Choreography day. World Dance Day. The history of a holiday with a great name

International organization UNESCO comes up with the most unusual holidays. These include the International Dance Day, which will be celebrated around the world on April 29. The date of the holiday coincides with the birthday of the French choreographer Novers, who introduced a number of revolutionary decisions in the art of dance. He is also called the father modern ballet... The maestro himself was the head of many troupes, including the head of the famous London ballet. He first proposed such directions as heroic ballet and tragedy ballet.

One dance

One of the main reasons why the World Dance Day is held is the unification of directions and schools into a single movement, an art form. It is important for the dance to be above political boundaries, to unite people of different cultures, beliefs and thinking. When the day of the dance was conceived by officials from UNESCO, its goal was to unite the world's population into a single space.

How to celebrate the day of the dance

This day is celebrated in different ways: somewhere there are performances, somewhere dancers travel to schools and kindergartens, and somewhere, even, they organize large free street performances. In any case, the day of the dance turns into an interesting, bright event for the residents of every city. Popular idea recent years- these are big flash mobs that dancers arrange on the streets. And every year the main characters- dancers, choreographers and company leaders deliver a great message to the public. This proves that dance is truly a separate language.

Why do people dance? Someone wants to become slim and flexible, someone wants to show themselves, their abilities in dance, but there are people who have devoted their lives to dancing. After all, dance is one of the art forms that can unite people. of different nationalities in the name of friendship, love and peace. At the end of the 18th century, the outstanding dancer and choreographer, Frenchman Jean Georges Noverre, summarized all experience in the field of choreography and outlined its basic principles in the book Letters on Dance and Ballets, widely known among specialists. This was the first theoretical development in the field of the art of dance, and the birthday of its creator on April 29, by the decision of UNESCO, was recognized as the International Day of Dance. The whole dancing world, dancers of ballet theaters, collectives of folk and modern dance, amateur artists celebrate their professional holiday on this day.

Dance is inspiration
Dreams and fairy tales come true
Souls flight, body flutter
And a very difficult matter.

The audience applauds in admiration -
The dancer flies like a vision.
You don't need more for happiness,
After all, dance is the highest award.

On Dance Day I want to wish
Dancers create, win.
Good luck, happiness to you, love
And there is a lot of beauty in life.

Dance is an important art
Whether it's a waltz or a foxtrot,
Tango, polka, twist, tap dance
Or even a round dance.

May Dance Day to all dancers
Will bring great success.
Life in motion is happiness.
Let the dance whirl everyone!

Happy International Dance Day, friends,
We heartily congratulate you.
Those who were born, the art of loving,
Those who captivate with a divine dance.

With dance, as with speech, it is possible to strike:
Can be ignited or hated.
You can be rejected, wounded,
You can fall in love, not see bad things.

Dance in all world languages
Let him start talking without stopping.
May in our souls and our hearts
Elusive notes are heard.

Dance is not just body movements
It contains our soul, our passion, our feelings!
Always dance confidently, boldly,
I wish you to create art with your body!

It doesn't matter if you are an ace or just an amateur,
Dance if you want to dance!
And remember dance is your best teacher
He will teach him to control his body!

Dance as long as you are young at heart
While the fire burns in my eyes
International holiday is a reason
One more time to tell about that.

I wish you a lot of melodies
Calling the body to dance.
Let the rhythm turn you on
To reveal your whole soul in dance.

Lightness, grace, delight
In the art of dance, they are combined.
God has awarded you talent,
And the viewer admires you.

May the Muse be supportive
Will give strength to dance
Let the gaze of an anxiously in love
People around will meet.

Today all our dancers bow.
You give a flurry of emotions crazy.
And the one who danced at least once in his life,
He felt a noisy rush of delight.

We wish you fewer injuries,
Create your art with pleasure,
And the conquest of all the most difficult steps,
And enjoy every moment.

Today dearly congratulate
Dancers and dancers
And also the lovers are spinning
To the rhythms of the heart of glorious faces.

Today we celebrate the holiday
We are grace, flight, dance,
Let after a couple of clear steps
Your face burns with a blush.

Let the dance give you a mood
May the body make healthy
I wish you bright achievements
And beautiful new dances for you.

Happy International Dance Day
Congratulations to you,
We wish you not to get lost
From the rhythm, fulfilling dreams,
There will be success - unlimited
May the dance inspire you
Joy - let it be familiar
Always accompanies you,
We wish you a lot of patience
Happiness, new achievements,
Happy impressions -
Will cheer you up!

