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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787213203321

Autore

McDaniel Cadra Peterson <1984->

Titolo

American-Soviet cultural diplomacy : the Bolshoi Ballet's American premiere / / Cadra Peterson McDaniel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-7391-9932-3

0-7391-9931-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (295 p.)

Disciplina

792.8/0947

Soggetti

Dance - Political aspects - Soviet Union - History

Cultural diplomacy - Soviet Union - History

Soviet Union Relations United States

United States Relations Soviet Union

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Ideological goodwill : American and Soviet cultural exchange plans -- Restricted repertoire : planning for the Bolshoi's 1959 tour -- The class struggle and Shakespeare : the Soviets' interpretation of Romeo and Juliet -- Imperial communism : the Soviets' reinterpretation of P.I. Tchaikovsky' Swan lake -- Preserving and elevating the classics : Giselle -- State approved innovations : the stone flower -- Soviet highlights : the very eclectic Soviet artistic scene -- Tempered success : ballet's role in the cold war.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is the first full-length examination of a Soviet cultural diplomatic effort. In her work, McDaniel focuses on the key role that the Soviets assigned to the arts in transforming societies and demonstrates that the Soviets conceived of the arts as a kind of "artful warfare"; a valuable weapon in winning the Cold War.