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Russia’s Bolshoi dance of history
– macleans.ca
Bolshoi Confidential by Simon Morrison (No credit)BOLSHOI CONFIDENTIAL
By Simon Morrison
Can you tell the story of a country through dance? Certainly. Like other art forms, dance offers great opportunity for both narrative and emotional expression. But can you tell the story of a country through a single dance company? That’s the challenge taken up by this book, a sweeping tale of how the perpetually turbulent history of Mother Russia from the time of the czars till now is reflected in the mirrored walls of one of the most famous ballets in the world.
The Bolshoi (meaning “big” or “grand” in Russian) ballet dates back to a 1776 grant from Catherine the Great authorizing a private theatre on a bit of swampy ground near what would later become Red Square in central Moscow. Now in its 241st season, the ballet has always existed at the pleasure of, and frequently endured pain inflicted by, the country’s ruling class.
During the czarist era, ballet was an aristocratic passion. Having burnt to the ground in the wake of Napoleon’s 1812 invasion, the rebuilt Bolshoi—both the opulent edifice and the artists it housed—became the means to refine the country’s cultural identity…
Russia’s Bolshoi dance of history
– macleans.ca
Bolshoi Confidential by Simon Morrison (No credit)BOLSHOI CONFIDENTIAL
By Simon Morrison
Can you tell the story of a country through dance? Certainly. Like other art forms, dance offers great opportunity for both narrative and emotional expression. But can you tell the story of a country through a single dance company? That’s the challenge taken up by this book, a sweeping tale of how the perpetually turbulent history of Mother Russia from the time of the czars till now is reflected in the mirrored walls of one of the most famous ballets in the world.
The Bolshoi (meaning “big” or “grand” in Russian) ballet dates back to a 1776 grant from Catherine the Great authorizing a private theatre on a bit of swampy ground near what would later become Red Square in central Moscow. Now in its 241st season, the ballet has always existed at the pleasure of, and frequently endured pain inflicted by, the country’s ruling class.
During the czarist era, ballet was an aristocratic passion. Having burnt to the ground in the wake of Napoleon’s 1812 invasion, the rebuilt Bolshoi—both the opulent edifice and the artists it housed—became the means to refine the country’s cultural identity…
