Moiseev ballet. Life in dance. "Night on Bald Mountain"

A special kind of art. Folk art is the ancestor of all modern trends and trends in music and choreography. Dance is the best reflection of the people's soul, there is no place for falsehood - ethnic and national characteristics are clearly and voluminously manifested in the style of dance and musical design.

In 1937, the first professional folk ensemble. He became the main ascetic and leader Igor Moiseev - now the owner of all possible awards and regalia, and then the head of choreography of the Folk Dance Theater. A nobleman by birth, Igor Alexandrovich was a ballet dancer, then worked as a choreographer at the Bolshoi Theater, and had an excellent choreographic education. He saw the new ensemble as a gathering of like-minded people in love with ethnic dance.

Folk dance ensemble named after Igor Moiseev was born in early February 1937. Then thirty dancers gathered at the Moscow House of Choreographers on Leontyevsky Lane and listened with interest to the opening speech of the future leader. Tasks that Moiseev put before the team, were unexpectedly unusual. The master wanted the performances to be as close to reality as possible, so the troupe had to travel a lot around the country, collecting folklore elements and observing folk dance in the original version.

The first work of the team was the program “ Dances of the peoples of the USSR", and a year later, in 1939, they were presented to the public " Dances of the Baltic peoples" Since 1940, Moiseev has been staging European dances, without ever traveling abroad, without seeing the original compositions, the ensemble produces productions with unique precision of images and movements. Moiseev’s wards managed to start touring abroad earlier than all the Soviet ones.

Folk dance ensemble of Igor Moiseev France, Great Britain and the USA applauded, his ensemble attracted full houses at La Scala and performed encores at the Grand Opera. Over the years, more than 300 folk compositions have been staged, the ensemble has toured almost all countries of the world, and collected all possible state awards, including from foreign countries. Igor Aleksandrovich did not leave work in the ensemble until the last day.

Moiseev made an irreplaceable contribution to the choreography of not only his country, but the whole world as a whole. He devoted his entire life to creativity and achieved unprecedented success in developing the skill of choreography. At the moment, it is difficult to convey all the talent of the master even with the most high-quality and diverse performances.

Igor Moiseev's ballet is a unique highly professional academic dance ensemble. He managed to convey different images and folklore of the peoples of the world in dance movement.

Start

The future artist learned to dance completely by accident. His dad sent him to a dance studio just so that the negative effects of the street would not show up on him. The boy showed his abilities quite quickly. Noticing this, his teacher, former ballerina Vera Mosolova, brought him to the ballet school at the Bolshoi Theater. Igor was immediately appreciated and the main choreographer of the establishment took him under his wing. Igor very quickly developed in the dance field.

The big breakthrough in his career was staging a parade on Red Square. To do this, he involved school students. The performance was more than successful; it delighted many. After him, orders of the highest level simply rained down on Igor. Even Stalin admired his performances and helped with the space for the group’s work.

European folklore

A significant period in his activity was the study and creative interpretation of European folklore. Unable to travel abroad, Igor Moiseev’s ballet “Dances of the Slavic Peoples” was staged exclusively at home. To do this, the manager consulted many specialists. Success was not long in coming.

On tour in Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Romania, and Poland, the audience was simply captivated by the ensemble. The productions were so well done and the artistic meaning of the stage works was accurately conveyed. Even today, Igor Moiseev’s ballet is an invaluable example and school for choreographers in many countries.
Moiseev's creations have become a kind of choreographic tool used by different peoples. He staged the program “Peace and Friendship”, in which he collected images of dance folklore from eleven countries, including European and Asian. European countries followed the example of Igor Moiseev's dance performances and created their own choreographic groups.

Always first

At that time, the situation in the country was not very favorable for the development of creativity. Igor Moiseev's ballet was the first dance group that was given permission to tour abroad. The ensemble's performances were crowned with success; this was the first step towards international detente.

