Tickets for Moiseev's concert. State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble named after Igor Moiseev

The concert of the Igor Moiseev Ensemble is always a significant and noticeable event for all those who love Russian art folk dance. It gives them an amazing meeting with a true internationally recognized legend of this genre.

Indeed, the work and name of this group has long been well known throughout the world. And this should not be surprising at all, since it is famous for its long-term and unique history success. It began in Moscow back in 1937. The founder of this project was the famous figure of Russian choreographic art and a brilliant expert on folklore, Igor Moiseev. From the moment it began its activities to this day, this group has consisted of exclusively experienced and well-trained dancers. Also, over time, his own professional orchestra began to work with him. The famous choreographer prepared many unique miniatures and productions based on the dance folklore of our country. Also, not only well-known, but also very rare folk dances began to be staged here. Often the artists turned to some other genres of choreographic art. That is why the team very quickly became very famous and in demand in our country. And already in the 50s of the twentieth century, many foreign spectators were able to order tickets for the concert of the Igor Moiseev Ensemble. This project became the first of the domestic groups of this type who began to actively tour around the world and received a worthy international recognition. Over time, many of his numbers have become true classics of the genre. And the team organized a school in which anyone who has passed a strict selection can practice folk dancing.

Today this ensemble is one of the most titled and famous national folk dance groups. After the death of its founder, the work of Moses was continued by his students and followers. Therefore, today the project continues to perform a lot and constantly delights its fans with new and equally spectacular and interesting works. But you can also often see his legendary numbers at concerts.

The team is located in Concert hall named after P.I. Tchaikovsky.

the main task, which was staged for the artists by the founder of the ensemble Igor Moiseev (1906-2007), is a creative adaptation of folklore samples that were prevalent at that time in the Soviet Union. For this purpose, the artists of the group went on folklore expeditions around the country. As a result, the ensemble's first programs appeared - "Dances of the Peoples of the USSR" (1937-1938), "Dances of the Baltic Peoples" (1939).

In the ensemble's repertoire, folklore samples received a new stage life and were preserved for several generations of spectators around the world. For this purpose, Igor Moiseev used almost all means of stage culture: different kinds and births of dances, symphonic music, dramaturgy, scenography, acting.

An important stage was the development and creative interpretation of European folklore. Program "Dancing" Slavic peoples"(1945) was created in conditions when Moiseev did not have the opportunity to travel abroad. The choreographer recreated examples of dance creativity, consulting with musicians, folklorists, historians, and musicologists.

With the direct participation of famous choreographers Miklos Rabai (Hungary), Lubusha Ginkova (Czechoslovakia), Ahn Sun Hee (Korea), Igor Moiseev created the program “Peace and Friendship” (1953), which for the first time collected examples of European and Asian dance folklore from 11 countries.

Since 1938, the ensemble has been in Russia and abroad. For a record number of tours, the ensemble was included in Russian Book Guinness records. Since the first foreign tour (Finland, 1945), Igor Moiseev’s ensemble has been a secret Russian Ambassador peace.

In 1958, the ensemble was the first of the Soviet groups to go on tour to the USA, which marked the beginning of cultural ties between the USSR and the USA.

In 1967, the first of professional ensembles folk dance group was awarded the title of academic. In 1987, the ensemble was awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples.

The hallmarks of the group were the numbers “Partisans”, the naval suite “Yablochko”, the old city square dance, the Moldavian zhok, the Ukrainian hopak, the Russian dance “Summer”, and the incendiary tarantella. Big success The ensemble won one-act performances staged by Igor Moiseev using the funds and techniques of world folk and theatrical culture, — "Springflies", "Tsam", "Sanchakou", " Polovtsian dances"to the music of Alexander Borodin, "At the Skating Rink" to the music of Johann Strauss, "Night on Bald Mountain" to the music of Modest Mussorgsky, "Spanish Ballad" to the music of Pablo di Luna, "Evening in a Tavern" to the music of Argentine composers, etc.

After death artistic director Igor Moiseev in 2007, the ensemble began to bear his name.

Today in the repertoire of the Folk Dance Ensemble, staged by Moiseev. These are dances, miniatures, choreographic paintings and suites, one-act ballets to the music of Russian composers and symphonists Alexander Borodin, Mikhail Glinka, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Modest Mussorgsky.

As part of the ensemble - large group ballet dancers and symphony orchestra.

The artistic director - director of the group is People's Artist of Russia Elena Shcherbakova.