Let the dance of Terpsichore be light,
Leaving behind a dull life,
Creativity and inspiration will whirl,
Yes, fate will invite you to this dance.
Let your voice ring with the spring stream,
And the step lays down quietly and easily.
In my soul she always sings as tenderly as a hair
From these strings will pass into the eye of the needle.
Fly to new heights in dance!

Joy to meet you, to be in time everywhere!
Let success and joy burn in your heart!

World Dance Day is celebrated in all countries. This event is dedicated to everyone dance directions... The holiday was founded in 1982, and was initiated by UNESCO. The date was not chosen by chance. It was on this day in 1727 that the world famous choreographer Jean-Georges Noverre, who went down in history as the founder of modern ballet, was born ”. Among his teachers was famous choreographer Louis Dupre. The debut of Noverre took place in Fontainebleau at the royal court of ruler Louis XV. At that time, the novice dancer was only 15 years old. After a successful performance, the young man was immediately invited to Germany. Upon his return to his homeland, he got a job with the ballet troupe of the Opera-Comique Theater. A few years later, Noverre legalized his relationship with the actress Marguerite-Louise Sauvert.

In the same year, after the next closure of the Opera-Comique theater due to financial difficulties, Jean-Georges went on a tour of European cities. For several years he gave performances in Strasbourg and Lyon, and then moved to Great Britain (London), where he worked for two years in the team of artist David Garik. Noverre kept friendly relations with this man for the rest of his life, later he called him "Shakespeare in the Dance." Performing in his troupe, Jean-Georges decided to create a personal dance show separate from the opera. Indeed, until that time, ballet was used only as a small element in the composition of the opera. For a long time, he pondered a serious dance theme and choreographic drama, planning to turn the ballet into a complete performance with the development of the plot and the characters of the main characters.

In 1754, upon his arrival in France, at the newly opened Opera-Comique Theater, Noverre organized his debut ballet performance, which was very popular. At the end of the 18th century, he summarized all the skills and experience in the field of choreography and noted its key features in the work "Letters on Dance and Ballets", popular among experts, which became the first theoretical work in the field of dance art.

The main goal of the holiday is to unite all choreographic styles as a single art form. According to the founders, Dance Day is a good reason to overcome political, social, cultural and national boundaries, an opportunity to unite all people in the name of peace and friendship, allowing them to communicate in the same language of dance. On this day, the entire dancing society - theater and ballet companies, modern choreographic groups, compositions folk dance and ballroom ensembles and other artists celebrate their professional date. The forms of celebration are very different - standard performances and concerts, thematic flash mobs and non-standard performances. The official part of the holiday necessarily includes an appeal to the society of some famous representative of the dance world with a message that reminds people of the importance of such an art form as choreography.

(International Dance Day) is celebrated annually on April 29 since 1982 at the initiative of the Dance Committee of the International Theater Institute (MIT) at UNESCO.

On this day, April 29, 1727, the founder of modern ballet Jean-Georges Noverre (1727-1810) was born. A student of the renowned French choreographer and teacher Louis Dupre, Noverre made his debut as a dancer in 1743 and worked in different theaters France, in 1755-1757 - in London. Noverre came up with the idea of ​​creating a dance performance independent of the opera, which had previously included ballet.

The choreographer has staged over 80 ballets. Among the most significant of his productions - "Medea and Jason" (1763), "Adele de Pontier" (1773), "Apelles and Campaspa" (1774), "Horace and Curiosia" (1775), "Iphigenia at Aulis" (1793) ...

Noverre is known as the author of the theoretical composition Letters on Dance and Ballets (1759). The principles were substantiated by him dramatic ballet based on a literary plot and embodied by means of pantomime and dance.

The reforms of Noverre had a decisive influence on the further development of world ballet, and some of his ideas have not lost their significance at the present time: the main of them is the requirement for the interaction of all components ballet performance, logical development actions and characteristics of the actors.

As conceived by the founders, International Dance Day is intended to unite all areas of dance, to become an occasion to honor this art form and its ability to overcome all political, cultural and ethnic barriers, to unite people, allowing people to speak common language- the language of dance.

Traditionally, on International Dance Day, a famous choreographer or dancer is invited to address the world community with a message. Among the authors of appeals to International Day dance - the famous Soviet and Russian choreographer Yuri Grigorovich (1984), ballerina Maya Plisetskaya (1996), French dancer, choreographer and director Maurice Bejart (1997), King of Cambodia Norodom Siamoni (2006), former professional dancer and ballet master. In 2015, on this day, the Spanish choreographer and dancer Israel Galvan addressed the public.

