perky Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 I was reading the Autumn 2003 issue of DanceView and in an article on the Metropolitan Opera Ballet it was mentioned that Anthony Tudor had made an anti-war ballet called Echoing of Trumpets. It got me wondering how many other ballets have been created that took an anti-war stance. The only other one I can think of at the moment is Ashton's Dante Sonata. I know there must be more. Any others? Any favorites? Link to comment
Leigh Witchel Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 Kurt Jooss' The Green Table is a classic anti-war dance. It is not technically a ballet (Jooss did modern dance in Germany in the late 20s - early 30s, he was not classically trained) but it was a staple of the Joffrey for many years. Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 And still is. Tudor also did "Dark Elegies", another anti-war ballet set to Mahler's "Kindertotenleider". Link to comment
socalgal Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 Was not Arpino's "Clowns" ballet (Joffrey Ballet 1968) an anti-war statement? Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 Yes, and "Clowns" still exists. I think it was more of an encompassing idea than simply anti-war, but anti-violence. Link to comment
Mashinka Posted June 29, 2004 Share Posted June 29, 2004 MacMillan's "Gloria" with music by Poulenc. Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted June 29, 2004 Share Posted June 29, 2004 And in a larger sense, some of the comic ballets of the Romantic period were anti-war, like La Vivandière. Going to "the war" was the only way a lot of people had seen places outside of home, and the memories of many were filtered through rose-colored glass. Images of combat in these ballets is non-existent, but the love stories and funny incidents are what made the art. Link to comment
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