The first tour of the Soviet ballet of the Bolshoi Theater of the USSR in Japan (1957): Memories by Olga Lepeshinskaya
Abstract
An analysis of the notes of the ballerina Olga Lepeshinskaya made by her during the first tour of the Soviet ballet to Japan in 1957 is the focus of this paper. “Japanese impressions” were published in three issues of the magazine “Soviet Woman” (No. 1-3, 1958). These notes describe the tour of the USSR Bolshoi Theater troupe in Tokyo and Osaka. These notes are interesting as a historical document, in addition to information about the details of the trip. The note “Japanese impressions” shows the changes that happened in the understanding of ballet by the 1960s. In particular, they demonstrate the new place of ballet in the space of Soviet everyday life as its most important part, as well as the role of ballet as an element of Soviet culture, which has been represented abroad since the mid-1950s.
About the Author
O. S. Sapanzha
Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dr. Habil., Prof.
Moika Emb. 48, Saint Petersburg, 191186
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Sapanzha O.S. The first tour of the Soviet ballet of the Bolshoi Theater of the USSR in Japan (1957): Memories by Olga Lepeshinskaya. Bulletin of Vaganova Ballet Academy. 2020;(2):62-73. (In Russ.)
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