Ukrainian Dance: A Cross-Cultural ApproachUkrainian dance is remarkably enduring in its popularity and still performed in numerous cultural contexts. This text unpacks the complex world of this ethnic dance, with special attention to the differences between vival dance (which requires being fully engaged in the present moment) and reflective dance (dance connected explicitly to the past). Most Ukrainian vival dances have been performed by peasants in traditional village settings, for recreational and ritual purposes. Reflective Ukrainian dances are performed more self-consciously as part of a living heritage. Further sub-groups are examined, including national dances, recreational/educational dances, and spectacular dances on stage. |
Contents
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4 Peasants Dancing | 40 |
5 Geographic Zones | 53 |
6 Historical Zones | 67 |
7 Improvisation | 73 |
12 Recreational and Educational Dance | 124 |
13 Spectacular Dance | 143 |
14 Ballet and the Proscenium | 157 |
15 Theatricalizing a Dance | 168 |
16 Three Principles of Staging | 192 |
17 Moiseyev and Virsky | 202 |
18 First Versus Third Principles of Staging | 213 |
19 Expanding Perspectives | 224 |
8 Vival and Reflective Communities | 83 |
9 National Dance Traditions | 90 |
10 Typical Characteristics of National Dance | 101 |
11 Variations in the National Paradigm | 111 |
Notes | 233 |
Bibliography | 245 |
Index | 259 |
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