A Contemporary book, Baryshnikov: In Black and White by Mikhail Baryshnikov. Published by Bloomsbury USA. Hardcover. Presents, in over 175 photographs, the remarkable breadth of his achievement between the years 1974 and 2000. From his legendary roles in the classic ballets Giselle and Don Quixote, to his work with some of the world's greatest contemporary choreographers, Baryshnikov is shown here in both rehearsal and performance. Captured by the leading dance photographers, his vitality and genius are evident on every page. With an inspired and richly detailed essay by the New Yorker dance critic and Baryshnikov biographer Joan Acocella, a complete chronology of his roles, and extensive annotated captions, Baryshnikov in Black and White is the definitive book on his remarkable career in the West. Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov, born 1948, a Latvian and Russian Soviet era, and American ballet dancer, choreographer, and actor. Librarian Books and Albums For Collectors, Russian and American Modern and Contemporary Fine And Decorative Art.