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Abstract. The article is devoted to the analysis of the activities of the ballet troupe of M.Jalil Tatar Academic State Opera and Ballet Theater in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods. It shows that after the premiere of the first ballet “Vain Precaution” by P.Hertel in 1939, the troupe continued to master the performances of the classical heritage “Giselle” by A.Adam (1945) and “Swan Lake” by P.Tchaikovsky (1947). At the same time, the troupe was working on creating a national ballet performance. Turning to the historical past and folklore, the authors of the libretto and choreographers immersed the viewer in the life and culture of the Tatar people, and the composers built the score based on centuries-old musical traditions. All this was expressed in the ballets “Shurale” by F.Yarullin (1945) and “Zyugra” by N.Zhiganov (1946). At this time, new productions appear in the repertoire, reflecting the current ideas of Soviet art at the time of creation. These are “Bakhchisarai Fountain” by B.Asafiev (1946) and “Laurencia” by A.Crane (1953). In the 2000s, a number of premieres took place produced for the Kazan ballet stage – “The Tale of Yusuf” (2001) by L.Lyubovskiy, choreography by N.Boyarchikov, G.Kovtun; “Peer Gynt” (2003) by E.Grieg, “The Golden Horde” (2013), R.Akhiyarova – choreography by G.Kovtun; “Сarmina Вurana, or the Wheel of Fortune” (2013) by K.Orff, choreography by A.Polubentsev. The author sets the task of identifying trends in the development of the repertoire in the post-Soviet period. His focus is on original ballet performances. The conclusion was that the result of the search for choreographers on the Kazan stage, expressed in the synthesis of genres, styles, and appeal to new subjects for the ballet theater, was the enrichment of the repertoire of M.Jalil Tatar Academic State Opera and Ballet Theater and entertainment culture in general.

Keywords: national ballet theater, ballet, choreography, repertoire, G.Kovtun, A.Polubentsev

For citation: Petrova L.R. (2024) Author’s ballet on stage of M.Jalil Tatar Academic State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Soviet and post-Soviet periods. Istoricheskaya etnologiya [Historical Ethnology]. Vol.9. No.2: 303–313. https://doi.org/10.22378/he.2024-9-2.303-313 (In Russ.)

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About the author: Luisa R. Petrova, Research Fellow, G. Ibragimov Institute of Language, Literature and Art of the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (12/4 K. Marks St., Kazan 420111, Russian Federation); https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8160-7721; e-mail: luizapetro8a@mail.ru

Received 27.02.2024 Revised 22.03.2024   Accepted for publication 22.04.2024

Published Online 23.07.2024