"Sleeping beauty," a legend in progress / Tim Scholl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scholl, Tim, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work)--History.

Sleeping beauty (Choreographic work).

Ballet--Russia (Federation)--History.

Ballet.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (xiv, 242 p.) ) ill., facsim., ports.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1999 the Maryinsky (formerly Kirov) Ballet and Theater in St. Petersburg re-created its 1890 production of Sleeping Beauty. The revival showed the classic work in its original sets and costumes and restored pantomime and choreography that had been eliminated over the past century. Nevertheless, the work proved unexpectedly controversial, with many Russian dance professionals and historians denouncing it. In order to understand how a historically informed performance could be ridiculed by those responsible for writing the history of Russian and Soviet ballet, Tim Scholl discusses the tradition, ideology, and popular legend that have shaped the development of Sleeping Beauty. In the process he provides a history of Russian and Soviet ballet during the twentieth century.A fascinating slice of cultural history, the book will appeal not only to dance historians but also to those interested in the arts and cultural policies of the Soviet and post-Soviet periods.

Contents:

Genre trouble

Legends of Sleeping beauty : what becomes a legend most?

Achieving symphonism : the Soviet ballet in theory

Red Auroras : the Soviet ballet in practice

Bringing Beauty back

Appendix. Reviews of 1890 production.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-231) and index.

ISBN:

9786611729165

9781281729163

1281729167

9780300128826

0300128827

OCLC:

1013937788