a star dancer at the Paris Opera. But the glory of a ballerina is like a comet: explosive, fleeting, momentary. As she approaches the age of thirty-five, Eloïse is preparing to embark on a new chapter in her career within the world of contemporary ballet, stepping into the role of artistic director of the theater.

Praised by critics, adored by colleagues and choreographers, and loved by the audience, it seems that nothing and no one can dethrone her from her pedestal. Yet, what happens just before the final interview to confirm her new role will forever change her life and force her to reconsider her priorities.

With elegance, depth, and sensitivity, Sweta Tagliabue tells a story of ambition, introspection, and love, exploring how fate leads humans to part ways and reunite, betray each other while still loving, hurt and sacrifice for one another.

About the author

Sweta is a screenwriter, director, and film and television producer with a background in foreign languages and literatures (particularly English and Chinese, but also French and Spanish). Her writing portfolio includes several short films (some of which have earned her nominations and awards at festivals around the world), four feature-length screenplays, academic articles (one of which was presented at the Screenwriting Research Network conference in 2018), a documentary on the Covid-19 pandemic, and an essay on the Star Wars saga titled In una galassia non molto lontana, published in Italy in 2011.

More recently, Sweta directed Le Déjeuner, a short film to introduce the characters of One More Dance, the cinematic adaptation of the novel Passo a due, to their future audience. The film received several nominations and awards, including a nomination at the Academy-award qualifying L.A. Shorts International Film Festival.

Currently, Sweta works as a production coordinator at Skydance Animation and has worked on films such as the short film Blush, the studio's first 3D animated feature film Luck, Spellbound, and the most recently announced Pookoo, currently in production.

Book details

ISBN: 9798883180087

Genre: Drama

Published: 20 August 2024

Length: 376 pages

Item weight: 1.06 pounds

Dimensions: 5.06 x 0.95 x 7.81 inches

Language: Italian (English version cooming soon)

Price: Paperbook 17,99€ | eBook 9.99€