On International Dance Day in Russia, by tradition, the only professional ballet prize is awarded - the Soul of Dance prize. The award was established in 1994 by the Ballet magazine and is presented to masters of choreography, conductors, composers and artists. V different years Yuri Grigorovich, Maya Plisetskaya, Vladimir Vasiliev and many others became its owners.

In 2016, there are 15 names on the list of laureates. Prima ballerina became the best in the "Star" nomination Mikhailovsky Theater Ekaterina Borchenko and the premier of the ballet troupe Mariinsky theater Kimin Kim. Conductor, professor of the Moscow Conservatory Gennady Rozhdestvensky became a laureate in the nomination "Magician", in the nomination "Magician of Dance" - artistic director ballet of the Yekaterinburg Opera and Ballet Theater Vyacheslav Samodurov, and Vladimir Kirillov, head of the ballet troupe of the Moscow Children's musical theater named after N.I. Sats. Svetlana Ivanova, associate professor of the Moscow Academy of Choreography, will receive a prize in the "Teacher" nomination.

The material was prepared on the basis of information from RIA Novosti and open sources

Since 1982, by decision of UNESCO, a professional holiday has been officially approved - International Dance Day. Why it became necessary to celebrate a new date, and what traditions are associated with it - we will try to find out all this together.

Art without borders

What is dance and why do people do it? Some just want to have a slender flexible figure, while others are ready to make plastic movements their profession. Dance is one of the sides of a multifaceted art that can unite the most different people... At the same time, their nationality, age and gender do not matter.

Time inexorably changes cities and countries, gives birth to new people and sees off all those who have finished earthly life on their last journey. And only art remains unchanged in the eternal flow of days. Books, paintings, music, dances - all this is the main heritage of mankind. Many generations of people, gradually replacing each other, regularly replenish the treasury of world values.

Dance is one of the most sincere forms of human expression. it special form art that constantly connects the past and the present.

Dance performances created tens and even hundreds of years ago continue to delight us with modern performance. It is in the dance that the connection between generations is especially noticeable.

How did the history of the holiday begin?

April 29, 1727 is the birthday of Jean Jacques Noverre, a talented dancer and an outstanding choreographer from France. He was the best student and follower of choreographer Louis Dupre, and worked in many French and British theaters. Later he headed the theatrical ballet troupe Drury Lane in London. The history of his performances includes more than eight dozen ballet performances.

V late XVIII century theatrical performances were very popular in Europe. They attracted attention musical performance combined with the drama of the plot. In those days, ballet was integral part operatic works.

It was Noverre who first came to the idea of ​​making dance a separate performance with its own theme, drama and style.

The theorist developed and described new principles of ballet, which is whole piece based literary plot expressed through pantomime and plastic movements. According to Noverre, a new work should be created by the co-authorship of a composer, choreographer and artist.

The outstanding reformer outlined his thoughts in the manifesto of the new art. Innovative ideas significantly influenced the subsequent development of the art of dance, many of them have remained relevant to this day.

When is International Dance Day

The name Jean Jacques Noverra has become the most famous in the dance world. Therefore, the organizers and founders of the new holiday did not even have a question about what date to establish a new significant date. Of course, it was the birthday of the famous choreographer - April 29.

The purpose of the formation of a professional holiday was the desire to unite all directions of dance and highlight them as a separate art form. Significant date became a good reason to annually confirm the unlimited possibilities of dance to overcome any political, national and cultural boundaries. The celebration of the international holiday reminds people of the whole earth that through art they can freely communicate with each other.

How is the world holiday of fans and servants of the goddess Terpsichore going on?

The date is celebrated all over the world in a variety of formats. In honor of Dance Day, numerous themed concerts, theatrical performances, creative contests, dance flash mobs and processions.

The history of the holiday includes the annual official appeal of the most famous people in the field of choreography to the world community, in which they talk about the beauty of dance and its significance in life. The first such message to people was made by Henrik Neubauer in the first year of the celebration.

In 1992, the Benois de la Danse prize was awarded in Moscow, which later became traditional. The award is presented to the authors of the most talented choreographic works. The prize is a statuette depicting a dancing couple. The Benoit de la Danse ceremony received world renown and is held annually under the patronage of UNESCO in various cities around the world.