In 1955, the artists performed for the first time in London and Paris. And in 1958 they became one of the first domestic groups to show their performance in the USA. The successful tour in America was appreciated by the press and paved the way for the trust of the USSR.

As has been the case for many decades, the ballet by Igor Moiseev is sold out. The concert poster clearly shows this. The schedule of performances was scheduled for several years in advance.

Moiseev School

The Moiseevskaya dance school was unique and one of a kind. She was distinguished by her professionalism of the highest degree, virtuosity and excellent improvisation. The students of the great master were not just actors - they were highly educated universal actors. They flawlessly mastered any type of dance and amazingly embodied all artistic images.

The title of a dancer of the Moiseev school is the best recommendation in any country in a choreographic group of different directions. The creative path and the nature of the education of students are shown in the program “The Road to Dance”; it highlights in detail the entire path that the Igor Moiseev ballet has traveled. For this production the master received the Lenin Prize, and his ensemble was awarded the title Academic.

70 years of worldwide recognition

The stage activity of the group has lasted for more than 70 years, it was awarded the order. It is absolutely fair to call the ballet of Igor Moiseev the hallmark of our country. Tickets sold at the box office are sold out instantly.

For his invaluable contribution to the art of dance, Igor Moiseev was awarded an Oscar. And even after his death, today he lives in the heart of his ensemble, which maintains the appropriate level and is an impeccable example.

It has already entered the cultural heritage of choreographic art not only in Russia, but throughout the whole world. This group was one of the first to engage in the popularization and artistic stylization of folk dances of different nations.

The ensemble was created on February 10, 1937. 30 dancers were selected and held their first rehearsal under the direction of the choreographer at 4 Leontyevsky Lane.

Initially, the director proposed to professionally, with a creative approach, process the folklore standards of dances of representatives of the peoples of the USSR that existed at that time.

But for this it was necessary to study the available choreographic material well. Members of the ensemble began to go on expeditions around the country, searched for and became acquainted with the historical origins of dances, songs, rituals, collecting pieces of art that were precious to them.

The unique, bright, original dances collected by Moiseev’s team made it possible already in 1937-1938 to perform the first program “Dances of the Peoples of the USSR”, and in 1939 the public saw their performance “Dances of the Baltic Peoples”. The concerts were a great success and in 1940 the ensemble was given the stage of the Tchaikovsky Hall, and the theater for a long time was the home for the members of the already well-known group in the country.

As for the creative development and improvement of the ensemble members, the tutoring process included almost all types of stage culture: a variety of dances, symphonic music, drama, scenography and acting. Because of this, their productions became more and more vivid, memorable for their expressiveness, and different from each other.

One of the significant pages in the development of the creative potential of the ensemble is the program “Dances of Slavic Peoples”, shown in 1945. This was preceded by the study, mastery and interpretation of the folklore of the peoples of Europe. Taking on the task of creating such a program was a creative feat at that time. Due to historical events, there was no direct access to the necessary material. Therefore, he selflessly searched for ways to recreate examples of European dance art, turning to historians, folklore researchers, musicologists and musicians for help. In 1946, the opportunity arose to travel abroad, and the ensemble went on a tour of European countries. In Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, the public applauded the performers. Fans of choreographic art were delighted and amazed by the unusually creatively faithful transmission of the dance heritage of European peoples.

The Peace and Friendship program, presented in 1953, was created in close collaboration with talented choreographers with a deep knowledge of folklore. attracted Miklos Rabai (Hungary), Lubushe Ginkova (Czechoslovakia), and Ahn Song Hee (Korea) with his idea. This program brought together examples of European and Asian folk dances from eleven countries.

In 1955, the ensemble became the first of the Soviet groups to go on foreign tours to France and Great Britain, and in 1958 on tour to the USA.

The class-concert “The Road to Dance” (1965) showed his achievements in the field of creating large-scale stage productions. And in 1967, for the “Road to Dance” program, GAANT was the first folk dance ensemble to receive the title of academic, and was awarded the title of Lenin Prize laureate.

