IN cultural life a grandiose event will take place in the capital - concert of the Igor Moiseev Dance Ensemble in Moscow. Admirers of the art of dance will be able to enjoy the magnificent show created by the renowned group. Back in 1937, a legendary ensemble was born, which still has no analogues in the whole world. A talented choreographer and dancer literally created from scratch absolutely new genre dance art and raised it high professional level. The ensemble's limitless repertoire includes: Russian, Ukrainian, Finnish, Greek, Korean, Spanish, Chinese and Mexican dances, as well as many colorful folklore sketches.

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Miniatures and dance paintings to the music of famous composers.

Each number concert of the Igor Moiseev Dance Ensemble is unique and is assessed by critics as a masterpiece of choreographic art. Throughout its creative career, Moiseev's Ballet has enjoyed overwhelming success with audiences. They tour a lot throughout Russia and abroad, and everywhere the artists are long-awaited guests. And this is no coincidence, because they preserved and enriched dance with their activities. folklore heritage different peoples. Any of their performances is original, unique and is a triumph of high art. Symbiosis of real folk traditions with ballet give the dances a special brightness and color. Anyone who wants to touch cultural heritage peoples of the Earth and see unique performances performed by the legendary choreographic group, purchase tickets to the concert of the “Igor Moiseev Dance Ensemble” in Moscow. Don't miss your chance to spend a pleasant evening and enjoy the “Moiseevskaya School of Dance”.

The concert of the Igor Moiseev Ensemble every time becomes a very bright and noticeable event for numerous fans of folk dance. After all, everyone who wants to order tickets for this event will have a meeting with one of the most famous representatives genre and his no less brilliant works.

More than one generation of Russian and foreign viewers has grown up on the work of this truly legendary group. The ensemble of Igor Moiseev has an interesting and long history. It was founded in Moscow in 1937. Its creator was the famous figure Russian art, outstanding choreographer and choreographer Igor Aleksandrovich Moiseev. IN as soon as possible he assembled a highly professional troupe. And the task of this unique project began to popularize folk dance creativity among the general public. Since its founding, the group began to perform not only Russian folk dances, but also dances of many other peoples of the world. At the same time, both well-known and unfamiliar works to the general public began to be staged here. Moiseev has always been an amazing collector of folk dances. He and his wards constantly went on expeditions around the country in search of interesting material for creativity. Also, collectors and enthusiasts from many other countries of the world subsequently began to help him. This allowed us to show truly unique and inimitable numbers. It is not surprising that fame in home country I came to such an unusual team very quickly. It captivated the audience not only because you can see rare dances here, but also because each artist’s program is, as a rule, a full-fledged theatrical stage performance with perfectly selected music, costumes, and sometimes having a clear script and carefully created images heroes. Even during the years of the Great Patriotic War the team did not stop its active work. And since 1955, dancers began to regularly tour abroad. This is how stable international fame came to them. Over all these years, the team has visited many countries around the world more than once. Almost from the moment of its founding, the ensemble has had a collective folk instruments. And later it was created here Symphony Orchestra. After the war, Igor Alexandrovich opened a school with the ensemble - a folk dance studio, which then became a full-fledged educational institution.

Currently, this ensemble is still the most famous national folk dance group throughout the world. After the death of its founder in 2007, the group did not cease to exist, but still actively performs in Russia and around the world. He also constantly expands his already huge repertoire with new interesting numbers and large-scale productions.

The State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble named after Igor Moiseev is the world's first and only professional choreographic group 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 are continuity and creative interaction 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, dramaturgy, scenography, acting.

An important stage was the development and creative interpretation of European folklore. Program "Dancing" 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 and the true artistic meaning of the ensemble's stage works. 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. At direct participation famous experts in folklore, choreographers Miklos Rabai (Hungary), Lubusha Ginkova (Czechoslovakia), Ahn Sun Hee (Korea), whom Igor Moiseev attracted to work, created the program “Peace and Friendship” (1953), where samples of European and Asian dance folklore were collected for the first time eleven countries.

