Features of choreography culture of Latin American countries - Venezuela and
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Особливості хореографічної культури країн Латинської Америки - Венесуели та Колумбії
Features of choreography culture of Latin American countries - Venezuela and Columbia

Author(s): Olga Yatsenko
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Customs / Folklore
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: Latin America; Venezuela; Columbia; choreography culture; folk dance; joropo; cumbia;

Summary/Abstract: The paper aims to provide analysis of folk choreography art of Venezuela and Columbia as well as data arrangements for folk dance of these Latin American countries in the modern epoch. Research methodology consists in the application of historical and cultural, analytical methods that allows reviewing the characteristics of the folk dance of Venezuela and Columbia, depending on the extent of the respective impact of various cultures — Indian, African and European. Scientific novelty means clarification for mutual influence and convergence of the folk choreography art of Venezuela and Columbia as well as the determination of features of the most popular dances which nowadays may be seen on the professional stage, — joropo and cumbia.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 32
  • Page Range: 231-240
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Ukrainian