The Russian Ballet On Tour
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The Russian Ballet On Tour
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Author : Alexander Orloff
language : en
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Release Date : 1989
The Russian Ballet On Tour written by Alexander Orloff and has been published by Rizzoli International Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Ballet companies categories.
A pictorial rendition that shows off touring Russian ballet companies and their stars, in motion
Russian Ballet On Tour
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Author : Alexander Orloff
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 1989-01-01
Russian Ballet On Tour written by Alexander Orloff and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-01-01 with Ballet categories.
Press Cuttings
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Author : Vladimir Launitz
language : en
Publisher:
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Press Cuttings written by Vladimir Launitz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Ballet categories.
Bolshoi Confidential Secrets Of The Russian Ballet From The Rule Of The Tsars To Today
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Author : Simon Morrison
language : en
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
Release Date : 2016-10-11
Bolshoi Confidential Secrets Of The Russian Ballet From The Rule Of The Tsars To Today written by Simon Morrison and has been published by Liveright Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-11 with Performing Arts categories.
In this “incredibly rich” (New York Times) definitive history of the Bolshoi Ballet, visionary performances onstage compete with political machinations backstage. A critical triumph, Simon Morrison’s “sweeping and authoritative” (Guardian) work, Bolshoi Confidential, details the Bolshoi Ballet’s magnificent history from its earliest tumults to recent scandals. On January 17, 2013, a hooded assailant hurled acid into the face of the artistic director, making international headlines. A lead soloist, enraged by institutional power struggles, later confessed to masterminding the crime. Morrison gives the shocking violence context, describing the ballet as a crucible of art and politics beginning with the disreputable inception of the theater in 1776, through the era of imperial rule, the chaos of revolution, the oppressive Soviet years, and the Bolshoi’s recent $680 million renovation. With vibrant detail including “sex scandals, double-suicide pacts, bribery, arson, executions, prostitution rings, embezzlement, starving orphans, [and] dead cats in lieu of flowers” (New Republic), Morrison makes clear that the history of the Bolshoi Ballet mirrors that of Russia itself.
Ballet In The Cold War
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Author : Anne Searcy
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2020-10-07
Ballet In The Cold War written by Anne Searcy and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-07 with Performing Arts categories.
"During the Cold War, the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union developed cultural exchange programs, in which they sent performing artists abroad in order to generate goodwill for their countries. Ballet companies were frequently called on to serve in these programs, particularly in the direct Soviet-American exchange. This book analyzes four of the early ballet exchange tours, demonstrating how this series of encounters changed both geopolitical relations and the history of dance. The ballet tours were enormously popular. Performances functioned as an important symbolic meeting point for Soviet and American officials, creating goodwill and normalizing relations between the two countries in an era when nuclear conflict was a real threat. At the same time, Soviet and American audiences did not understand ballet in the same way. As American companies toured in the Soviet Union and vice-versa, audiences saw the performances through the lens of their own local aesthetics. Ballet in the Cold War introduces the concept of transliteration to understand this process, showing how much power viewers wielded in the exchange and explaining how the dynamics of the Cold War continue to shape ballet today"--
The Great History Of Russian Ballet
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Author : Evdokia Belova
language : en
Publisher: Parkstone International
Release Date : 2021-06-30
The Great History Of Russian Ballet written by Evdokia Belova and has been published by Parkstone International this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-30 with Performing Arts categories.
Although the techniques of classical ballets were invented by French and Italian masters two hundred years ago, the Russian Ballet refined these techniques, thus enhancing its already superb performances. This book uncovers the Great History of Russian Ballet, its art and choreography.
The Russian Ballet
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Author : Aleksandr Demidov
language : en
Publisher: A & C Black
Release Date : 1978
The Russian Ballet written by Aleksandr Demidov and has been published by A & C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Ballet categories.
Swans Of The Kremlin
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Author : Christina Ezrahi
language : en
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
Release Date : 2012-11-30
Swans Of The Kremlin written by Christina Ezrahi and has been published by University of Pittsburgh Pre this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-30 with History categories.