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 is the first Soviet group that, during the “ iron curtain"was released on tour. 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 tour, the American press admitted, melted the ice of mistrust in the USSR and became the basis for establishing 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, virtuoso technical equipment, ability to convey improvisational nature 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 choreographic group any direction. The ensemble's artists were awarded the titles of Honored and People's Artists 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 mastering individual elements to 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 my concert activities, which has been going on for more than 70 years, the team 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» ensemble: the legendary “Partisans”, naval suite “Yablochko”, ancient city Quadrille, Moldavian Zhok, Ukrainian Hopak, Russian dance “Summer”, fiery Tarantella. Big success The ensemble won bright one-act performances staged by Igor Moiseev using the means and techniques of world folk and theatrical culture - “Vesnyanki”, “Tsam”, “Sanchakou”, “ Polovtsian dances"to the music of A. Borodin, "At the Skating Rink" to the music of I. Strauss, "Night on Bald Mountain" to the music of M. Mussorgsky, "Spanish Ballad" to the music of Pablo di Luna, "Evening in a Tavern" to the music of 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.

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

The main task set for the artists by the founder of the ensemble, Igor Moiseev (1906-2007), was the creative processing of folklore samples that were current in the Soviet Union at that time. 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 types of dance, 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 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 direct participation famous choreographers Miklos Rabai (Hungary), Lubushe Ginkova (Czechoslovakia), Ahn Song Hee (Korea) Igor Moiseev created the program “Peace and Friendship” (1953), which for the first time collected samples 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 is included in the Russian Guinness Book of Records. From the first foreign tours(Finland, 1945) the ensemble of Igor Moiseev is unspoken Russian Ambassador peace.

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

In 1967, the first professional folk dance ensemble 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. The ensemble's one-act performances, staged by Igor Moiseev using the means and techniques of world folk and theatrical culture, gained great success with the ensemble - "Vesnyanki", "Tsam", "Sanchakou", "Polovtsian Dances" to the music of Alexander Borodin, "On 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.

The ensemble includes a large group of ballet dancers and a symphony orchestra.

The artistic director - director of the group is People's Artist 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 name of Igor Moiseev has long become not just a name, but a brand of outstanding achievements of our country. The legendary choreographer created an ensemble performing folk dances, brought to perfection by the hand of a master.

He was born on January 21, 1906. According to family legend, he began to study ballet at the insistence of his father. One day he witnessed a fight in the alley and, when he came home, he told his son that he would not fight, but study ballet. And immediately, literally tomorrow, he will go to ballet school.

Today, no one doubts that folk dancing is an art. This seems like a simple truth. The paradox is that it was Moses who brought this truth to us. After all, before him, no one had to consider folk dance on an equal basis with classical dance.

Why this didn’t happen before - the maestro himself wondered.

“Folk dances are born in every nation according to the laws by which the language of the people is born. So essentially it is a genuine phenomenon of art. Why no one could understand this before, I don’t know. It so happened that I understood this before others and decided to expose it and reveal folk dance as a specific national system, like National language"- said Moiseev.

On the occasion of the anniversary of the famous choreographer, Izvestia remembered best dances, delivered by Moiseev.

1. « Sirtaki"

As you know, “Sirtaki” is not a folk greek dance. But for Moiseev it was one of those numbers in which they taught how to dance in an ensemble. Moiseev’s famous statement: “Whoever calls himself a soloist, I will fire him from the ensemble.” The maestro had a special relationship with the soloists. He taught not to express oneself, but to act as a whole team. In his group there were leaders who danced better than others, but the peculiarity of the ensemble was that any soloist could be replaced and any member of the group could perform a solo part.

2. "Bullseye"

The ensemble is confident that the Moiseev school can serve as an alternative to military service. Here they say: “Send your child to Moiseev’s school, and, God willing, he will work for a year or two. You will get a disciplined, educated, well-mannered man.”

According to Moiseev’s system, a dancer needs to develop not only his legs, but also, for example, acting skills. This is important for folk dance, and it is no coincidence that every work, even the smallest miniature, contains actors’ images. At every rehearsal, Moiseev advised his students to “use their heads.” When taking the band on tour, Moiseev personally led his ensemble around the best museums and art galleries.

