 Choreographic politics: state folk dance companies, representation and power.
Author: Shay, Anthony Published: 2002 The first in-depth analysis of state-sponsored, professional dance ensembles. Over the past fifty years these national dance companies - from Turkey, Egypt, Mexico, Greece, the USSR, and Croatia - have dominated concert stages throughout the world. Anthony Shay looks at the ways in which these companies spread political, ethnic, and cultural capital for their nation states. The repertoires, performances and choreographic strategies of six state-sponsored folk dance ensembles are examined in detail: the Moiseyev Dance Company (USSR), Ballet Folklorico (Mexico), LADO (Croatia), The Reda Troupe (Egypt), Dora Stratou Greek Dances Theatre, and the Turkish State Folk Dance Ensemble. |
