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Russian ballet
After the Soviet Revolution, Russian ballet became an instrument of political propaganda, losing much of its creativity. -
Vagánova system
The pedagogical system devised by Agrippina Vagánova achieved notoriety. -
Emergence of ballet schools
The French and British schools stood out, as well as the emergence of the United States. -
Recognizable works
Great dancers such as Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Barýshnikove emerged, and memorable works such as Sergei Prokofiev's Cinderella (1945) were produced. -
Yalta Conference
It was a meeting between Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin, towards the end of World War II, whose objective was to coordinate the war plans of the allies, at a time when operations against the Axis powers had entered a decisive stage. It was also sought to reach an agreement on the political future of a Europe practically freed from Nazi domination. -
The iron curtain
This concept introduced by Winston Churchill after delivering his famous speech on the Iron Curtain, designates the ideological, political and physical separation established in Europe after World War II between the Soviet zone of influence in the East, and the Western countries. It is worth mentioning that Churchill with his speech was trying to promote an Anglo-American alliance against the Soviets. -
Berlin blockade
Stalin, after fearing that the United States, France and the United Kingdom would unify their German occupation zones, closed the land access routes to West Berlin, making it impossible for materials and supplies to arrive, which caused one of the greatest crises at the beginning of the War. cold. So the United States and the United Kingdom organized an airlift that could supply the blockaded western sector of the city with supplies. Finally, the blockade was lifted peacefully. -
Expressionist dance
Expressionist dance meant a break with classical ballet, searching for new forms of expression based on the freedom of body gesture, freed from the shackles of metrics and rhythm, where bodily self-expression and the relationship with space become more relevant. -
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Korean War
It was a war between South Korea and North Korea, in which both parties received the help of different world powers, for which two large sides were formed: North Korea and the People's Republic of China, supported by the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. South Korea and an international coalition made up of 16 nations, led by the United States. -
Laban movement
The choreographer Rudolf von Laban created a system based on expressionist dance that sought to integrate body and soul, emphasizing the energy that bodies emanate, and analyzing movement and its relationship with space. -
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The space race
As a consequence of the rivalry, began a race in search of historical milestones that were justified for reasons of both national security and ideological reasons associated with technological superiority.
After the arrival of the first Soviet pilot in space, which was considered a great blow to the United States, they managed to manufacture the first artifact that orbited the moon, and with the Apollo 11 mission he managed to send the first humans to walk on another celestial body. -
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Vietnam war
It was a war fought between 1955 and 1975 to prevent the reunification of Vietnam under a communist government. -
Soviet invasion of Hungary
A spontaneous revolutionary movement of national scope developed against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic and its policies imposed from the Soviet Union, in which the Hungarian people continuously requested the necessary freedom to choose their own political system away from communism. -
Bolshoi Ballet Spartacus
Memorable works such as Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian were produced. -
Merce Cunningham
The innovative activity of the dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham highlighted, who influenced by abstract expressionism and the random music of John Cage, introduced dance based on chance, chaos and randomness. -
Un, deux, trois, quatre
In Hollywood, Paul Taylor took part among those entitled "Un, deux, trois, quatre" (1960), with Roland Petit as choreographer of the film, which includes four ballets from his repertoire, with the ensemble of the Ballets de Paris: [a Croqueuse de diamonds, with his wife; Cyrano de Bergerac, with Moira Shearer; Deuil en 24 heures, with Cyd Charisse, and Carmen with his wife. -
Postmodern dance
The dancer and choreographer, Paul Taylor, introduced dance to the field of postmodernity, characterized by the ordinary and the everyday, the ordinary bodies versus the stylized ones of classical dancers, with a mixture of styles and influences, from the oriental to the folkloric, even incorporating aerobic and kickboxing movements. -
Rudolph Nureyev political asylum
The case of the talented student of the Kirov Dance School, Leningrad, Rudolph Nureyev (J938) caused a lot of noise. After making his debut in Paris in 1961 with the Kirov company, exalted by a tremendous personal success, he had some dissensions with the direction of the group and was invited to return to Moscow without participating in the following tour to London. At the time of leaving he decided not to do so and asked the French police for political asylum. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
It was a diplomatic conflict, generated as a result of the United States discovering that the Soviet Union was installing nuclear missiles in Cuba, which unleashed a great crisis due to the fear that a nuclear war would arise, which led both powers to improve their relations and reduce their weapons. -
Wigman techniques
Mary Wigman's techniques were brought to the United States by one of her students, the German-American choreographer Hanya Holm. -
Representation of events
The dancer and choreographer Cunningham began to represent what he called events, extracts of some dances, which were executed at the same time. -
Recognizable participations
Alexandra Danílova acted as a ballet teacher in the film "Decisive Step", in which the Russian dancer Mikhail N. Baryshnikov also took part. -
The Soviet intervention in Afghanistan
The conflict began with the Saur Revolution, which made Afghanistan a socialist state ruled by the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan. A year later the Revolutionary Council requested the military intervention of the Soviet Union. -
Recognizable works
Choreographers such as William Forsythe and Mark Morris stood out, as well as the Dutch school, represented by Jiří Kylián and Hans van Manen, and where the Spanish Nacho Duato was also trained. -
Alvin Ailey
He became the first choreographer to be named a distinguished professor by the City College of New York. -
Julio Bocca Gold Medal of the V Moscow International Ballet Competition
Thanks to the recognition of the world critics, he made his debut at the American Ballet Theater with the main role of The Nutcracker and since then he has been a guest artist of the most prestigious classical and contemporary dance companies, such as the Bolshoi Ballet, the Kirov Theater Ballet, the Royal Ballet, and the companies of Twyla Tharp and Mark Morris. -
The fall of the Berlin Wall
It was the fact that ended the Cold War and the construction of a new world order, in which the German population peacefully demolished a wall that divided the German capital for almost three decades, leading to the reunification of Germany. -
Modern ballet
Pina Bausch became one of the greatest exponents of modern ballet, surpassing traditional ballet in expressing the relationships between men and women through extensive and experimental body language. Among her productions, "Die Sieben Todsünden" and "Palermo" stand out. -
Ballet shoes
Over the years, the "zapatillas" have been perfected and reinforced, along with other dance clothes, with different materials on the tips of the fingers to benefit the dancer and better maintain her balance. -
Argentine Ballet
In 1990 Julio Bocca founded the Argentine Ballet together with Eleonora Cassano. -
Soviet Union Collapses
The Soviet Union was in crisis after the overthrow of the leaders of all Eastern European nations, through popular uprisings and attempts to overthrow General Secretary Gorbachev.
Finally in December it collapsed and the President of the Russian Republic, Boris Yeltsin, formed the Commonwealth of Independent States, ending the longest war in the history of the United States. -
Victor Ullate Dance Center
Víctor Ullate, one of the key personalities of dance in spain, founded a dance group that would become the official company of the Community of Madrid. -
Nacho Guate direction of outstanding creations
Nacho Duato took over the direction of the National Lyric Theater Ballet, currently the National Dance Company. Among the most outstanding creations were: Duende, Por vos muero and Romeo y Julieta.
