Russian/Soviet Performing Arts: Dance, Opera & Theater

This course offers an introductory lens into 19th and 20th century Russian and Soviet culture. By examining the performing arts – dance, opera, music, and theater – of this time, we will trace the major artistic movements that governed Russia including Romanticism, Realism, Symbolism, and Socialist Realism. We will consider how history, politics and foreign influences affected the rise and shape of these movements in Russia and the former Soviet Republics.