He died in 2007, but the team continues to conquer the world under his name. The ensemble is still the only folk group in the world that has performed at the Opera Garnier (Paris) and La Scala (Milan). The group was included in the Russian Guinness Book of Records as the record holder for the number of countries (more than 60) in which it toured.

The ensemble won the Grand Prix of the Anita Bucchi choreographic award (Italy) for the best performance of 2011. At the premiere program on December 20, 2011, UNESCO awarded the ensemble the Medal of Five Continents.

The team is located in the Concert Hall named after P.I. Tchaikovsky.

The main task set for the artists by the founder of the ensemble, Igor Moiseev (1906-2007), was the creative processing of folklore samples that were current in the Soviet Union at that time. For this purpose, the artists of the group went on folklore expeditions around the country. As a result, the ensemble's first programs appeared - "Dances of the Peoples of the USSR" (1937-1938), "Dances of the Baltic Peoples" (1939).

In the ensemble's repertoire, folklore samples received a new stage life and were preserved for several generations of spectators around the world. For this purpose, Igor Moiseev used almost all means of stage culture: various types and types of dances, symphonic music, drama, scenography, acting.

An important stage was the development and creative interpretation of European folklore. The program "Dances of Slavic Peoples" (1945) was created in conditions when Moiseev did not have the opportunity to travel abroad. The choreographer recreated examples of dance creativity, consulting with musicians, folklorists, historians, and musicologists.

With the direct participation of famous choreographers Miklos Rabai (Hungary), Lubusha Ginkova (Czechoslovakia), Ahn Sun Hee (Korea), Igor Moiseev created the program “Peace and Friendship” (1953), which for the first time collected examples of European and Asian dance folklore from 11 countries.

Since 1938 the ensemble has been in Russia and abroad. For a record number of tours, the ensemble is included in the Russian Guinness Book of Records. Since its first foreign tour (Finland, 1945), Igor Moiseev’s ensemble has been the unofficial Russian ambassador of peace.

In 1958, the ensemble was the first of the Soviet groups to go on tour to the USA, which marked the beginning of cultural ties between the USSR and the USA.

In 1967, the first professional folk dance ensemble was awarded the title of academic. In 1987, the ensemble was awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples.

The hallmarks of the group were the numbers “Partisans”, the naval suite “Yablochko”, the old city square dance, the Moldavian jok, the Ukrainian hopak, the Russian dance “Summer”, and the incendiary tarantella. The ensemble's one-act performances, staged by Igor Moiseev using the means and techniques of world folk and theatrical culture, gained great success with the ensemble - "Vesnyanki", "Tsam", "Sanchakou", "Polovtsian Dances" to the music of Alexander Borodin, "On the Skating Rink" to the music of Johann Strauss, “Night on Bald Mountain” to the music of Modest Mussorgsky, “Spanish Ballad” to the music of Pablo di Luna, “Evening in a Tavern” to the music of Argentine composers, etc.

After the death of artistic director Igor Moiseev in 2007, the ensemble began to bear his name.

Today in the repertoire of the Folk Dance Ensemble, staged by Moiseev. These are dances, miniatures, choreographic paintings and suites, one-act ballets to the music of Russian composers and symphonists Alexander Borodin, Mikhail Glinka, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Modest Mussorgsky.

The ensemble includes a large group of ballet dancers and a symphony orchestra.

The artistic director - director of the group is People's Artist of Russia Elena Shcherbakova.

Since 1943, a studio school has been operating under the folk dance ensemble. In addition to special disciplines - classical, folk stage, historical, duet dance - the training program includes jazz dance, gymnastics, acrobatics, acting, playing the piano and folk musical instruments, history of music and theater.

The material was prepared based on information from RIA Novosti and open sources

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Miniatures and dance paintings to the music of famous composers.

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