The Bear in the Mirror is a collection of stories prose poems drawings photos letters notes and memories by Simone Forti born 1935a founding figure of postwar American dance for those following in the wake of Merce Cunningham who has transmitted her own legacy in part through several previous collections of writings such as Handbook in Motion 1974 Angel 1978 and Oh Tongue 2003. The Bear in the Mirror delves into the stories of Fortis family who fled their native Florence in 1938 to escape Muss