Mariinsky Ballet/Kirov Ballet (1740s) in St. Petersburg
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet in St. P (1738) by Empress Anna
Bolshoi Ballet (1773) in Moscow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQZME7Us_DE Pre-Soviet (Imperial)
Ballet
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Father of Classical Ballet originally from France Worked with
the St. Petersburg Imperial Theatre: Revised ballets for future
generations (ie: Swan Lake, Giselle) Rose with dancers such as Anna
Parlova Brought first real wave of fame to Russian ballet
Classicism integrated with purity of French and Italian virtuosity
Marius Petipa
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Started at the Vaganova Ballet Academy Debuted at Mariinsky
Ballet, Petipas Paquita Stereotypical ballet traditions (Virtuoso
ballet) were outdated No more miming, outdated costumes Pointe
shoes, arm/torso experimentation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMEBFhVMZpU Michel Fokine
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Truly repressed: the Soviet Regime closed down or renamed many
of the theaters and academies Example: Bright Stream (Shostakovich;
Lopukhov 1935) How this affected composers, choreographers,
ballerinas Bolshoi became a state-subsidized company just like the
renamed Kirov. Soviet Ballet
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Took the art out, rather used for propaganda Similar to other
forms of art (ex: architecture) Stalin in the eyes of the arts The
proletariat needs ornament, decoration, adornment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VhQLld8oSs Soviet Ballet
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Stalins favorite ballerina One of the most revered dancers of
the Bolshoi Always danced for the Red Army Known as and elected as
a member of the Communist Party All aspects of Soviet artistic
culture integrated into the Soviet regime Olga Lepishinskaya
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Globalized integration of choreography and technique Now,
American and Russian ballerinas can explore each others methods of
dance without the restrictions of government The art form is
independent of political influence Post-Soviet (Russian)
Ballet
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While still in Russia, most celebrated dancer worldwide While
in Canada, request political asylum, never to return to USSR Moved
to United States in 1974 Worked with Balanchine in New York City
Ballet Artistic director of American Ballet Theater (1980)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8__iRsxG_A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8__iRsxG_A Mikhail Baryshnikov
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1934: Arrived in the United States New York City School of
American Ballet Serenade His company (American Ballet, became the
house company for the Met)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nRmRTBaypo George Balanchine
