My Theater. Book Two

The long-awaited continuation of the sensational bestseller. The total circulation of the first volume exceeds 70,000 copies!
The second volume covers 10 years of Nikolay Tsiskaridze's life, starting from the near-tragic planned surgery in 2003 and ending with his departure from... the Bolshoi Theater in 2013.
128 pages with color photographs from the author's personal archive. Most of the photographs are published for the first time.

Passions still swirl around the name of Nikolay Tsiskaridze. His successful activities in various fields evoke sincere respect and recognition from some, irritation and envy from others. Perhaps it is because today he is one of the few who is truly a significant figure in the arts, talented and uncompromising in relation to the cult of loud mediocrity.
"My Theater. Book II" is a continuation of the autobiography created based on the diary from 2003 to 2013. Returning to the Bolshoi Theater after an injury that almost cost him his life, he has to prove his right to the title of premier anew. The administration tries to slow down his successful career development, claiming that "there are no irreplaceable people"; he is also displeased with the rapidly growing popularity of the artist among the wide audience thanks to TV. The real tragedy becomes the "reconstruction" of the Bolshoi Theater. A second wind is provided by participation in galas around the world, projects like "Kings of Dance" and "Russian Seasons. XXI Century," close cooperation with the Mariinsky Theater, an invitation to dance again at the Paris Opera, and the profession of a teacher. But fate presents new challenges. In the early 2010s, during the struggle for power at the Bolshoi Theater, loud scandals are provoked to slander and destroy Tsiskaridze. However, their organizers suffer defeat and are harshly punished by life themselves.
The dramatic, unpredictable plot of this book is full of happy, bright memories—about the achievements of students, creative victories, and most importantly, about dear people to the author: Semyonova, Pestov, Petia, Janmer, Grigorovich, Maksimova, Plisetskaya, Khazanov, Neyolova, Obraztsova, Vishnevskaya, Countess de Doria, Demidova, Wiener-Usmanova, Freindlikh, Viktuk, Gundareva, Allaiya, Chaykovskaya, Fomenko, and others. The stories associated with them, full of humor and human warmth, lift the curtain on the dancer's personal life.
The book is aimed at the broadest audience. Most of the photographs are published for the first time.