«The Wedding» by Stravinsky-Nijinska - the iconic ballet and its modern interpretations
Abstract
The article is concerned with three different versions of the score by 1. Stravinsky «The Wedding». The original version by B. Nijinska is famous ballet which recreates the atmosphere of peasant's wedding rite. It is compared with versions by J. Kilian and A. Preljocaj. The first choreograph holds true the composer's idea. The other creates new conception which is not answerable to the musical content. Comparative study of them permits to define the degree of connection with music and as consequence to find out artistic merit each of them. Analysis is concluded comparison of composition, choreographic peculiarities and conception of performances.
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Review
For citations:
Kirpichenkova O.V. «The Wedding» by Stravinsky-Nijinska - the iconic ballet and its modern interpretations. Bulletin of Vaganova Ballet Academy. 2015;(3):271-276. (In Russ.)
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