Full Description
Ukrainian 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
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. Basic Concepts
2. Purposes for Dancing
3. Ethnic Dance
4. Peasants Dancing
5. Geographic Zones
6. Historical Zones
7. Improvisation
8. Vival and Reflective Communities
9. National Dance Traditions
10. Typical Characteristics of National Dance
11. Variations in the National Paradigm
12. Recreational and Educational Dance
13. Spectacular Dance
14. Ballet and the Proscenium
15. Theatricalizing a Dance
16. Three Principles of Staging
17. Moiseyev and Virsky
18. First Versus Third Principles of Staging
19. Expanding Perspectives
Notes
Bibliography
Index