3. “Hungarian dance”

Moiseev traveled a lot around the country and the world, he personally searched for and found the right turns, movements, and moods. The ensemble dances are not pure folk dances. They were processed by a master, and Moiseev himself said that the ability to think in the same way as it was created musical composition, requires a special flair. Required condition The famous choreographer considered the creation of folk dance a joy. “Folk dance occurs when the heart is light and cheerful. A person must be an optimist, he is born to be an optimist. And the surrounding circumstances make us pessimistic.” Moiseev admitted that sometimes, in order to radiate joy and optimism, he had to commit “violence against his soul.” Especially when there were no prerequisites for optimism. But this was necessary, because the more pessimism in the world, the more optimism needed to be given to people in art.

4. "Tatarochka"

The dance performers said that “Tatarochka” is one of the most difficult dances, in which they had to perform for a long time, to the point of nausea. great amount small movements of the legs. The master was stubborn. Dancers could perfect the same movement for months. “Comrades, are you like sleepy flies?” - the stern Moiseev repeated every now and then.

He rarely praised. His highest praise was the phrase: “Well, now it’s like adults.”

5. “Kalmyk dance”

Contrary to the beliefs of the Kalmyk Buddhists, Moiseev knew for sure that the soul is immortal and in every new life it is incarnated into a new living being. He believed that talent is knowledge accumulated by the soul in a previous life. “The spiritual wealth gained through art and culture is the only thing we can take with us. This is what feeds the soul. After death, a person does not lose this, and another time he is born with the acquired spiritual wealth that he acquired earlier,” said the maestro.

6. “Finnish polka”

Moiseev’s colleagues were surprised when the master decided to stage a Finnish dance. They thought that Finnish folk dances were boring and monotonous. But it was not there. Working on the movements, the master brought them to the point of absurdity. “The absurd is what the public loves. Look how logically and well one absurd movement flows from another!”

7. Dance of the Argentine shepherds "Gaucho"

This dance is considered Moiseev's masterpiece. Looking at these fellows, it’s hard to believe that the performance was not easy for them. As lead singer Rudiy Khojoyan recalled, clothes Argentine shepherd It was terribly uncomfortable, and the spurs on the boots were incredibly heavy. To the common man It would be difficult to walk in such an outfit, let alone dance.

8. “Night on Bald Mountain”

This dance to the music of Mussorgsky is another non-coincidental link in the work of the great Moiseev. The future choreographer was born in Kyiv. His father was a nobleman, lawyer Alexander Moiseev, and his mother was a French milliner. Father and mother met in Paris, in a cafe where seamstresses went to have a snack during their lunch break. Igor Moiseev was brought up for a long time in a French boarding school, he knew perfectly French. The family lived in two countries. At some point, they decided to finally move to France, and even bought a ticket, but the first World War, and the Moiseevs remained in Russia.

9. “Russian dance”

In 1955, the ensemble made a splash in France. The French did not even think that such art could exist in the Soviet Union. This has not happened since Diaghilev’s Russian Seasons. There were queues for the band's concerts, and the band itself performed at the Grand Opera - an unheard-of honor that no one had ever received before or since. folk group. “If concerts don’t make you go wild, then you’re crazy,” wrote French newspapers.

Since then, the team began to be released abroad more and more often. Moiseev recalled that they envied him: “Why, comrade, you keep going on business trips abroad!” - the party bosses said dissatisfiedly. However, they had nothing to complain about. From business trips, Moiseev brought checks for a million dollars to the state treasury.

10. Performance of the Moiseev ensemble at Eurovision

In 2009, Moiseev’s ensemble performed enchantingly at Eurovision, held in Moscow. True, the founding father of the team was no longer in the lodge. The legendary choreographer died in 2007. Fate generously gave him 101 years.

Moiseev’s admission that he organized the ensemble “not because of a good life,” but because he was forced out of the Bolshoi was striking. While still a very young man, he became a choreographer. I staged Spartak, but the envy of my colleagues intervened. “They told me: you can dance, but we won’t let you choreograph. For me it was a tragedy. Creativity was more important to me than performance,” recalled Moiseev.

The choreographer left and organized his own ensemble. There was a war, but Moiseev was given money for the ensemble. And then - the will of providence. One day, Moiseev was lucky enough to meet with Stalin himself, and the leader ordered to allocate the best room in Moscow for the ensemble to the young teacher. What is this? Luck? Luck? Moiseev grinned and said: “You know, luck doesn’t exist. There is spiritual work and spiritual experience that is passed on with each subsequent rebirth of the soul.”