Since 1943, a studio school has been operating under the folk dance ensemble. In addition to special disciplines - classical, folk stage, historical, duet dance - the training program includes jazz dance, gymnastics, acrobatics, acting, playing the piano and folk musical instruments, history of music and theater.

The material was prepared based on information from RIA Novosti and open sources

The State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble named after Igor Moiseev is the first and only professional choreographic group in the world engaged in the artistic interpretation and promotion of dance folklore of the peoples of the world.

The ensemble was organized on February 10, 1937, and since then the main artistic principles its development is the continuity and creative interaction of traditions and innovation. The main task, which the founder of the ensemble Igor Moiseev (1906-2007) first set for the artists, was the creative processing of folklore samples existing in the USSR at that time. For this purpose, the ensemble's artists went on folklore expeditions around the country, where they found and recorded disappearing dances, songs, and rituals. As a result, the ensemble's first programs appeared: “Dances of the Peoples of the USSR” (1937-1938), “Dances of the Baltic Peoples” (1939). In the ensemble's repertoire, folklore samples received a new stage life and were preserved for several generations of spectators around the world. For this purpose, Igor Moiseev used all the means of stage culture: all types and types of dances, symphonic music, drama, scenography, acting.

An important stage was the development and creative interpretation of European folklore. The program “Dances of Slavic Peoples” (1945) was created in unique conditions: not being able to travel abroad, Igor Moiseev recreated living examples of dance creativity, consulting with musicians, folklorists, historians, and musicologists. On tour in 1946 in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, the audience was amazed at the accuracy of the productions, the faithful artistic sense stage works of the ensemble. From that time until now, the ensemble has been a school and creative laboratory for choreographers different countries, and its repertoire serves as a kind of choreographic encyclopedia of the dance culture of the peoples of the world. With direct participation famous experts folklore choreographers Miklos Rabai (Hungary), Lubushe Ginkova (Czechoslovakia), Ahn Sun Hee (Korea), whom Igor Moiseev involved in their work, created the program “Peace and Friendship” (1953), where for the first time samples of European and Asian dance folklore of eleven countries were collected .

Based on the model of the folk dance ensemble of Igor Moiseev, choreographic groups were created in all republics of the USSR (now the CIS countries), as well as in many European countries.

The folk dance ensemble was the first Soviet group to go on tour during the Iron Curtain period. In 1955, the ensemble's artists performed for the first time in Paris and London. The triumph of the Soviet dance troupe served as the first step towards international détente. In 1958, Igor Moiseev’s ensemble was also the first Russian ensemble to perform in the USA. The successful tours, the American press admitted, melted the ice of mistrust in the USSR and became the basis for the establishment of new, constructive relations between our countries.

Another important achievement of the Folk Dance Ensemble is the creation of the unique, the only Moiseev School of Dance in the world (1943). Her distinctive features- high professionalism, virtuosic technical equipment, the ability to convey the improvisational nature of folk performance. Actor-dancers, trained by Igor Moiseev, are widely educated, universal artists, fluent in all types of dance, capable of embodying national character V artistic image. Dancer of the Moiseev school - best recommendation anywhere on the planet, in a choreographic group of any direction. The ensemble's artists were awarded the titles of Honored and People's Artists of the USSR and Russia.

A clear expression of the creative principles of training actor-dancers is the program “The Road to Dance” (“Class Concert”), which clearly shows creative path team from development individual elements before creating full-scale stage paintings. For the program “The Road to Dance” (1965), the group was the first of the folk dance ensembles to be awarded the title “Academic”, and Igor Moiseev was awarded the Lenin Prize.

For its concert activity, which has lasted more than 70 years, the group was awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples. The ensemble has rightfully been and remains the calling card of our country abroad.

On different continents, audiences of different generations fell in love with the “crown” numbers of the Ensemble, which became “ business cards» group: the legendary “Partisans”, naval suite “Apple”, ancient city Quadrille, Moldavian Jock, Ukrainian Hopak, Russian dance “Summer”, fiery Tarantella. The Ensemble gained great success with its bright one-act performances staged by Igor Moiseev using the means and techniques of world folk and theatrical culture - “Vesnyanka”, “Tsam”, “Sanchakou”, “Polovtsian Dances” to the music of A. Borodin, “At the Skating Rink” on music by I. Strauss, “Night on Bald Mountain” to music by M. Mussorgsky, “Spanish Ballad” to music by Pablo di Luna, “Evening in a Tavern” to music by Argentine composers, etc.

