Igor Moiseyev Ballet
the Greatest Folk Dance Company in the World.
Amazing performance Igor Moiseyev Ballet
yesterday 30 June-2016
In Athens Greece
at the main venue of Athens
-Odeon of Herodes Atticus -
the ancient construction built
by Herodes Atticus in the II century BC.
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Igor Moiseyev (1906-2007)
is the master choreographer
who created a new form of theatrical folk dance in Russia
and whose troupe was one of the most popular dance companies
of the 20th century.
The Moiseyev Dance Company’s energy, virtuosity, precision
and ingenious distillation of folk styles from many lands
set audiences cheering worldwide.
When the troupe made its New York debut in 1958,
presented by the impresario Sol Hurok
at the Metropolitan Opera House,
it became the first major Soviet dance group
to perform in the United States.
A creatively passionate man, Mr. Moiseyev
said in a 1965 interview:
“Everything I’ve done, I love.
If you’re not in love, you can’t create.
And if you’re calm when you’ve created something,
you can rest assured that you’ve created nothing.”
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