Отиде си един хореограф, който винаги е бил пример за нас, хората, работещи в областта на традиционния танцов фолклор.
Поклон пред светлата му памет.
Ето и съобщението на AFP:
Russian folk choreographer Moiseyev buried in Moscow
MOSCOW (AFP) — Igor Moiseyev, a legendary Russian choreographer who fused ballet with folk dance, was buried Wednesday in Moscow’s most celebrated cemetery.
A funeral for Moiseyev, who died November 2 at the age of 101, was held at the Christ the Saviour cathedral in the centre of the Russian capital. The culture minister, Alexander Sokolov, and others from Russia’s arts scene, attended, RIA Novosti news agency reported.
Moiseyev was then buried at the Novodevichye cemetery, which is the last resting place for dozens of famous Russian and Soviet figures, including former Russian president Boris Yeltsin who died in April.
Described as a „genius and an innovator“ by the New York Times on his 100th birthday, Moiseyev died of heart failure.
He was born in Kiev on January 21, 1906, and formed the „Moiseyev Ballet“ in Moscow at the height of Stalin’s purges after several years dancing for the Bolshoi Ballet.
His idea of forming a school to focus on the dances of different ethnic groups in the Soviet Union received the personal approval of Soviet prime minister Vyacheslav Molotov.
Moiseyev travelled across the Soviet Union, from the Caucasus to the Ural Mountains, collecting material for his repertoire.
A disciple of the avant-garde choreographer Kasyan Goleizovsky, Moiseyev transformed the dances, infusing them with classical ballet techniques.
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