And now, after the death of the permanent leader of the ensemble, Igor Moiseev, the choreographic level of the group still serves as an unsurpassed standard, and the title of “Moiseev” is synonymous with high professionalism.

In 1937, the outstanding Soviet choreographer Igor Aleksandrovich Moiseev (1906–2007). created the Dance Ensemble of the Peoples of the USSR and directed it until the end of his life. Moiseev started in Bolshoi Theater, became one of the brightest character dancers of his time. The repertoire of the Moiseev Ensemble (that’s what this group is called all over the world) includes numbers and entire programs dedicated, it seems, to all countries and nationalities of the world. Moiseevsky artists perform Bashkir, Buryat, Vietnamese, Argentinean, Nanai and Korean dances. Not to mention Spanish, Russian and German. It is remarkable that all these nations and nationalities willingly recognized these dances as their own, despite the fact that they were all composed by Igor Moiseev. The choreographer, who lived to be 101 years old, saw the world as a single temperamental dance.

IGOR MOSSEEV. Direct speech...

About the ensemble: “We are not collectors of dance and do not pin them like butterflies on a pin. We approach folk dance as a material for creativity, without hiding our authorship.”

On politics: “Thinking about politics has convinced me that simple people powerless to change anything. I remember the words of Seneca: “Accept the inevitable with dignity” - and I try to treat politics and politicians like bad weather, seeking and finding satisfaction in work.”

On relationships with authorities: “The only thing I’m grateful for is Soviet power, - that no one has ever interfered with my work. Moreover, oddly enough, my creativity has always been party. In the sense that my searches in folk dance, in the expression folk character through plasticity they turned out to be in tune with the ideas proclaimed by the party leaders. After all, they didn’t actually say anything bad.”

REHEARSAL. CLASS-CONCERT

Moiseev's ensemble has visited more than sixty countries around the world. The choreographer himself joked that it would be easier to create a guidebook from his life than a biography.

After the performance in New York, a well-dressed woman approached Moiseev beautiful woman and asked permission to kiss his hand. It was Marlene Dietrich.

In the second half of the 90s, Igor Moiseev’s book “I Remember. . . A tour of a lifetime."

“Moiseev came up with a new stage genre: folk stage choreography. It is a folk-stage dance, not a historical dance, not a folk-characteristic one, which was in the ballet. This is a folk stage genre. Again, this is a folk dance,” says the director of the State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble. I.Moiseeva, People's Artist Russia Elena Shcherbakova.

“This means extended feet, somewhere closer to the classical material. Because you can’t put on stage something that is danced, say, at weddings, at festivities, it already carries such a hint of theatricality,” explains the director of the studio school at GAANT named after. I. Moiseeva, People's Artist of Russia Gyuzel Apanaeva.

ARAGONA JOTA

Popular recognition ensured that the ensemble sold out in all cities. Soviet Union. And the love of the country’s leadership helped resolve organizational issues. In 1940, after a short dialogue with Stalin, Moiseev was given room for rehearsals. In 1943 he opened a studio school attached to the ensemble. And immediately after the end of the war, the “Iron Curtain” was opened for the Moiseevites.

“Our first trip abroad was to France. such was the success. In those days, there were still many old Russian emigrants in France. And after the concert they were waiting for us, kissing us, crying. And it was so touching,” recalls Igor Moiseev’s widow, Honored Artist of the RSFSR Irina Moiseeva.

Abroad opened up opportunities for the restless choreographer to expand his already considerable repertoire. Igor Moiseev, like an inquisitive ethnographer, collected everything new and new material for his ensemble and brought dance souvenirs from every trip.

“Usually how we did it? We met with the team. Well, for example, we went to Venezuela and met with the Venezuelan team. We arrived in Argentina and enrolled in a tango school. They showed us the movements, and based on these movements, Moiseev already staged his own production,” says Gyuzel Apanaeva.

The type of transfer of movements “from toe to toe” can now rightfully be called the Moiseev system. He could easily perform all the numbers that Igor Alexandrovich choreographed himself. Moreover, both the male and female parties. This is probably why the artistic director sought perfect performance from his dancers.

“Here sits a man who, thank God, was already many years old, and he gets up, suddenly jumps up and says, “What are you doing, stop! Right here! Once, here! Well, repeat! No, that’s not it again!” He always had this ideal that he wanted others to express what he felt, what stood in front of him. This property is always very great artists“says the choreographer, National artist USSR Vladimir Vasiliev.

