A Brief Introduction to Russian Formalism Zhu Gang In the heyday of high modernism emerged a group of college students and young faculty in Moscow and Petersburg‚ Russia‚ whose interest was claimed to be literature per se. They were few in number‚ but their unmistakable insistence on the ideal status of literary study and stubborn pursuit for its realization has marked the beginning of a new era‚ and produced profound influence on the subsequent development of contemporary Western critical
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American Ballet Theatre: This theatre began in 1939 and was managed by Richard Pleasant. By 1939‚ former Hollywood agent‚ Richard Pleasant‚ came to New York to manage the company. By the summer of 1939‚ Pleasant and Chase developed big ideas to turn the company into a full-fledged ballet company and to base it on “a gallery of dance rather than the vision of a single choreographer" and a "living museum of
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The Russian revolution The Russian revolution of 1917 was the result of several major problems of political‚ social‚ and economic nature such as the tsar and his ruling‚ Russia’s humiliation‚ and the peasant’s voices. One of the several major political problems of the revolution was the tsar and his ruling. The tsar was a horrible leader‚ one for leaving the tsarina in charge and two just a horrible at being a leader. This caused a problem because when the tsar went to the front lines he left the
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Problem Statement The Ballet Philippines gets its funds from two major sources: ticket-selling and subscription packages or sponsorships. However‚ the revenues it obtains from these sources are not sufficient to support the expenses of the company. The expenses involved in ballet are quite high. These include the costs of costumes‚ shoes‚ tours‚ performances‚ training‚ and artists ’ compensation. The hard truth is that Ballet Philippines is not financially sustainable. The root of this problem
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The West Australian Ballet Company In 1952‚ the West Australian Ballet Company was founded by Madame Kira Boulsloff; a Russian ballerina who dances with Les Ballet Russes. As Australasia’s oldest ballet company they have developed strong reputation as a classical and contemporary company. In 1970 after becoming WA’s state company‚ new artistic director Mr Rex Reid (1969 – 1974) began transforming the semi-professional ensemble into a top state company. Barbara Ahern; a prominent social and
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Russian Cuisine Presentation Food traditions are vary around the globe. Some people start the day with a heavy breakfast‚ some eat a light breakfast‚ well for me I don’t even eat breakfast sometimes. Others have a heavy lunch or heavy supper. Russians have a long cultural history that stretches back centuries. Their food traditions are not that different from many other European cultures‚ but they do have their differences. Breakfast Generally‚ a traditional Russian breakfast is warm and healthy
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world war one‚ there was a definite increase of revolutionary activity in Russia. A majority of this activity began when Tsar Nicholas the II came into power as autocratic ruler of Russia in 1894. His position as absolute monarch began to enrage the Russian people as they became unhappy with the inequality of the Feudal system. The weak economy of Russia and the lack of Industrialisation agrarian did not help this factor‚ as the people were not seeing any improvements in the growth of Russia as an economy
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Russian formalism was an influential school of literary criticism in Russia from the 1910s to the 1930s. It includes the work of a number of highly influential Russian and Soviet scholars such as Viktor Shklovsky‚ Yuri Tynianov‚ Vladimir Propp‚ Boris Eichenbaum‚ Roman Jakobson‚ Boris Tomashevsky‚ Grigory Gukovsky who revolutionised literary criticism between 1914 and the 1930s by establishing the specificity and autonomy of poetic language and literature. Russian formalism exerted a major influence
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Ballet Dance: My ballet performance experience with classical Music and Theater Ballet Dance: Last time i visited ballet performance and saw twelve pieces ‚ though I liked the most Swan Lake Act II ‚ Swan Lake PDD ’ and Tchai Celebration . Actually ‚ it was Tchaikovsky spectacular and I am sure that he is one of the most highly talented composers of all times . His music is great and impressionable as it aims at enriching viewers and listeners spiritually ‚ at showing them amazing world of
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Russian Absolutism From the middle of the sixteenth century to the end of the eighteenth century three rulers stand out‚ remaining significantly more influential than other rulers of the period of Russian history. During the two hundred and fifty year period Russia witnessed three enlightened rulers‚ Ivan IV‚ Peter I‚ and Catherine II. Yet their enlightened dispositions were merely facades to hide ulterior motives of gaining more absolute power. They primarily sought to increase their power on
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