Regional analysis of female performance in the Ukrainian ballet: 90s XX – early XXI century (part II: Odessa, Kharkіv, Dnіpro) Cover Image

Регіональний аналіз жіночого виконавства в українському балеті: 90-ті роки ХХ – початок ХХІ ст. (частина іі: Одеса, Харків, Дніпро)
Regional analysis of female performance in the Ukrainian ballet: 90s XX – early XXI century (part II: Odessa, Kharkіv, Dnіpro)

Author(s): Valentina Anatoliyivna Zakharova
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Gender Studies, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: Ukrainian ballet; female performance; regional representations; repertoire;

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the work is to analyze the female performance in the Ukrainian ballet from the time of declaration of independence until today (1991-2017), in particular in the cities of Odessa, Kharkov, Dnepro. The methodology of the research is based on regional and person-like approaches, on the principles of continuity and unity of teaching and performance, as well as on historical and art criticism. Scientific novelty consists in the allocation of the main regional centers of female performance in the Ukrainian ballet and the creative features of its most famous representatives: Odessa (A. Vorobyeva, M. Polyudova, A. Dobriansky, O. Rozhevich, etc.), G. Kharkov (I Khandazhevskaya, A. Radievskaya, K. Shatkovskaya and others), the city of Dnepr (G. Dorosh, A. Pechenyuk, K. Shmigelskaya and others). It is emphasized that in accordance with the principle of unity of learning and fulfillment within a particular art center, cooperation is observed between the choreographic school and the theater of opera and ballet. Conclusions. The fact that soloists and ballerinas, taking into account their repertoire, not only preserve the world and domestic classics, but also resorts to bold experiments, laying the foundations for their own artistic and technical and professional growth, thereby developing the best traditions of the school of female performance in the Ukrainian ballet.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 217-221
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Ukrainian