The ballet Joseph the Beautiful by Kas’ian Goleizovsky

Abstract

In the article the dramaturgy of K. Goleizovsky’s ballet Joseph the Beautiful is considered in scenic and musical unity. The author uses the method of comparative analysis in the study of literary and ballet material compares the features of musical and choreographic dramaturgy, recreates the picture of the search for ballet theater of the beginning of the twentieth century. The example of the balletJoseph the Beautiful first reveals the features of the musical and choreographic drama of this play. The harmonious composition, the original performance, the well-thought-out musical drama (the timbre characterization of the characters, the leitmotif system), the colorful arrangement of the performance - all this allowed the authors of the ballet Joseph the Beautiful (choreographer K. Goleizovsky, composer S. Vasilenko and artist B. Erdman) to create an integral, harmonious and innovative work.