The development of the Classical Dance Curriculum in the process of reforming ballet education in Russia in the 1860–1920s
Abstract
The article reconstructs the history of the development of Saint Petersburg‑Leningrad ballet school’s classical dance curriculum, opening a new angle of its unification process. The study is based on archival materials of Saint Petersburg Central State Archive of Literature and Art (coll. 259, Vaganova Ballet Academy collection), Russian State Historical Archive (coll. 498, Petrograd Theatre School), and Saint Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Musical Art (coll. 242, A. Vaganova collection). The chronological framework of the research dates from 1863 to 1928. Statutes of the Imperial Theatre School established that P. Fedorov first attempted to integrate the dance curriculums in 1863. The next step refers to developing the classical dance curriculum by V. Stepanov in 1895. P. Gerdt, K. Kulitchevskaya, N. Legat, M. Obukhov, and M. Fokin made another attempt to create the curriculum in 1905. According to the hypothesis proposed in the article, the 1925 curriculum, created by L. Volynsky for the State Choreographic Technical School (Russian Ballet School), was based on their developments. The final stage of the curriculum formation dates to the post‑revolutionary period. The change in political conditions and reorganization of the educational institution influenced the beginning of regulating the educational process of professional ballet education. There was a transition to training in classes according to age rather than according to physical ability level, as was the practice in the pre-revolutionary period. The result of these reforms was the 1928 Classical Dance Curriculum, created by A. Vaganova, L. Leontiev, V. Ponomarev, and A. Monakhov.
About the Author
V. V. Zhirova
Vaganova Ballet Academy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Zhirova V. V. — Postgraduate Student
2, Rossi St., Saint-Petersburg, 191023
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Zhirova V.V. The development of the Classical Dance Curriculum in the process of reforming ballet education in Russia in the 1860–1920s. Bulletin of Vaganova Ballet Academy. 2024;(3):98-111. (In Russ.)
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