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Author Hallinan, Victoria, 1985- author.

Title The Moiseyev Dance Company tours America : "wholesome" comfort during a Cold War / Victoria Hallinan
Published Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2023]
©2023

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 235 pages) : illustrations
Series Culture and Politics in the Cold War and beyond
Culture and politics in the Cold War and beyond.
Contents Cover -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One -- Chapter 1. Creation of the State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble of the USSR -- Chapter 2. Internal and External Propaganda Tool -- Part Two -- Chapter 3. Paving the Way for the 1958 Tour -- Chapter 4. Reception and the Cold War Narrative -- Chapter 5. Fascinating Human Beings -- Part Three -- Chapter 6. American Notions of Gender -- Chapter 7. American Notions of Race -- Conclusion -- Epilogue
Appendix A. Text of the Lacy-Z arubin Agreement, January 27, 1958 -- Appendix C. Early American Tour Repertoires (1958, 1965, 1970) -- Appendix D. A Selection of Moiseyev Dances -- Notes -- Index -- Back Cover
Summary "During the Cold War, dancers and musicians from the United States and the USSR were drawn into the battle for hearts and minds, crossing the Iron Curtain to prove their artistic and ideological prowess. After the passage of the Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, direct cultural exchange between the two superpowers opened up, and the Moiseyev Dance Company arrived in the United States in 1958. The first Soviet cultural representatives to tour America, this folk-dance troupe's repertoire included dances from territories controlled or influenced by the USSR, including Uzbekistan, Crimea, and Poland. Drawing on contemporary personal and published accounts, Victoria Hallinan explores why the dancers garnered overwhelming acclaim during their multicity tour and Ed Sullivan Show appearance. The "boy-meets-girl" love stories of the dances, and their idealized view of multiple Soviet cultures living together in harmony, presented a comforting image of post-World War II gender norms and race relations for audiences. Americans saw the dancers-their supposed enemies-as humans rather than agents of communist contagion"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 11, 2023)
Subject Moiseev, Igorʹ, 1906-2007.
SUBJECT Moiseev, Igorʹ, 1906-2007 fast
Subject Gosudarstvennyĭ ansamblʹ narodnogo tant︠s︡a Soi︠u︡za SSR -- History
SUBJECT Gosudarstvennyĭ ansamblʹ narodnogo tant︠s︡a Soi︠u︡za SSR fast
Subject Folk dancing, Russian.
Folk dancing, East European.
Cultural diplomacy -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Cultural diplomacy -- Soviet Union -- History
HISTORY / General
Cultural diplomacy
Folk dancing, East European
Folk dancing, Russian
International relations
SUBJECT United States -- Relations -- Soviet Union
Soviet Union -- Relations -- United States
Subject Soviet Union
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2023013413
ISBN 1685750354
9781685750350