"Sleeping beauty," a legend in progress Tim Scholl
Publisher: New Haven [Conn.] ; Yale University Press, c2004.
ISBN: 0300099568
LCC: GV1790
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. Drawing on a wide range of sources,
most of which have never appeared in English, Scholl describes the
artistic controversies surrounding the early production and the
debates it fostered about the future of dance during the formative
years of the Soviet Union. He shows that the 1999 revival brought to
the surface a collision of imperial, Soviet, and official, and
popular histories that mirrored many of the rifts felt more generally
in post-Soviet society. 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."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-240) and index.
Language: eng
Physical Description: xiv, 242 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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