The world of the artist in ballet: Musical variations on a theme by A. Toulouse-Lautrec (Part I)

Abstract

The article examines the musical solution of ballet productions addressed to the personality of the outstanding French artist A. Toulouse-Lautrec (18641901), performed in different years by Russian and French choreographers. The first part of the article is devoted to the choreographic miniature In the manner of Lautrec, staged by G. Zamuel to the music of B. Archimandritov, who later created a program-symphonic version of the work on the same musical material. The publication reveals the specifics of the composer’s embodiment of the artist’s world. Archimandritov’s creative solution is presented in the context of the artistic tradition associated with the comprehension of works of fine art by the “forces” of music and choreography, aesthetic transformations of Russian ballet art, as well as in direct connection with the choreographer’s idea of G. Zamuel.