BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Find Local//findlocal.community//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:9152527f-cffd-49cd-b5c8-871e33afdec5@findlocal.community DTSTAMP:20260911T171223Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261008T200000 SUMMARY:Through the Lens of a Dancer DESCRIPTION:At Charleston Library Society. Under the tutelage of legends such as George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins\, while surrounded by balle t’s most accomplished professional dancers\, including Mikhail Baryshnik ov\, Steven Caras also became one of the art form’s most distinguished p hotographers. Through the Lens of a Dancer brings Caras’s talent to a ne w medium and\, through it\, tells the story of his life – taking readers through the complex and all-consuming world of ballet and\, for the fir st time\, relaying all the personal moments within. Caras will be joined in conversations by Charleston Arts and Culture Journalist\, Maura Hoga n. Image: Last Bow\, George Balanchine’s final curtain\, July 4\, 1982\, is considered one of the most important images in dance history. Balanc hine passed away nine months later. (C) Steven Caras Purchase Tickets HE RE! If you are unable to attend the event\, but would like to purchase o ne or more copies\, please visit Buxton Books here. Prior to the program \, we invite our Fellows Members to enjoy Happy Hour from 5:00 – 6:00 pm \, downstairs in the Dr. Suzan D. Boyd Fellows Club Lounge. About the Bo ok With the eye of a photographer and the deftness of a dancer\, Caras d elves into the beautiful but all—consuming world of ballet—from the mira cles and mishaps on the stage to the intricate interpersonal workings of f of it—taking readers through his life with humor and candor. At a youn g age\, Steven Caras formed an almost unwilling passion for dance\, tell ing his mother that “boys don’t do that” when prompted about his interes t—yet it would be ballet that shaped the course of his life. Under the t utelage of legends like George Balanchine and surrounded by the form’s m ost accomplished professionals\, Caras learned the art of ballet from th e very best and eventually became one of dance’s most distinguished phot ographers. The Emmy Award–winning PBS documentary Steven Caras: See Them Dance captured Caras’s life on film\, and Through the Lens of a Dancer brings Caras’s talent to a new artistic medium\, delving deeper into the story and tells the captivating story of his life\, including his rise as a dancer and life as a photographer\, his turmoil as he wrestled with his sexuality\, the relationships that shaped him\, and the many moment s in between. This limited—print\, hardcover edition is signed and place d in a gorgeous slipcase that features the author’s treasured photograph y. About the Author Steven Caras was born and raised in Northern New Jer sey\, where he began studying ballet at the age of fifteen. Three years later\, he was invited to join the New York City Ballet by its founder\, the legendary George Balanchine. Over the next fourteen years\, Caras f ought hard to measure up under the vigilant scrutiny of “Mr. B\,” dancin g worldwide in numerous masterworks choreographed by Balanchine and Jero me Robbins. Noting Caras’s reverence for his gifted colleagues along wit h an inseparable bond with his used Olympus camera\, Balanchine granted him full access to document all aspects of company activity—a world few were privy to. His mentor’s unwavering encouragement planted the seed th at would grow into a luminous second career for Caras as one of the most respected image makers of dance in our time. For more than four decades \, his work has continually appeared internationally in prominent public ations\, films and documentaries\, exhibitions\, and private collections . Today\, Caras is a much sought-after keynote speaker\, guest teacher\, and overall advocate for the arts and education. About Maura Hogan Maur a Hogan is the founder of Culture South\, a Substack exploring creativit y and culture in the South. Previously she was an arts and culture write r and editor at Charleston City Paper. Her work has appeared in The New York Times\, Chicago Tribune\, Gourmet\, Garden & Gun \, and many Charle ston publications\, among them The Post and Courier \, where she was art s critic and columnist. Maura has worked in staff positions in the creat ive services and marketing departments of The New Yorker \, as a promoti on director\, as well as The New York Times \, Vanity Fair and Gourmet . She also worked at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and as a consultant fo r the Brooklyn Philharmonic. She has won numerous awards\, among them So uth Carolina Press Association’s recognition twice for Best Column\, and twice for Review Portfolio\; the national Alternative Newsmedia first p lace for her review portfolio on behalf of Charleston City Paper . Raise d in Charleston\, she earned a B.A. in English from the College of Charl eston and an M. Phil in creative writing from Trinity College Dublin.\n\ nTickets: https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/through-the-lens-of -a-dancer/\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/event/9152527f-cffd-49cd-b5c8- 871e33afdec5 LOCATION:Charleston Library Society\, 164 King St\, Charleston\, SC 29401 URL:https://findlocal.community/event/9152527f-cffd-49cd-b5c8-871e33afdec 5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR