Description
Book SynopsisIn this book Anthony Shay examines the life and works of renowned choreographer Igor Moiseyev and his dance company. Formed in 1937, The Igor Moiseyev Dance Company have performed across the globe and are the first major Soviet dance group to perform in the United States. Through The Igor Moiseyev Dance Company, dance became a vital diplomatic tool, ballerinas replaced atom bombs and helped usher in a new era of cultural exchange, formalized by an agreement signed by the United States and the Soviet Union. Through this book Shay explores the multiple lenses of spectacle, Russian nationalism and the Cultural Cold War, to describe and analyse the history of Moiseyev’s company, and the shock that ‘innocent’ folk dance gave the American government. Blending academic study and personal anecdote, Shay provides a nuanced analysis of Moiseyev’s importance and his place in the world of dance. This is the first English language study of Igor Moiseyev and his dance company.
Trade Review'This recent publication is an insightful study on a cultural phenomenon, the Igor Moiseyev Dance Company.'
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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Spectacle
Chapter 2: Russian Nationalism: The Nation Dance - Russian Identity and The Igor Moiseyev Dance Company
Chapter 3: The Cultural Cold War: Dance and The Igor Moiseyev Dance Company
Chapter 4: Igor Aleksandrovich Moiseyev and His Dance Company: A Life in Dance
Chapter 5: The Igor Moiseyev Dance Company, The Igor Moiseyev Ballet, The State Academic Ensemble of Folk Dances of the Peoples of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics: Three Titles, One Company
Chapter 6: Moiseyev's Movement Vocabulary and Choreographic Strategies
Notes
References
Index
