Английская Википедия:Dance in Kyrgyzstan
Dance in Kyrgyzstan includes reconstructed traditional dances and modern theatrical dance. No descriptions of traditional dances exist; all of the modern folk dances are created after the establishment of the Soviet rule in Central Asia. Theatrical dance flourished during the 20th century with many innovative ballet performances and choreographed dancing in opera.
Traditional dance
The earliest mentions of Kyrgyz dance are found in the Epic of Manas, however, no descriptions of traditional dance survived.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn It is theorised that the dance mentionned in Manas might be close to the Mongol Biyelgee and that hand movements were the most prominent element of the traditional dance.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Russian travelers also include several passing mentions of Kyrgyz people entertaining themselves with dancing, but provide no details.Шаблон:Sfn Dance movements are incorporated in the performances of komuz players, kuuduldar jesters (Шаблон:Lang-ky) and in some games.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The reason why Kyrgyz dance did not survive is not clear, but might have been hard to preserve due to the nomadic lifestyle of the pre-modern Kyrgyz.Шаблон:Sfn
A renewed interest in traditional dance emerged in the 1930s, under the Soviet rule; the choreographers often used folk games and crafts as a source of inspiration.Шаблон:Sfn For example, the kijiz women's dance (Шаблон:Lang-ky) includes felting movements for making ala kiyiz.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
The permanent national theatrical folk dance company was established in 1966 led by Шаблон:Ill.Шаблон:Sfn
Theatrical dance
The Шаблон:Ill, the first Kyrgyz academic dance studio, was established in Bishkek in 1926 as a music and drama studio.Шаблон:Sfn In 1936, the studio was renamed to a music and drama theatre; Шаблон:Ill, the head of its ballet company, created dance parties for numerous plays and operas such as Шаблон:Ill, Шаблон:Ill, Шаблон:Ill, the first Kyrgyz ballet Шаблон:Ill and others.Шаблон:Sfn
Other important ballets are Cholpon (Шаблон:Lang-ky, 1944) choreographed by Lev Kramarevsky, the first comedic ballet Kujruchuk (Шаблон:Lang-ky, 1960) choreographed by Шаблон:Ill.Шаблон:Sfn
In late 1960s, the main theme of Kyrgyz ballet shifted to stories about bravery and heroism, such as the new productions of Spartacus and Шаблон:Ill's Prometheus, Шаблон:Ill's Ôlbôstùk (Шаблон:Lang-ky) and others.Шаблон:Sfn Kyrgyz writer Chinghiz Aitmatov's works became inspirations for several ballets such as Samanchynyn zholu (Шаблон:Lang-ky).Шаблон:Sfn The principal ballet dancers of Kyrgyzstan are Шаблон:Ill, Шаблон:Ill, Шаблон:Ill, Шаблон:Ill, Шаблон:Ill, Шаблон:Ill, Makhmud Esambayev, Kemel Suleimanov and Шаблон:Ill.Шаблон:Sfn
The National school of ballet was founded in 1980; Aidai Shukurbekova (Шаблон:Lang-ky) served as its first director.Шаблон:Sfn
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