Igor A. Moiseyev

Igor Alexandrovich Moiseyev (Russian: Игорь Александрович Моисеев; born Kiev, January 21 [O.S. January 8] 1906) has been widely acclaimed as the greatest 20th-century choreographer of folk dance. Image File history File links Moiseev. ... A monument to St. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... In Britain and countries of the British Empire, Old Style or O.S. after a date means that the date is in the Julian calendar, in use in those countries until 1752; New Style or N.S. means that the date is in the Gregorian calendar, adopted on 14 September... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... It has been suggested that Folk dancing be merged into this article or section. ...

Moiseyev graduated from the Bolshoi Theatre ballet school in 1924 and danced in the theatre until 1939. His last choreography in the Bolshoi was Spartacus in 1954. Bolshoi Theatre (For the rock music band Bolshoi, see The Bolshoi. ... Russian ballet is a method of ballet technique that originated in Russia. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Since the early 1930s, he staged acrobatic parades on Red Square and finally came up with the idea of establishing the Theatre of Folk Art. In 1936, Vyacheslav Molotov put him in charge of the new dance company, which has since been known as the Moiseyev Ballet. Among about 200 dances he created for his company, some humorously represented the game of football and guerrilla warfare. After visiting Belarus he choreographed a Belarusian "folk" dance Bulba ("Potato"), which over the years indeed became a Belarusian folk dance. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, Moiseyev's work has been especially admired "for the balance that it maintained between authentic folk dance and theatrical effectiveness". United States Marines on parade. ... Saint Basils Cathedral and Spasskaya Tower of Moscow Kremlin at Red Square in Moscow. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Vyacheslav Molotov Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov (Russian: ) (March 9 [O.S. February 25] 1890 –November 8, 1986), Soviet politician and diplomat, was a leading figure in the Soviet government from the 1920s, when he rose to power as a protege of Joseph Stalin, to the 1950s, when he was dismissed from... Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. ... Guerrilla War redirects here. ... 1913 advertisement for the 11th edition, with the slogan When in doubt - look it up in the Encyclopædia Britannica The Encyclopædia Britannica (properly spelt with æ, the ae-ligature) is the oldest English-language general encyclopedia. ...

Moiseyev was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1953, Hero of Socialist Labor in 1976, received the Lenin Prize (1967, for the dance show A Road to the Dance), four USSR State Prizes (1942, 1947, 1952, 1985), Russian Federation State Prize (1996), was awarded numerous orders and medals of the Soviet Union, Spain and many other countries. On the day of his centenary, Moiseyev became the first Russian to receive Order for the Merits before the Fatherland, 1st class — the highest civilian decoration of the Russian Federation. Maria Yermolova, first Peoples Artist of the Republic (1920). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Hero of Socialist Labor (Герой Социалистического Труда in Russian, or Geroy Sotsialisticheskogo Truda) was an honorary title in the Soviet Union and the highest degree of distinction for exceptional achievements in national economy and culture. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lenin Prize (Russian: Ле́нинская пре́мия) was one of the highest awards in the Soviet Union. ... Stalin Prize medal State Prize medal The USSR State Prize (Russian:Госуда́рственная пре́мия СССР) was the Soviet Unions highest civilian honour. ... A centenary is an event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of an event. ...

External links

• The Guardian's tribute to Moiseyev
• New York Times: "A Visionary of Balletic Folk Dance Turns 100"