Ballet In Political Relations
Section 1: Identification and evaluation of sources
Question: What was the role of ballet in political relations between the United States and the Soviet Union?
Source 1: Croft, Clare. "Ballet Nations: The New York City Ballet's 1962 US State Department-Sponsored Tour of the Soviet Union." Theatre Journal 61, no. 3 (2009): 421-42.
In this study by Clare Croft, the political and social factors behind the New York City Ballet’s tour of the Soviet Union is explained in depth and includes multiple different points of view. The origin of this article is from a volume of theater journals published in 2009; Croft is a historian focusing on the study of 20th century dance and performance studies. The purpose of this journal is to demonstrate how …show more content…
Marx also discusses the role of different genres in building the ideal Marxist country. The origin of this is from Karl Marx in 1844; the Human Requirements and the Division of Labour were published with the Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844. The purpose of these manuscripts were to bring to light the faults in the private ownership system. Marx at the time these were written, began transitioning his interests from philosophy to political and economics. These manuscripts are valuable because it provides Karl Marx’s thoughts as he was beginning to shape the makings of his utopian society. Readers learn the role of everything through Marx's perspective and it provides reason to how it shaped the Soviet Union. The limitations are the obvious bias that exists in the text; Marx was basically the sole contributor and did not allow different views to be voiced in the …show more content…
In Human Needs & the Division of Labour by Karl Marx, it is stated that, “When communist artisans associate with one another, theory, propaganda, etc., is their first end. But at the same time, as a result of this association, they acquire a new need — the need for society — and what appears as a means becomes an end.” Marxism idealizes art simply as a means to guide the viewer to an answer. The Communist Party developed this further by seeing art as a vehicle in turning the society of the USSR into one party of comrades. The strength and prowess of ballet allowed the Soviet leaders to display the message of power through art. Ballet eventually evolved into becoming a symbol of advancement and superiority for
Question: What was the role of ballet in political relations between the United States and the Soviet Union?
Source 1: Croft, Clare. "Ballet Nations: The New York City Ballet's 1962 US State Department-Sponsored Tour of the Soviet Union." Theatre Journal 61, no. 3 (2009): 421-42.
In this study by Clare Croft, the political and social factors behind the New York City Ballet’s tour of the Soviet Union is explained in depth and includes multiple different points of view. The origin of this article is from a volume of theater journals published in 2009; Croft is a historian focusing on the study of 20th century dance and performance studies. The purpose of this journal is to demonstrate how …show more content…
Marx also discusses the role of different genres in building the ideal Marxist country. The origin of this is from Karl Marx in 1844; the Human Requirements and the Division of Labour were published with the Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844. The purpose of these manuscripts were to bring to light the faults in the private ownership system. Marx at the time these were written, began transitioning his interests from philosophy to political and economics. These manuscripts are valuable because it provides Karl Marx’s thoughts as he was beginning to shape the makings of his utopian society. Readers learn the role of everything through Marx's perspective and it provides reason to how it shaped the Soviet Union. The limitations are the obvious bias that exists in the text; Marx was basically the sole contributor and did not allow different views to be voiced in the …show more content…
In Human Needs & the Division of Labour by Karl Marx, it is stated that, “When communist artisans associate with one another, theory, propaganda, etc., is their first end. But at the same time, as a result of this association, they acquire a new need — the need for society — and what appears as a means becomes an end.” Marxism idealizes art simply as a means to guide the viewer to an answer. The Communist Party developed this further by seeing art as a vehicle in turning the society of the USSR into one party of comrades. The strength and prowess of ballet allowed the Soviet leaders to display the message of power through art. Ballet eventually evolved into becoming a symbol of advancement and superiority for