The same system formed the basis for teaching at the ensemble school. True, it was not Moiseev himself who undertook to train the children, but his dancers.

With us, every teacher teaches what he himself danced, what he has already absorbed into himself, remembers all Moiseev’s comments, remembers all his wishes, the subtext of every movement. In principle, it’s easy for me to convey what I danced, because I know it inside and out, I’ll get up at night, I’ll dance it,” says Apanaeva.

But until the very end, the choreographer personally took the exams. Moreover, he asked equally strictly from teachers and future dancers.

“He made comments not only on technique, but also on acting, because as he himself said, we have 2 professions: ballet dancers and actors,” says artist Alsou Gaifulina.

Until today, the ensemble's repertoire has remained unchanged. For example, the Russian dance “Summer”, which invariably appears in every concert. And also " Aragonese jota", "Polovtsian Dances", "Gopak" - more than 100 numbers in total.

The last year of the life of Igor Moiseev

“There will never be a second Moses anywhere. Because artists can do anything, but find a choreographer who will create a piece, come up with a number, interesting to the viewer, first of all, interesting for artists“For them to dance and overcome, use their capabilities, this is difficult,” says Apanaeva.

Already logged in cultural heritage choreographic art not only in Russia, but throughout the whole world. This group was one of the first to engage in the popularization and artistic stylization of folk dances of different nations.

The ensemble was created on February 10, 1937. 30 dancers were selected and held their first rehearsal under the direction of the choreographer in the house of the choreographer in Leontyevsky Lane, building 4.

Initially, the director proposed to professionally, with a creative approach, process the folklore standards of dances of representatives of the peoples of the USSR that existed at that time.

But for this it was necessary to study the available choreographic material well. The ensemble members began to go on expeditions around the country, looking for and getting acquainted with historical origin dances, songs, rituals, collecting pieces of art that are precious to them.

The unique, bright, original dances collected by Moiseev’s team made it possible already in 1937-1938 to perform the first program “Dances of the Peoples of the USSR”, and in 1939 the public saw their performance “Dances of the Baltic Peoples”. The concerts took place from great success and in 1940 the ensemble was given the stage of the Tchaikovsky Hall, and the theater for a long time was the home of the members of the already well-known band across the country.

As for creative development and improvement of ensemble members, the tutoring process included almost all types of stage culture: a variety of dances, symphonic music, drama, scenography and acting. Because of this, their productions became more and more vivid, memorable for their expressiveness, and different from each other.

One of the significant pages in development creative potential ensemble program “Dances of Slavic Peoples”, shown in 1945. This was preceded by the study, mastery and interpretation of the folklore of the peoples of Europe. Taking on the task of creating such a program was a creative feat at that time. Direct access to necessary material was not in force historical events. Therefore, I selflessly looked for ways to recreate examples of European dance art, turning to historians, folklore researchers, musicologists and musicians for help. In 1946, the opportunity arose to travel abroad, and the ensemble went on a tour of European countries. In Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, the public applauded the performers. Fans of choreographic art were delighted and amazed by the unusually creatively faithful transmission of the dance heritage of European peoples.

The Peace and Friendship program, presented in 1953, was created in close collaboration with talented choreographers with a deep knowledge of folklore. attracted Miklos Rabai (Hungary), Lubushe Ginkova (Czechoslovakia), and Ahn Song Hee (Korea) with his idea. This program brought together examples of European and Asian folk dances from eleven countries.

In 1955, the ensemble became the first of the Soviet groups to travel to foreign tours to France and Great Britain, and in 1958 on tour to the USA.

The class-concert “The Road to Dance” (1965) showed his achievements in the field of creating large-scale stage productions. And in 1967, for the program “The Road to Dance,” GAANT was the first of the folk dance ensembles to receive the title of academic, and was awarded the title of Lenin Prize laureate.

He died in 2007, but the team continues to conquer the world under his name. The ensemble is still the only one in the world folklore group, who performed at the Opera Garnier (Paris) and La Scala (Milan). The group was included in the Russian Guinness Book of Records as the record holder for the number of countries (more than 60) in which it toured.

The ensemble won the Grand Prix of the Anita Bucchi Choreographic Prize (Italy) for best performance 2011 At the premiere program on December 20, 2011, UNESCO awarded the ensemble the Medal of Five Continents.