CHOREOGRAPHIC SYMPHONY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RENEWAL OF THE UKRAINIAN BALLET THEATER (50–60S OF THE XX CENTURY) Cover Image

ХОРЕОГРАФІЧНИЙ СИМФОНІЗМ У КОНТЕКСТІ ОНОВЛЕННЯ УКРАЇНСЬКОГО БАЛЕТНОГО ТЕАТРУ (50-60-ті рр. ХХ ст.)
CHOREOGRAPHIC SYMPHONY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RENEWAL OF THE UKRAINIAN BALLET THEATER (50–60S OF THE XX CENTURY)

Author(s): Kateryna Lukyanenko
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Cultural history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Art
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: choreographic symphony; ballet; choreographer; composition; image disclosures;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to identify the specifics of integrating the principles of choreographic symphony in the Ukrainian ballet theater during the Khrushchev "thaw." Methodology. The method of historicism is used (to study the process of introducing dance symphony in the context of the particularities of the cultural and historical situation); typological method (which helped to identify the specifics of the construction and composition of dance forms); comparative analysis method (for comparing the methods of revealing the character of a hero through dance in ballet performances on the stages of Ukrainian theaters of the 50-60s of the XX century); method of the stylistic approach (aimed at determining the specifics of the choreographic structure of ballet productions) and other. Scientific novelty. The concept of "choreographic symphony" in the context of the innovation of the creative search for domestic choreographers of the 1950–1960s; the methods of choreographic symphonism as a new form of ballet performance were identified and characterized, and the contribution of the Ukrainian choreographers A. Sheker, V. Vronsky, M. Tregubov, N. Skorulsky and I. Kovtunov to the development of the artistic-figurative forms of Russian ballet art was determined. Conclusions. The study of choreographic symphonism in the context of updating the Ukrainian ballet theater of the 50–60s. The twentieth century, on the example of productions of leading domestic choreographers, revealed that individual ballet performances, mass or solo parts are based on the development of choreographic themes with their parallel development and contrast; combination of choreographic themes with music; unity of musical and choreographic forms; conducting rhythm in tact and thematic terms; coincidence of choreographic emotional and sound-emotional upsurge, as well as colorful instrumentation and dance movements. Elements of ballet symphony, manifested primarily in the specific construction of the composition, were actively integrated by Ukrainian choreographers to achieve innovative choreographic expressiveness based on dance and in accordance with the imagery, the structure of the musical score.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 36
  • Page Range: 140-145
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Ukrainian