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In the Beginning was the Work: Donald MacKinnon’s Metaphysics after Lenin
Abstract Donald MacKinnon expressed a distinctly realist and actualist metaphysic. One aspect of his metaphysics that is less frequently commented upon, however, is his reception of Vladimir Lenin. While not an unqualified admirer of Bolshevism, it is readily apparent that MacKinnon incorporated elements of Lenin’s philosophy and theories regarding ...
Khegan M. Delport, Dritëro Demjaha
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The Imposter by Jurgis Karnavicius: A Ballet-Fantasy on a Historical Plot
One of the first Lithuanian composers to work in the genre of ballet was Jurgis Karnavičius (1884–1941). In 1928 he introduced a choreographic scene based on his tone poem The Lithuanian Rhapsody, that engaged interest in the genre of ballet ...
Anton Vagero, Nina V. Pilipenko
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“Le Réveil de Flore” di Marius Petipa: il debutto e la fortuna
This article traces the life of Le Réveil de Flore, a ballet by Marius Petipa with music by Riccardo Drigo. Starting with a historical-critical analysis of the first performance – which took place in 1894 in Peterhof, near St. Petersburg, on the occasion
Marco Argentina
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Transmental Sheherazade on the interwar avant-garde balls in Belgrade and Paris [PDF]
In expert circles, attention has been drawn to the “1002nd Night Ball” created by the protagonists of Yugoslav and Serbian avant-garde, in particular on its dance and musical segments, moreover, the ballet “Le balai du valet” by Marko Ristić and
Jović Bojan
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The Recriminalization of Homosexuality under Stalin: New Sources, New Answers
Abstract Drawing on newly uncovered archival and printed sources, this article offers a fresh perspective on the recriminalization of homosexuality under Stalin by challenging key assumptions in existing historiography. It demonstrates that the OGPU did not actively advocate for new anti‐sodomy legislation. Although Leningrad homosexuals had been under
Irina Roldugina
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Dafni e Cloe nel balletto del XX e XXI secolo
Italiano Il presente contributo ha come oggetto il fenomeno della ricezione del romanzo di Longo nel balletto classico del XX e XXI secolo. Grazie alla radicata presenza nell’opera greca della musica e della danza, che accompagnano armoniosamente le ...
Lisa Sannicandro
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Russian ballet in the age of Petipa
This essay examines choreographer Marius Petipa's long stewardship of Russia's Imperial Ballet during the second half of the nineteenth century. Born in France, Petipa spent nearly sixty years working in St. Petersburg during which he laid the foundation of the modern Russian school and helped transform an art identified with the West into a Russian ...
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Walking and Perceptions of Danger in Various Cities
ABSTRACT Taking inspiration from Mauss' classic idea of walking as one of many “techniques of the body,” this essay reflects on how perceptions of danger shape how one walks in various cities. I draw on my own research on the limits and possibilities of quantified walking as well as on urban experiences I have had in my life.
Anne Meneley
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The article explores the dialogics of art and the role of art as a tool of dialogue between cultures on the example of the Ural Opera Ballet Theatre’s recent stage production of the opera Tri Sestry (Three Sisters), which demonstrates a successful ...
Andrey G. Shishkin, Olga O. Morozova
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On the Reflection of the Baroque Style in the Russian Art of Ballet
The article is devoted to the theme of the Baroque style on the Russian ballet scene of the end of the 19th century, and the focus of attention of this research steps over the bounds of the indicated time period, dwelling upon the reflection of Baroque subject matter on the 20th and early 21st century art of ballet.
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