Classical ballet was perhaps the most visible symbol of aristocratic culture and its isolation from the rest of Russian society under the tsars. In the wake of the October Revolution, ballet, like all of the arts, fell under the auspices of the Soviet authorities. In light of these events, many feared that the imperial ballet troupes would be disbanded. Instead, the Soviets attempted to mold the former imperial ballet to suit their revolutionary cultural agenda and employ it to reeducate the masses. As Christina Ezrahi's groundbreaking study reveals, they were far from successful in this ambitious effort to gain complete control over art. Swans of the Kremlin offers a fascinating glimpse at the collision of art and politics during the volatile first fifty years of the Soviet period. Ezrahi shows how the producers and performers of Russia's two major troupes, the Mariinsky (later Kirov) and the Bolshoi, quietly but effectively resisted Soviet cultural hegemony during this period. Despite all controls put on them, they managed to maintain the classical forms and traditions of their rich artistic past and to further develop their art form. These aesthetic and professional standards proved to be the power behind the ballet's worldwide appeal. The troupes soon became the showpiece of Soviet cultural achievement, as they captivated Western audiences during the Cold War period. Based on her extensive research into official archives, and personal interviews with many of the artists and staff, Ezrahi presents the first-ever account of the inner workings of these famed ballet troupes during the Soviet era. She follows their struggles in the postrevolutionary period, their peak during the golden age of the 1950s and 1960s, and concludes with their monumental productions staged to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the revolution in 1968.
Behind The Scenes At The Ballets Russes
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Author : Michael Meylac
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-10-30
Behind The Scenes At The Ballets Russes written by Michael Meylac and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-30 with Music categories.
The Ballets Russes was perhaps the most iconic, yet at the same time mysterious, ballet company of the twentieth century. Inspired by the unique vision of their founder Sergei Diaghilev, the company gained a large international following. In the mid-twentieth century – during the tumultuous years of World War II and the Cold War – the Ballets Russes companies kept the spirit and traditions of Russian ballet alive in the West, touring extensively in America, Europe and Australia. This important new book uncovers previously-unseen interviews and provides insights into the lives of the great figures of the age – from the dancers Anna Pavlova and Alicia Markova to the choreographers Leonide Massine, George Balanchine and Anton Dolin. The dancers' own words reveal what life was really like for the stars of the Ballets Russes and provide fascinating new insights into one of the most vibrant and creative groups of artists of the modern age.
American Soviet Cultural Diplomacy
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Author : Cadra Peterson McDaniel
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2014-11-18
American Soviet Cultural Diplomacy written by Cadra Peterson McDaniel and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-18 with History categories.
American–Soviet Cultural Diplomacy: The Bolshoi Ballet’s American Premiere is the first full-length examination of a Soviet cultural diplomatic effort. Following the signing of an American-Soviet cultural exchange agreement in the late 1950s, Soviet officials resolved to utilize the Bolshoi Ballet’s planned 1959 American tour to awe audiences with Soviet choreographers’ great accomplishments and Soviet performers’ superb abilities. Relying on extensive research, Cadra Peterson McDaniel examines whether the objectives behind Soviet cultural exchange and the specific aims of the Bolshoi Ballet’s 1959 American tour provided evidence of a thaw in American-Soviet relations. Interwoven throughout this study is an examination of the Soviets’ competing efforts to create ballets encapsulating Communist ideas while simultaneously reinterpreting pre-revolutionary ballets so that these works were ideologically acceptable. McDaniel investigates the rationale behind the creation of the Bolshoi’s repertoire and the Soviet leadership’s objectives and interpretation of the tour’s success as well as American response to the tour. The repertoire included the four ballets, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, Giselle, and The Stone Flower, and two Highlights Programs, which included excerpts from various pre- and post-revolutionary ballets, operas, and dance suites. How the Americans and the Soviets understood the Bolshoi’s success provides insight into how each side conceptualized the role of the arts in society and in political transformation. American–Soviet Cultural Diplomacy: The Bolshoi Ballet’s American Premiere demonstrates the ballet’s role in Soviet foreign policy, a shift to "artful warfare," and thus emphasizes the significance of studying cultural exchange as a key aspect of Soviet foreign policy and analyzes the continued importance of the arts in twenty-first century Russian politics.